Peshitta Constellations

Explore the New Testament from its Aramaic roots

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Read the New Testament in its original Aramaic with transliteration and translation. Click any underlined word to discover its triliteral root. Use the ⚙️ settings to choose your preferred translation language and script.

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ܫܟܒ SH-KH-P — lie down, sleep
Semantic field: reclining, horizontal rest, prostration
What gets lost in translation: In Aramaic, ܫܟܒ (shkhab) is fundamentally a postural, bodily act: the body laying itself horizontal upon the ground, the bed, or the tomb. The root covers everything from simply reclining to rest, to … Explore this root →
שָׁכַב shakhavשִׁכְבָה shikh'vahשָׁכֵב shakhev شَكَبَ shakabaشَاكِب shāki'bشَكْب shak'b
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Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܒܥܕܬܐ
bʿdtʾ
bedth'
Acts 2:47 Acts 11:26 Acts 13:1 1 Corinthians 6:4 1 Corinthians 11:18 1 Corinthians 14:19 1 Corinthians 14:28 1 Corinthians 14:34 1 Corinthians 14:35 2 Corinthians 8:1 Colossians 4:16 2 Thessalonians 1:4
ܒܥܕܬܗ
bʿdth
bedthh
1 Corinthians 11:22 1 Corinthians 12:28 Ephesians 3:21
ܘܐܒܥܕ
wʾbʿd
w'bed
Aphel Luke 20:9
Hebrew Cognates

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Arabic Cognates

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