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.
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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 →Peshitta Occurrences
| Form | Transliteration | Gloss | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| ܒܝܫܬܐ | byštʾ byshth' |
evil(f) | Matthew 9:4 Matthew 12:35 Matthew 12:35 Matthew 12:39 Matthew 12:45 Matthew 15:19 Matthew 16:4 Mark 7:21 Mark 7:22 Mark 7:23 Luke 3:19 Luke 6:45 Luke 6:45 Luke 7:21 Luke 8:2 Luke 11:29 Luke 23:32 Luke 23:33 Luke 23:39 John 5:29 ... +129 |
| ܒܝܫܐ | byšʾ bysh' |
evil/the evil one | Matthew 5:11 Matthew 5:37 Matthew 5:39 Matthew 5:45 Matthew 6:13 Matthew 6:23 Matthew 7:17 Matthew 7:17 Matthew 7:18 Matthew 7:18 Matthew 8:28 Matthew 12:33 Matthew 12:33 Matthew 12:35 Matthew 12:45 Matthew 13:19 Matthew 13:49 Matthew 18:32 Matthew 20:15 Matthew 22:10 ... +57 |
| ܕܒܝܫ | dbyš dbysh |
of-evil, bad | Matthew 4:24 Matthew 14:35 Matthew 21:41 Matthew 27:23 Mark 2:17 Mark 3:4 Mark 9:39 Mark 15:14 Luke 5:31 Luke 6:9 Luke 23:22 John 5:14 Acts 16:28 Acts 18:14 Acts 23:9 Acts 28:21 1 Corinthians 13:5 2 Corinthians 5:10 2 Corinthians 13:7 2 Thessalonians 3:6 ... +5 |
| ܒܝܫ̈ܬܐ | byštʾ byshth' |
evil, bad[fem] | Psalms 17:4 Psalms 40:13 Psalms 88:4 Psalms 90:15 Proverbs 2:12 Proverbs 12:4 Proverbs 12:21 Proverbs 14:22 Proverbs 14:22 Proverbs 15:14 Proverbs 15:26 Proverbs 15:28 Proverbs 25:23 Isaiah 1:16 Isaiah 1:16 Isaiah 35:9 Ezekiel 18:13 Ezekiel 20:43 Ezekiel 20:44 Ezekiel 36:31 ... +1 |
| ܒܝܫ̈ܐ | byšʾ bysh' |
evil, bad | Psalms 19:14 Psalms 26:4 Psalms 27:2 Psalms 34:17 Psalms 49:6 Psalms 72:4 Psalms 72:13 Psalms 74:21 Psalms 78:50 Psalms 94:13 Psalms 94:16 Psalms 107:34 Proverbs 4:26 Proverbs 14:19 Proverbs 24:1 Isaiah 3:9 Ezekiel 11:2 |
| ܒܝܫ | byš bysh |
evil/bad | Matthew 4:24 Matthew 14:35 Matthew 21:41 Mark 2:17 Luke 5:31 Romans 14:20 2 Thessalonians 3:6 2 Thessalonians 3:7 2 Thessalonians 3:7 2 Thessalonians 3:11 2 Timothy 4:18 Proverbs 9:12 Proverbs 14:15 Proverbs 14:31 Proverbs 14:31 |
| ܠܒܝܫܐ | lbyšʾ lbysh' |
to-evil, bad | Romans 13:3 1 Corinthians 5:13 1 John 2:13 1 John 2:14 Psalms 10:12 Psalms 35:10 Psalms 72:12 Psalms 113:7 Proverbs 9:7 Proverbs 9:8 Proverbs 22:10 Isaiah 5:20 |
