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
ܒܡܝܐ
bmyʾ
bmy'
in water Matthew 3:11 Matthew 8:32 Matthew 17:15 Mark 1:8 Mark 5:13 Luke 3:16 Luke 16:24 John 1:26 John 1:33 John 9:11 Acts 1:5 Acts 11:16 Hebrews 10:22 1 Peter 3:20 1 John 5:6 1 John 5:6
Hebrew Cognates

No Hebrew cognates available for this root.

Arabic Cognates

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