Peshitta Constellations

Fresco, Jossi

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 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.

Read Luke 1:28 →

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).

Explore ܫܘܚ R-W-KH → | Visualize R-W-KH →

Select a verse and watch how all its roots form a constellation of interconnected meanings. From the reader, click the scatter_plot icon next to the verse number.

scatter_plot The Annunciation — Luke 1:28 →

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
ܒܟ	bk bk	in you(sg)	Matthew 18:15 Matthew 20:13 Matthew 26:33 Matthew 26:33 Matthew 26:35 Mark 1:11 Mark 14:31 Luke 17:4 John 6:30 John 17:21 Acts 22:19 Romans 9:17 Romans 14:22 1 Corinthians 8:10 1 Timothy 4:14 2 Timothy 1:5 2 Timothy 1:6 Titus 2:15 Philemon 1:20 Hebrews 13:5 ... +34
ܐܒܘܟܝ	ʾbwky 'bwky	Aphel	Psalms 45:11 Ezekiel 16:3

Hebrew Cognates

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Arabic Cognates

No Arabic cognates available for this root.

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

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