ARAMAIC NEW TESTAMENT

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Explore the Peshitta — the Syriac New Testament — through its triliteral Aramaic roots. Hebrew and Arabic cognates, interlinear reader, and a living map of how each root hardened into Greek.

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ܒܗܬ B-H-TH
be ashamed
Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܒܗܬܬܐ
bhttʾ
bhthth'
be ashamed[fem] Romans 1:27 1 Corinthians 14:35 2 Timothy 2:15 Hebrews 12:2 Psalms 35:26 Psalms 69:8 Psalms 71:13 Psalms 89:46 Psalms 109:29 Psalms 132:18 Proverbs 9:13 Proverbs 10:12 Proverbs 15:20 Proverbs 19:13 Isaiah 50:6 Ezekiel 7:18 Ezekiel 16:54
ܐܒܗܬܢ
ʾbhtn
'bhthn
[impf]be ashamed-them Aphel Acts 7:8 Acts 7:9 Acts 7:38 Acts 7:39 Acts 7:45 Acts 13:32 Acts 15:10
ܠܐܒܗܬܢ
lʾbhtn
l'bhthn
to-[impf]be ashamed-them Aphel Acts 3:25 Acts 7:11 Acts 7:12 Acts 7:19 Acts 13:17 Acts 26:6
ܒܗܬ
bht
bhth
be ashamed Peal Luke 16:3 Romans 1:16 2 Corinthians 10:8 2 Timothy 1:12 2 Timothy 1:16 Hebrews 2:11
ܕܐܒܗܬܢ
dʾbhtn
d'bhthn
of-[impf]be ashamed-them Aphel Acts 3:13 Acts 5:30 Acts 7:44 Acts 22:3 Acts 22:14
ܒܗܬܘ
bhtw
bhthw
be ashamed[3pl] Peal Psalms 22:6 Psalms 53:6 Isaiah 45:16 Ezekiel 32:30 Ezekiel 36:32
ܠܒܗܬܬܐ
lbhttʾ
lbhthth'
to-be ashamed[fem] Proverbs 17:21 Isaiah 30:3 Isaiah 30:5
ܒܗܬܝ
bhty
bhthy
be ashamed-my Isaiah 23:4 Ezekiel 16:52
ܘܐܒܗܬܢ
wʾbhtn
w'bhthn
and-[impf]be ashamed-them Aphel Acts 7:2 Acts 7:15
ܐܒܗܬܗܘܢ
ʾbhthwn
'bhthhwn
[impf]be ashamed-their Aphel Luke 6:23 Luke 6:26
ܒܗܬܝܢ
bhtyn
bhthyn
be ashamed[pl] Luke 13:17 Romans 6:21
ܒܗܬܬ
bhtt
bhthth
be ashamed[perf] Peal 2 Corinthians 7:14
ܘܡܒܗܬܝܢ
wmbhtyn
wmbhthyn
and.from-be ashamed[pl] 1 Corinthians 11:22
ܒܗ̇ܬܬ
bhtt
bhthth
be ashamed[perf] Peal Isaiah 50:7
ܒܗ̇ܬ
bht
bhth
be ashamed Peal Isaiah 50:7
ܐܒܗܬܟܘܢ
ʾbhtkwn
'bhthkwn
[impf]be ashamed-your(pl) Aphel Acts 28:25
ܐܒܗܬܬܘܢ
ʾbhttwn
'bhththwn
[impf]be ashamed-you(pl) Aphel Isaiah 3:15
ܐܒܗܬܝ
ʾbhty
'bhthy
[impf]be ashamed-my Aphel 2 Timothy 1:3
ܘܐܒܗܬܬ
wʾbhtt
w'bhthth
and-[impf]be ashamed[perf] Aphel Psalms 44:8
ܕܐܒܗܬܟܘܢ
dʾbhtkwn
d'bhthkwn
of-[impf]be ashamed-your(pl) Aphel 1 Corinthians 4:14
ܒܒܗܬܬܐ
bbhttʾ
bbhthth'
in-be ashamed[fem] Isaiah 42:17
ܐܒܗܬܘ
ʾbhtw
'bhthw
[impf]be ashamed[3pl] Aphel Psalms 14:6
ܒܗ̇ܬܝܢ
bhtyn
bhthyn
be ashamed[pl] Isaiah 49:23
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
בּוֹשׁ bosh to be ashamed
בּוּשָׁה busha shame
בּוּשׁ būsh to be ashamed
בַּיִשׁ ba'yish shameful
בֹּשֶׁת bóshet shame
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
بَهَتَ bahata to slander; to be astonished
بَهَّتَ bahatta to shame
بَهِتَ bahita to be astounded
بُهْتَان buhtān slander