| ܕܒܝܫܐ | dbyšʾ dbysh' |
of-evil, bad | Matthew 7:11 Matthew 12:34 Matthew 13:38 Luke 11:13 Ephesians 6:16 Psalms 64:3 Psalms 109:31 Proverbs 12:20 Proverbs 21:11 Proverbs 25:19 Proverbs 28:22 |
| ܒܒܝܫܬܐ | bbyštʾ bbyshth' |
in-evil, bad[fem] | James 1:13 Psalms 10:6 Psalms 52:3 Proverbs 13:17 Proverbs 17:20 Proverbs 18:8 Proverbs 24:16 Proverbs 28:14 Ezekiel 6:9 |
| ܠܒܝܫܬܐ | lbyštʾ lbyshth' |
to-evil, bad[fem] | Romans 12:9 Romans 12:21 Romans 16:19 1 Corinthians 14:20 Proverbs 1:16 Proverbs 6:18 Proverbs 12:23 Proverbs 21:12 Isaiah 59:7 |
| ܕܒܝܫܢ | dbyšn dbyshn |
of-evil, bad-them | Luke 11:26 Psalms 22:13 Psalms 68:16 Psalms 68:16 Psalms 135:11 Psalms 136:20 Isaiah 2:13 Ezekiel 27:6 Ezekiel 39:18 |
| ܠܒܝܫ | lbyš lbysh |
to-evil, bad | Matthew 11:8 Matthew 22:11 Mark 1:6 Mark 5:15 Luke 7:25 Luke 8:35 Acts 10:30 Hebrews 5:2 Hebrews 5:7 |
| ܕܒܝܫ̈ܐ | dbyšʾ dbysh' |
of-evil, bad | Psalms 12:6 Psalms 22:17 Psalms 26:5 Psalms 140:13 Proverbs 4:14 Proverbs 11:7 Isaiah 31:2 Ezekiel 16:49 |
| ܘܒܝܫܐ | wbyšʾ wbysh' |
and-evil, bad | Matthew 13:48 1 John 5:18 Psalms 25:16 Psalms 40:18 Psalms 70:6 Psalms 86:1 Psalms 109:22 Proverbs 28:20 |
| ܘܕܒܫܐ | wdbšʾ wdbsh' |
evil, bad | Matthew 3:4 Mark 1:6 Isaiah 7:15 Ezekiel 16:13 Ezekiel 16:19 Ezekiel 20:6 Ezekiel 20:15 Ezekiel 27:17 |
| ܕܒܫܐ | dbšʾ dbsh' |
evil, bad | Psalms 19:11 Psalms 81:17 Psalms 119:103 Proverbs 24:13 Proverbs 25:16 Proverbs 25:27 Ezekiel 3:3 |
| ܕܠܒܝܫ | dlbyš dlbysh |
that.to-evil, bad | James 2:3 Ezekiel 9:3 Ezekiel 9:11 Ezekiel 10:2 Ezekiel 10:6 Ezekiel 10:7 |
| ܘܒܝܫܬܐ | wbyštʾ wbyshth' |
and-evil, bad[fem] | Luke 11:39 Hebrews 5:14 Psalms 28:3 Psalms 71:20 Psalms 101:4 Ezekiel 6:11 |
| ܕܒܝܫܬܐ | dbyštʾ dbyshth' |
of-evil, bad[fem] | Romans 7:21 Psalms 41:2 Psalms 55:16 Psalms 107:39 Proverbs 24:2 |
| ܒܝܫܘܬܐ | byšwtʾ byshwth' |
evil, bad[abst] | Mark 7:22 Ephesians 4:31 Colossians 3:8 1 Peter 2:1 Proverbs 8:13 |
| ܒܝܫܬܗ | byšth byshthh |
evil, bad-his | Matthew 6:34 Luke 16:25 Proverbs 22:16 Proverbs 26:26 |
| ܘܠܒܫܘ | wlbšw wlbshw |
evil, bad | Ephesians 6:11 Ephesians 6:14 Colossians 3:10 Psalms 109:18 |
| ܠܒܝܫܝܢ | lbyšyn lbyshyn |
to-evil, bad[pl] | Matthew 11:8 Hebrews 11:37 Hebrews 13:3 |
| ܒܝܫܝܢ | byšyn byshyn |
