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
ܒܟ
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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
Hebrew Cognates

No Hebrew cognates available for this root.

Arabic Cognates

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