Peshitta Constellations

Fresco, Jossi

doi:10.5281/zenodo.19358529

ARAMAIC NEW TESTAMENT

Every word is a root, and every root is a constellation.

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.

3,329

Root patterns

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Word forms

3,459

Cognates

589

Semantic bridges

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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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Every triliteral root connects Aramaic to its sister languages. Search a root and explore its Hebrew and Arabic cognates, then visualize the full Semitic family as an interactive graph. The Root Card shows the semantic field, a key verse, and sister roots — roots sharing 2 of 3 consonants (e.g., SH-L-M ↔ SH-L-KH).

Explore ܫܘܚ R-W-KH → | Visualize R-W-KH →

Select a verse and watch how all its roots form a constellation of interconnected meanings. From the reader, click the scatter_plot icon next to the verse number.

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Semitic languages don't define: they radiate. Every word grows from a triliteral root that opens a force field. Discover the method of Semitic exegesis behind this application.

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Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܒܠܒܗ	blbh blbh		Matthew 5:28 Matthew 12:40 Matthew 13:19 Matthew 24:48 Mark 11:23 Luke 2:19 Luke 2:51 Luke 12:45 John 7:18 John 13:2 1 Corinthians 7:37 2 Corinthians 8:16 Psalms 10:6 Psalms 10:11 Psalms 10:13 Psalms 14:1 Psalms 15:2 Psalms 24:4 Psalms 32:2 Psalms 36:2 ... +17
ܒܠܒܗܘܢ	blbhwn blbhwn		Matthew 5:8 Matthew 13:15 Mark 2:6 Mark 4:15 Luke 1:66 Luke 3:15 John 12:40 Acts 2:37 Acts 7:51 Acts 28:27 Romans 11:7 Psalms 28:3 Psalms 35:25 Psalms 37:15 Psalms 74:8 Psalms 78:18 Psalms 83:6 Psalms 125:4 Psalms 140:3 Proverbs 8:5 ... +3
ܒܠܒܐ	blbʾ blb'	in the heart	2 Corinthians 5:12 Philippians 2:1 Colossians 3:22 2 Timothy 2:22 Hebrews 10:22 Psalms 12:3 Psalms 45:6 Psalms 46:3 Proverbs 14:33 Ezekiel 27:4 Ezekiel 27:26 Ezekiel 27:27 Ezekiel 28:2 Ezekiel 28:8
ܒܠܒܟ	blbk blbk		Acts 5:4 Romans 10:6 Romans 10:9 Proverbs 2:1 Proverbs 4:4 Proverbs 6:21 Proverbs 6:25 Proverbs 7:1 Proverbs 23:19 Isaiah 14:13 Ezekiel 3:10 Ezekiel 40:4 Ezekiel 44:5
ܒܠܒܝ	blby blby		Matthew 11:29 Psalms 4:8 Psalms 13:3 Psalms 66:18 Psalms 119:11 Proverbs 24:32 Isaiah 63:4
ܒܠܒܟܘܢ	blbkwn blbkwn		Matthew 9:4 Mark 2:8 Luke 5:22 Luke 21:14 1 Thessalonians 2:11
ܒܠܒܢ	blbn blbn		2 Corinthians 3:2 1 Thessalonians 2:17 Isaiah 41:22
ܘܒܠܒܗܘܢ	wblbhwn wblbhwn		Psalms 41:7 Psalms 62:5
ܒܠܒܗܝܢ	blbhyn blbhyn		John 11:19

Hebrew Cognates

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Arabic Cognates

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Every word is a root, and every root is a constellation.

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