evil, bad[pl] | John 7:7 Isaiah 32:7 Isaiah 56:11 |
| ܘܠܒܝܫ̈ܐ | wlbyšʾ wlbysh' |
and.to-evil, bad | Psalms 10:18 Psalms 37:14 Psalms 82:3 |
| ܠܒܝܫ̈ܐ | lbyšʾ lbysh' |
to-evil, bad | Psalms 10:8 Psalms 68:11 Psalms 112:9 |
| ܠܒܫܗ | lbšh lbshh |
evil, bad | Matthew 24:18 Mark 10:50 Mark 13:16 |
| ܒ̇ܝܫ̈ܐ | byšʾ bysh' |
evil, bad | Isaiah 14:32 Isaiah 29:19 |
| ܠܒܫܘ | lbšw lbshw |
evil, bad | Ephesians 6:13 Colossians 3:12 |
| ܕܒܝ̈ܫܐ | dbyšʾ dbysh' |
of-evil, bad | Psalms 37:9 Ezekiel 30:12 |
| ܘܒܝܫ̈ܬܐ | wbyštʾ wbyshth' |
and-evil, bad[fem] | Ezekiel 8:9 Ezekiel 9:4 |
| ܘܠܒܝܫܐ | wlbyšʾ wlbysh' |
and.to-evil, bad | Psalms 35:10 Psalms 109:16 |
| ܒܝܫ̈ܝܢ | byšyn byshyn |
evil, bad[pl] | Proverbs 15:15 Ezekiel 14:21 |
| ܠܒܝ̇ܫܐ | lbyšʾ lbysh' |
to-evil, bad | Proverbs 22:22 Isaiah 25:4 |
| ܒܝ̈ܫܐ | byšʾ bysh' |
evil, bad | Proverbs 28:5 Ezekiel 5:16 |
| ܕܠܒܫܢ | dlbšn dlbshn |
evil, bad | 1 Corinthians 15:49 2 Corinthians 5:3 |
| ܘܠܒܫ | wlbš wlbsh |
evil, bad | Luke 16:19 Isaiah 59:17 |
| ܒܝ̈ܫܬܐ | byštʾ byshth' |
evil, bad[fem] | Psalms 52:5 Ezekiel 33:11 |
| ܘܠܒܫܝ | wlbšy wlbshy |
evil, bad | Isaiah 51:9 Isaiah 52:1 |
| ܒܝܫܢ | byšn byshn |
evil, bad-them | Matthew 12:45 Isaiah 33:9 |
| ܕܒܝܫܘܬܐ | dbyšwtʾ dbyshwth' |
of-evil, bad[abst] | 1 Corinthians 5:8 James 1:21 |
| ܒܝܫ̈ܢ | byšn byshn |
evil, bad-them | Proverbs 5:14 Proverbs 26:25 |
| ܠܒܝܫ̈ܬܐ | lbyštʾ lbyshth' |
to-evil, bad[fem] | Psalms 97:10 |
| ܘܠܒ̇ܝܫ̈ܐ | wlbyšʾ wlbysh' |
and.to-evil, bad | Ezekiel 22:29 |
| ܒܒ̈ܝܫܐ | bbyšʾ bbysh' |
in-evil, bad | Proverbs 24:19 |
| ܘܒܝܫܝܢ | wbyšyn wbyshyn |
and-evil, bad[pl] | Isaiah 9:16 |
| ܒܝܫܘ | byšw byshw |
evil, bad[3pl] Peal | Hebrews 7:26 |
| ܕܒܝܫ̈ܬܐ | dbyštʾ dbyshth' |
of-evil, bad[fem] | Proverbs 18:3 |
| ܠܒܫܬܘܢ | lbštwn lbshthwn |
evil, bad | Galatians 3:27 |
| ܒܒܝܫ̈ܐ | bbyšʾ bbysh' |
in-evil, bad | Proverbs 20:30 |
| ܘܒܫܬܝܢ | wbštyn wbshthyn |
evil, bad | Mark 4:20 |
| ܕܠܒܝܫ̈ܐ | dlbyšʾ dlbysh' |
that.to-evil, bad | Proverbs 24:20 |
| ܘܒܒܝ̈ܫܐ | wbbyšʾ wbbysh' |
and.in-evil, bad | Proverbs 15:3 |
| ܘܒ̇ܝܫ̈ܐ | wbyšʾ wbysh' |
and-evil, bad | Isaiah 41:17 |
| ܕܒ̇ܝܫܐ | dbyšʾ dbysh' |
of-evil, bad | Isaiah 32:7 |
| ܒܒܝܫܘܬܗ | bbyšwth bbyshwthh |
in-evil, bad[abst]-his | Proverbs 14:32 |
| ܠܒܫܬ | lbšt lbshth |
evil, bad | Psalms 35:13 |
