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
ܘܐܬܒܝܐܘ
wʾtbyʾw
w'thby'w
Ethpeel Acts 15:31 Acts 27:36 2 Corinthians 13:11
ܘܒܒܘܝܐܐ
wbbwyʾʾ
wbbwy''
Acts 9:31 Romans 15:4
ܕܡܒܝܐ
dmbyʾ
dmby'
2 Corinthians 1:4 2 Corinthians 7:6
ܐܬܒܝܐܢ
ʾtbyʾn
'thby'n
Ethpeel 2 Corinthians 7:13 1 Thessalonians 3:7
ܒܝܐܢ
byʾn
by'n
2 Corinthians 7:6
ܠܒܘܝܐܗ
lbwyʾh
lbwy'h
Luke 2:25
ܠܡܬܒܝܐܘ
lmtbyʾw
lmthby'w
Matthew 2:18
ܡܒܝܐܝܢ
mbyʾyn
mby'yn
1 Thessalonians 4:18
ܘܕܒܘܝܐܐ
wdbwyʾʾ
wdbwy''
Romans 15:5
ܒܝܐܘ
byʾw
by'w
Peal 1 Thessalonians 5:11
ܒܒܘܝܐܗ
bbwyʾh
bbwy'h
Romans 12:8
ܠܡܒܝܐܘ
lmbyʾw
lmby'w
Peal Titus 1:9
ܕܡܒܝܐܝܢ
dmbyʾyn
dmby'yn
John 11:31
ܒܒܘܝܐܐ
bbwyʾʾ
bbwy''
2 Corinthians 1:7
Hebrew Cognates

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Arabic Cognates

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