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
ܒܡܪܢ
bmrn
bmrn
Acts 9:42 Acts 11:17 Acts 15:29 Acts 16:15 Acts 16:31 Acts 18:8 Romans 5:1 Romans 6:11 Romans 6:23 Romans 10:9 Romans 15:30 Romans 16:2 Romans 16:8 Romans 16:10 Romans 16:11 Romans 16:12 Romans 16:12 Romans 16:13 Romans 16:22 1 Corinthians 7:22 ... +27
ܒܡܪܗ
bmrh
bmrh
1 Corinthians 7:34
Hebrew Cognates

No Hebrew cognates available for this root.

Arabic Cognates

No Arabic cognates available for this root.