| ܘܒ̇ܝ̈ܫܐ | wbyšʾ wbysh' |
and-evil, bad | Isaiah 14:30 |
| ܠܒ̇ܫܝܢ | lbšyn lbshyn |
evil, bad | Ezekiel 34:3 |
| ܘܒܝܫ | wbyš wbysh |
and-evil, bad | 1 Timothy 5:8 |
| ܘܠܒ̇ܫܝܢ | wlbšyn wlbshyn |
evil, bad | Ezekiel 42:14 |
| ܒ̇ܝܫ̈ܘܗܝ | byšwhy byshwhy |
evil, bad-her | Isaiah 49:13 |
| ܘܒܝܫܘܬܐ | wbyšwtʾ wbyshwth' |
and-evil, bad[abst] | Romans 1:29 |
| ܠܒܝܫ̈ܝ | lbyšy lbyshy |
to-evil, bad-my | Ezekiel 23:12 |
| ܕܠܒܝܫܝܢ | dlbyšyn dlbyshyn |
that.to-evil, bad[pl] | Ezekiel 23:6 |
| ܘܠܒܝܫ | wlbyš wlbysh |
and.to-evil, bad | Ezekiel 9:2 |
| ܕܠܒܝܫ̈ܝܢ | dlbyšyn dlbyshyn |
that.to-evil, bad[pl] | Ezekiel 38:4 |
| ܘܠܒܝ̈ܫܐ | wlbyšʾ wlbysh' |
and.to-evil, bad | Psalms 82:4 |
| ܒܝܫ̈ܬܗ | byšth byshthh |
evil, bad-his | Psalms 34:20 |
| ܘܠܒܝܫܝܢ | wlbyšyn wlbyshyn |
and.to-evil, bad[pl] | 1 Thessalonians 5:8 |
| ܕܒܝ̇ܫ̈ܐ | dbyšʾ dbysh' |
of-evil, bad | Isaiah 26:6 |
| ܕܒ̇ܝܫ̈ܐ | dbyšʾ dbysh' |
of-evil, bad | Isaiah 10:2 |
| ܠܒܝ̇ܫ̈ܐ | lbyšʾ lbysh' |
to-evil, bad | Proverbs 31:20 |
| ܘܠܒܝ̇ܫ̈ܐ | wlbyšʾ wlbysh' |
and.to-evil, bad | Proverbs 31:9 |
| ܘܠܒܝ̇ܫܐ | wlbyšʾ wlbysh' |
and.to-evil, bad | Ezekiel 18:12 |
| ܘܒܝ̇ܫ̈ܐ | wbyšʾ wbysh' |
and-evil, bad | Proverbs 30:14 |
| ܘܒܒܝܫܘܬܐ | wbbyšwtʾ wbbyshwth' |
and.in-evil, bad[abst] | Titus 3:3 |
| ܘܒܒܝܫ̈ܐ | wbbyšʾ wbbysh' |
and.in-evil, bad | Psalms 92:12 |
| ܒܒܝܫܐ | bbyšʾ bbysh' |
in-evil, bad | 1 John 5:19 |
| ܠܒܝܫ̈ܝܢ | lbyšyn lbyshyn |
to-evil, bad[pl] | Proverbs 31:21 |
| ܘܕܒܝ̇ܫܐ | wdbyšʾ wdbysh' |
and.of-evil, bad | Psalms 10:15 |
| ܕܒܝܫܝܢ | dbyšyn dbyshyn |
of-evil, bad[pl] | 1 John 3:12 |
| ܕܠܒܫ | dlbš dlbsh |
evil, bad | 1 Corinthians 15:54 |
| ܘܕܒܝܫܐ | wdbyšʾ wdbysh' |
and.of-evil, bad | Proverbs 21:5 |
Hebrew Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| בִּישׁ | bish | bad (Aramaic) |
| בּוֹשׁ | bosh | to be ashamed |
| בּוּשָׁה | bushah | shame |
| ביֵּשׁ | beyesh | to worsen, to aggravate |
| מְבֻיָּשׁ | mevuyash | ashamed, embarrassed |
Arabic Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| بَئِسَ | ba'isa | to be wretched |
| بُؤْس | bu's | misery |
| بَائِس | ba'is | wretched |
| بُؤْسَى | bu'saa' | wretchedness, misfortune |
| بَائِس | baa'is | wretched, unfortunate |
| تَبَوَّسَ | tabawwasa | to be afflicted, to lament |