Peshitta Constellations

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doi:10.5281/zenodo.19358529

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.

3,329

Root patterns

165,527

Word forms

3,459

Cognates

589

Semantic bridges

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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.

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Every triliteral root connects Aramaic to its sister languages. Search a root and explore its Hebrew and Arabic cognates, then visualize the full Semitic family as an interactive graph. The Root Card shows the semantic field, a key verse, and sister roots — roots sharing 2 of 3 consonants (e.g., SH-L-M ↔ SH-L-KH).

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Semitic languages don't define: they radiate. Every word grows from a triliteral root that opens a force field. Discover the method of Semitic exegesis behind this application.

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Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܒܬܪܗ	btrh bthrh	after him	Matthew 4:20 Matthew 4:22 Matthew 4:25 Matthew 9:9 Matthew 9:19 Matthew 12:15 Matthew 14:13 Matthew 19:2 Matthew 20:29 Matthew 20:34 Matthew 21:9 Matthew 26:58 Matthew 27:55 Mark 1:18 Mark 1:20 Mark 2:14 Mark 2:15 Mark 10:32 Mark 14:13 Mark 14:51 ... +39
ܘܒܬܪ	wbtr wbthr	and after	Matthew 17:1 Matthew 27:53 Mark 9:2 Mark 14:70 Luke 22:58 Luke 22:59 John 4:43 John 13:27 John 20:26 Acts 13:3 Acts 13:15 Acts 15:13 Acts 15:36 Acts 20:1 Acts 21:15 Acts 28:13 Romans 14:19 1 Timothy 4:1 1 Timothy 6:11 1 Timothy 6:11 ... +19
ܒܬܪܝ	btry bthry		Matthew 4:19 Matthew 8:22 Matthew 9:9 Matthew 10:38 Matthew 16:24 Matthew 16:24 Matthew 19:21 Matthew 19:28 Mark 1:7 Mark 1:17 Mark 2:14 Mark 8:34 Mark 8:34 Mark 10:21 Luke 5:27 Luke 9:23 Luke 9:23 Luke 9:59 Luke 14:27 Luke 18:22 ... +13
ܒܬܪܗܘܢ	btrhwn bthrhwn		Luke 21:8 Acts 13:43 Acts 20:30 1 Corinthians 12:28 1 Corinthians 12:28 1 Corinthians 12:28 1 Corinthians 12:28 Ezekiel 5:2 Ezekiel 5:12 Ezekiel 12:14 Ezekiel 29:16
ܒܬܪܟ	btrk bthrk		Matthew 8:19 Matthew 19:27 Luke 9:49 Luke 9:57 Luke 9:61 Luke 18:28 John 13:37 Acts 24:25 Psalms 63:9 Isaiah 37:22
ܕܒܬܪ	dbtr dbthr	that after	Matthew 26:2 John 4:35 Psalms 94:15
ܒܬܪܬܝܢ	btrtyn bthrthyn	Peal	Acts 12:6 Acts 21:33
ܒܬܪ̈ܝܢ	btryn bthryn		Isaiah 6:2
ܒܬܪܢ	btrn bthrn		Matthew 15:23
ܠܒܬܪܗ	lbtrh lbthrh		Acts 10:23
ܐܒܝܬܪ	ʾbytr 'bythr		Mark 2:26
ܒܬܪܝܢ	btryn bthryn		Luke 12:6

Hebrew Cognates

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Arabic Cognates

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Every word is a root, and every root is a constellation.

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