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
ܒܫܒܬܐ
bšbtʾ
bshbth'
on the sabbath Matthew 12:1 Matthew 12:2 Matthew 12:10 Matthew 12:12 Matthew 24:20 Matthew 28:1 Mark 2:23 Mark 2:24 Mark 3:2 Mark 3:4 Luke 6:1 Luke 6:2 Luke 6:7 Luke 6:9 Luke 13:10 Luke 13:14 Luke 13:15 Luke 14:3 Luke 18:12 John 5:16
ܒܫܒܐ
bšbʾ
bshb'
Matthew 28:1 Mark 1:21 Mark 16:2 Mark 16:9 Luke 4:31 Luke 24:1 John 20:1 John 20:19 Acts 20:7 1 Corinthians 16:2
Hebrew Cognates

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Arabic Cognates

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