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
ܒܗܕܐ
bhdʾ
bhd'
in this(f) Mark 6:25 Luke 10:20 John 4:37 John 5:28 John 9:30 John 13:35 John 15:8 John 16:30 Acts 9:2 Acts 16:12 Acts 22:3 Acts 23:9 Romans 13:9 1 Corinthians 4:4 1 Corinthians 11:22 2 Corinthians 8:7 2 Corinthians 8:20 2 Corinthians 8:20 2 Corinthians 11:14 2 Corinthians 11:17 ... +14
Hebrew Cognates

No Hebrew cognates available for this root.

Arabic Cognates

No Arabic cognates available for this root.