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.
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Read the Peshitta — the 4th–5th century Syriac translation of the New Testament — with transliteration and modern translation side by side. Click any underlined word to discover its triliteral root. Use the settings menu settings to choose your preferred translation language and script.
Read Luke 1:28 →Peshitta Occurrences
| Form | Transliteration | Gloss | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| ܒܣܡܐ | bsmʾ bsm' |
pleasant, sweet, spice | Matthew 26:12 Mark 14:4 Luke 1:9 Luke 7:38 Hebrews 9:4 |
| ܒܣ̈ܡܐ | bsmʾ bsm' |
pleasant, sweet, spice | Isaiah 65:3 Isaiah 65:7 Ezekiel 6:13 |
| ܬܒܣܡ | tbsm thbsm |
[impf]pleasant, sweet, spice | Psalms 104:34 Proverbs 2:10 Proverbs 13:19 |
| ܐܬܒܣܡܘ | ʾtbsmw 'thbsmw |
[pass]pleasant, sweet, spice[3pl] Ethpeel | Romans 15:10 Isaiah 45:8 Isaiah 66:10 |
| ܐܬܒܣܡ | ʾtbsm 'thbsm |
[pass]pleasant, sweet, spice Ethpeel | Acts 2:26 Isaiah 61:10 |
| ܒܒܘܣܡܐ | bbwsmʾ bbwsm' |
pleasant, sweet, spice | Isaiah 64:4 Isaiah 66:10 |
| ܘܡܬܒܣܡܝܢ | wmtbsmyn wmthbsmyn |
and.from-[impf]pleasant, sweet, spice[pl] | Acts 7:41 Psalms 37:11 |
| ܒܒܣܝܡܘܬܐ | bbsymwtʾ bbsymwth' |
pleasant, sweet, spice | Romans 11:22 2 Corinthians 6:6 |
| ܡܒܣܡܝܢ | mbsmyn mbsmyn |
[ptcp]pleasant, sweet, spice[pl] | Psalms 45:9 |
| ܘܬܒܣܡ | wtbsm wthbsm |
and-[impf]pleasant, sweet, spice | Proverbs 3:24 |
| ܕܐܬܒܣܡ | dʾtbsm d'thbsm |
of-[pass]pleasant, sweet, spice Ethpeel | Luke 15:29 |
| ܘܒܒܣܡܐ | wbbsmʾ wbbsm' |
and.in-pleasant, sweet, spice | John 19:40 |
| ܒܣܡܬܘܢ | bsmtwn bsmthwn |
pleasant, sweet, spice-you(pl) Peal | James 5:5 |
| ܐܬܒܣܡܝ | ʾtbsmy 'thbsmy |
[pass]pleasant, sweet, spice-my Ethpeel | Luke 12:19 |
| ܠܡܒܣܡ | lmbsm lmbsm |
so.that-pleasant, sweet, spice | Luke 15:32 |
| ܒܒܣܝܡܘܬܗ | bbsymwth bbsymwthh |
pleasant, sweet, spice | Psalms 27:4 |
| ܘܒܒܣܝܡܘܬܐ | wbbsymwtʾ wbbsymwth' |
pleasant, sweet, spice | Psalms 45:16 |
| ܒܣܡܬ | bsmt bsmth |
pleasant, sweet, spice[perf] Peal | Mark 14:8 |
| ܡܒܣܡܬܐ | mbsmtʾ mbsmth' |
[ptcp]pleasant, sweet, spice[fem] | Psalms 143:10 |
| ܐܬܒܣܡܬ | ʾtbsmt 'thbsmth |
[pass]pleasant, sweet, spice[perf] Ethpeel | Romans 15:24 |
| ܠܡܬܒܣܡܘ | lmtbsmw lmthbsmw |
so.that-[impf]pleasant, sweet, spice[3pl] | Luke 15:24 |
| ܡܒܣܡܐ | mbsmʾ mbsm' |
[ptcp]pleasant, sweet, spice | Psalms 92:11 |
| ܘܐܬܒܣܡܘ | wʾtbsmw w'thbsmw |
and-[pass]pleasant, sweet, spice[3pl] Ethpeel | Psalms 32:11 |
| ܒܒܘܣܡܗ | bbwsmh bbwsmh |
pleasant, sweet, spice | Psalms 68:4 |
| ܒܒܣܡܐ | bbsmʾ bbsm' |
in-pleasant, sweet, spice | John 11:2 |
| ܕܡܒܣܡ | dmbsm dmbsm |
that.from-pleasant, sweet, spice | Proverbs 27:9 |
| ܡܒܣܡ | mbsm mbsm |
[ptcp]pleasant, sweet, spice | Proverbs 15:30 |
| ܘܢܒܣܡ | wnbsm wnbsm |
and-[impf]pleasant, sweet, spice | Proverbs 29:17 |
| ܕܐܬܒܣܡܝ | dʾtbsmy d'thbsmy |
of-[pass]pleasant, sweet, spice-my Ethpeel | Galatians 4:27 |
Hebrew Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| בֹּשֶׂם | bosem | balsam, spice |
| בָּשָׂם | basam | perfume |
Arabic Cognates
No Arabic cognates available for this root.