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
ܒܫܥܬܐ
bšʿtʾ
bsheth'
at the hour Matthew 8:3 Matthew 8:13 Matthew 26:74 Matthew 27:48 Mark 1:42 Mark 7:35 Mark 14:72 Luke 2:38 Luke 10:21 Luke 24:33 John 6:21 John 18:27 Acts 3:7 Acts 5:10 Acts 11:11 Acts 12:23 Acts 13:11 Acts 16:18 Acts 16:33 Acts 22:13
Hebrew Cognates

No Hebrew cognates available for this root.

Arabic Cognates

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