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 |
| ܬܒܣܡ | tbsm thbsm |
[impf]pleasant, sweet, spice | Psalms 104:34 Proverbs 2:10 Proverbs 13:19 |
| ܒܣ̈ܡܐ | bsmʾ bsm' |
pleasant, sweet, spice | Isaiah 65:3 Isaiah 65:7 Ezekiel 6:13 |
| ܐܬܒܣܡܘ | ʾtbsmw 'thbsmw |
[pass]pleasant, sweet, spice[3pl] Ethpeel | Romans 15:10 Isaiah 45:8 Isaiah 66:10 |
| ܘܡܬܒܣܡܝܢ | wmtbsmyn wmthbsmyn |
and.from-[impf]pleasant, sweet, spice[pl] | Acts 7:41 Psalms 37:11 |
| 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 |
| ܒܒܣܝܡܘܬܐ | bbsymwtʾ bbsymwth' |
pleasant, sweet, spice | Romans 11:22 2 Corinthians 6:6 |
| ܠܡܬܒܣܡܘ | lmtbsmw lmthbsmw |
so.that-[impf]pleasant, sweet, spice[3pl] | Luke 15:24 |
| ܘܢܒܣܡ | wnbsm wnbsm |
and-[impf]pleasant, sweet, spice | Proverbs 29:17 |
| ܡܒܣܡܬܐ | mbsmtʾ mbsmth' |
[ptcp]pleasant, sweet, spice[fem] | Psalms 143:10 |
| ܒܣܡܬ | bsmt bsmth |
pleasant, sweet, spice[perf] Peal | Mark 14:8 |
| ܕܐܬܒܣܡ | dʾtbsm d'thbsm |
of-[pass]pleasant, sweet, spice Ethpeel | Luke 15:29 |
| ܘܒܒܣܝܡܘܬܐ | wbbsymwtʾ wbbsymwth' |
pleasant, sweet, spice | Psalms 45:16 |
| ܡܒܣܡܝܢ | mbsmyn mbsmyn |
[ptcp]pleasant, sweet, spice[pl] | Psalms 45:9 |
| ܐܬܒܣܡܝ | ʾtbsmy 'thbsmy |
[pass]pleasant, sweet, spice-my Ethpeel | Luke 12:19 |
| ܕܡܒܣܡ | dmbsm dmbsm |
that.from-pleasant, sweet, spice | Proverbs 27:9 |
| ܒܒܣܝܡܘܬܗ | bbsymwth bbsymwthh |
pleasant, sweet, spice | Psalms 27:4 |
| ܘܐܬܒܣܡܘ | wʾtbsmw w'thbsmw |
and-[pass]pleasant, sweet, spice[3pl] Ethpeel | Psalms 32:11 |
| ܒܒܣܡܐ | bbsmʾ bbsm' |
in-pleasant, sweet, spice | John 11:2 |
| ܡܒܣܡܐ | mbsmʾ mbsm' |
[ptcp]pleasant, sweet, spice | Psalms 92:11 |
| ܠܡܒܣܡ | lmbsm lmbsm |
so.that-pleasant, sweet, spice | Luke 15:32 |
| ܒܣܡܬܘܢ | bsmtwn bsmthwn |
pleasant, sweet, spice-you(pl) Peal | James 5:5 |
| ܐܬܒܣܡܬ | ʾtbsmt 'thbsmth |
[pass]pleasant, sweet, spice[perf] Ethpeel | Romans 15:24 |
| ܡܒܣܡ | mbsm mbsm |
[ptcp]pleasant, sweet, spice | Proverbs 15:30 |
| ܒܒܘܣܡܗ | bbwsmh bbwsmh |
pleasant, sweet, spice | Psalms 68:4 |
| ܘܒܒܣܡܐ | wbbsmʾ wbbsm' |
and.in-pleasant, sweet, spice | John 19:40 |
| ܕܐܬܒܣܡܝ | dʾtbsmy d'thbsmy |
of-[pass]pleasant, sweet, spice-my Ethpeel | Galatians 4:27 |
| ܘܬܒܣܡ | wtbsm wthbsm |
and-[impf]pleasant, sweet, spice | Proverbs 3:24 |
Hebrew Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| בֹּשֶׂם | bosem | balsam, spice |
| בָּשָׂם | basam | perfume |
Arabic Cognates
No Arabic cognates available for this root.