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
ܕܐܠܘ
dʾlw
d'lw
Peal Matthew 11:21 Matthew 11:23 Matthew 23:30 Matthew 24:43 Luke 10:13 Luke 12:39 John 21:25 Romans 9:29 Galatians 4:15
ܕܐܠܐ
dʾlʾ
d'l'
Matthew 5:20 Matthew 18:3 Luke 13:5 John 6:53
Hebrew Cognates

No Hebrew cognates available for this root.

Arabic Cognates

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