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 |
| ܒܛܠܬ | bṭlt bTlth |
cease, be idle[perf] Peal | 1 Corinthians 13:11 Isaiah 21:2 Isaiah 24:8 Isaiah 24:8 Isaiah 24:11 |
| 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 |
| ܐܬܒܛܠ | ʾtbṭl 'thbTl |
[pass]cease, be idle Ethpeel | Romans 3:27 2 Corinthians 9:5 Galatians 5:11 |
| ܘܡܒܛܠ | wmbṭl wmbTl |
and.from-cease, be idle | Romans 4:14 Psalms 33:10 Ezekiel 30:13 |
| ܒܛܠ | bṭl bTl |
cease, be idle Peal | Ephesians 2:15 Hebrews 10:9 Isaiah 14:4 |
| ܕܒܛܠ | dbṭl dbTl |
of-cease, be idle | 1 Corinthians 15:24 2 Timothy 1:10 Hebrews 11:12 |
| ܐܒܛܠ | ʾbṭl 'bTl |
[impf]cease, be idle Aphel | Isaiah 13:11 Isaiah 16:10 |
| ܒܛܠܘ | bṭlw bTlw |
cease, be idle[3pl] Peal | Romans 3:3 Psalms 119:126 |
| ܢܒܛܠ | nbṭl nbTl |
[impf]cease, be idle | Hebrews 2:14 Isaiah 14:27 |
| ܘܐܬܒܛܠ | wʾtbṭl w'thbTl |
and-[pass]cease, be idle Ethpeel | Luke 10:34 Galatians 2:10 |
| ܘܢܒܛܠ | wnbṭl wnbTl |
and-[impf]cease, be idle | Galatians 3:17 Ezekiel 33:28 |
| ܒܛܠܐ | bṭlʾ bTl' |
cease, be idle | Matthew 12:36 1 Corinthians 15:17 |
| ܕܐܬܒܛܠ | dʾtbṭl d'thbTl |
of-[pass]cease, be idle Ethpeel | 2 Corinthians 3:7 2 Corinthians 3:11 |
| ܕܡܬܒܛܠ | dmtbṭl dmthbTl |
that.from-[impf]cease, be idle | 2 Corinthians 3:13 |
| ܡܒܛܠܐ | mbṭlʾ mbTl' |
[ptcp]cease, be idle | Luke 13:7 |
| ܘܡܒܛܠܝܢ | wmbṭlyn wmbTlyn |
and.from-cease, be idle[pl] | Ezekiel 44:7 |
| ܕܡܬܒܛܠܝܢ | dmtbṭlyn dmthbTlyn |
that.from-[impf]cease, be idle[pl] | 1 Corinthians 2:6 |
| ܐܬܒܛܠܬܘܢ | ʾtbṭltwn 'thbTlthwn |
[pass]cease, be idle-you(pl) Ethpeel | Galatians 5:4 |
| ܠܡܒܛܠܘ | lmbṭlw lmbTlw |
so.that-cease, be idle[3pl] Peal | Isaiah 23:9 |
| ܕܢܒܛܠ | dnbṭl dnbTl |
of-[impf]cease, be idle | 1 Corinthians 1:28 |
| ܐܬܒܛܠܢ | ʾtbṭln 'thbTln |
[pass]cease, be idle-them Ethpeel | Romans 7:6 |
| ܒܒܛܝܠܘܬܐ | bbṭylwtʾ bbTylwth' |
cease, be idle | Mark 6:25 |
| ܘܒܛܠܬܘܢ | wbṭltwn wbTlthwn |
and-cease, be idle-you(pl) Peal | Matthew 15:6 |
| ܡܒܛܠܝܢ | mbṭlyn mbTlyn |
[ptcp]cease, be idle[pl] | Proverbs 13:18 |
| ܒܛܠܬܐ | bṭltʾ bTlth' |
cease, be idle[fem] | Acts 14:15 |
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 |