ARAMAIC NEW TESTAMENT
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ܘܒܛܠ | wbṭl wbTl |
and-cease, be idle | Psalms 85:5 Proverbs 22:10 Proverbs 27:11 Isaiah 14:4 Isaiah 33:8 Ezekiel 17:16 Ezekiel 17:18 Ezekiel 17:19 Ezekiel 30:18 |
| ܘܐܒܛܠ | wʾbṭl w'bTl |
and-[impf]cease, be idle Aphel | Ezekiel 23:27 Ezekiel 23:48 Ezekiel 26:13 Ezekiel 34:10 Ezekiel 34:25 |
| ܡܒܛܠ | mbṭl mbTl |
[ptcp]cease, be idle | 1 Corinthians 6:13 Psalms 33:10 Psalms 46:10 Isaiah 44:25 Ezekiel 12:23 |
| ܒܛܠܬ | bṭlt bTlth |
cease, be idle[perf] Peal | 1 Corinthians 13:11 Isaiah 21:2 Isaiah 24:8 Isaiah 24:8 Isaiah 24:11 |
| ܘܡܒܛܠ | wmbṭl wmbTl |
and.from-cease, be idle | Romans 4:14 Psalms 33:10 Ezekiel 30:13 |
| ܕܒܛܠ | dbṭl dbTl |
of-cease, be idle | 1 Corinthians 15:24 2 Timothy 1:10 Hebrews 11:12 |
| ܐܬܒܛܠ | ʾtbṭl 'thbTl |
[pass]cease, be idle Ethpeel | Romans 3:27 2 Corinthians 9:5 Galatians 5:11 |
| ܒܛܠ | bṭl bTl |
cease, be idle Peal | Ephesians 2:15 Hebrews 10:9 Isaiah 14:4 |
| ܐܒܛܠ | ʾbṭl 'bTl |
[impf]cease, be idle Aphel | Isaiah 13:11 Isaiah 16:10 |
| ܢܒܛܠ | nbṭl nbTl |
[impf]cease, be idle | Hebrews 2:14 Isaiah 14:27 |
| ܘܢܒܛܠ | wnbṭl wnbTl |
and-[impf]cease, be idle | Galatians 3:17 Ezekiel 33:28 |
| ܕܐܬܒܛܠ | dʾtbṭl d'thbTl |
of-[pass]cease, be idle Ethpeel | 2 Corinthians 3:7 2 Corinthians 3:11 |
| ܒܛܠܘ | bṭlw bTlw |
cease, be idle[3pl] Peal | Romans 3:3 Psalms 119:126 |
| ܒܛܠܐ | bṭlʾ bTl' |
cease, be idle | Matthew 12:36 1 Corinthians 15:17 |
| ܘܐܬܒܛܠ | wʾtbṭl w'thbTl |
and-[pass]cease, be idle Ethpeel | Luke 10:34 Galatians 2:10 |
| ܕܢܒܛܠ | dnbṭl dnbTl |
of-[impf]cease, be idle | 1 Corinthians 1:28 |
| ܠܡܒܛܠܘ | lmbṭlw lmbTlw |
so.that-cease, be idle[3pl] Peal | Isaiah 23:9 |
| ܒܛܠܬܐ | bṭltʾ bTlth' |
cease, be idle[fem] | Acts 14:15 |
| ܕܡܬܒܛܠ | dmtbṭl dmthbTl |
that.from-[impf]cease, be idle | 2 Corinthians 3:13 |
| ܐܬܒܛܠܬܘܢ | ʾtbṭltwn 'thbTlthwn |
[pass]cease, be idle-you(pl) Ethpeel | Galatians 5:4 |
| ܘܒܛܠܬܘܢ | wbṭltwn wbTlthwn |
and-cease, be idle-you(pl) Peal | Matthew 15:6 |
| ܐܬܒܛܠܢ | ʾtbṭln 'thbTln |
[pass]cease, be idle-them Ethpeel | Romans 7:6 |
| ܘܡܒܛܠܝܢ | wmbṭlyn wmbTlyn |
and.from-cease, be idle[pl] | Ezekiel 44:7 |
| ܡܒܛܠܐ | mbṭlʾ mbTl' |
[ptcp]cease, be idle | Luke 13:7 |
| ܡܒܛܠܝܢ | mbṭlyn mbTlyn |
[ptcp]cease, be idle[pl] | Proverbs 13:18 |
| ܕܡܬܒܛܠܝܢ | dmtbṭlyn dmthbTlyn |
that.from-[impf]cease, be idle[pl] | 1 Corinthians 2:6 |
| ܒܒܛܝܠܘܬܐ | bbṭylwtʾ bbTylwth' |
cease, be idle | Mark 6:25 |
Hebrew Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| בָּטֵל | batel | idle/null |
| בִּטֵּל | bittel | to cancel/annul |
| בִּטּוּל | bittul | cancellation |
| בַּטְלָן | batlan | lazy person |
| בִּטֵּל | bitel | to cancel, to annul |
Arabic Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| بَطَلَ | batala | to be void/heroic |
| بَطَل | batal | hero/void |
| بَاطِل | batil | false/vain |
| إِبْطَال | ibtal | annulment |
| بَطَالَة | bataalah | unemployment, idleness |
| بَطَّال | battaal | idle, unemployed |
| إِبْطَال | ibtaal | annulment, invalidation |
| بَاطِل | baatil | false, vain |