Peshitta Constellations

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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

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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.

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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.

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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
ܕܒܢܝ	dbny dbny		Matthew 4:19 Matthew 16:23 Matthew 20:20 Matthew 23:4 Matthew 27:56 Mark 1:17 Mark 7:7 Mark 7:8 Mark 7:21 Mark 8:33 Mark 9:3 Mark 12:14 Luke 7:12 Acts 11:22 Acts 18:22 Romans 9:27 Romans 16:10 Romans 16:11 1 Thessalonians 5:8 Titus 1:12 ... +2
ܕܒܢ̈ܝ	dbny dbny		Psalms 9:21 Psalms 22:7 Proverbs 15:11 Proverbs 20:27 Proverbs 21:20 Proverbs 27:20 Proverbs 30:2 Isaiah 17:3 Isaiah 52:14 Ezekiel 1:5 Ezekiel 18:6 Ezekiel 18:15 Ezekiel 21:25 Ezekiel 23:7 Ezekiel 23:15 Ezekiel 25:10 Ezekiel 25:10 Ezekiel 27:13 Ezekiel 37:11 Ezekiel 48:31
ܕܒ̈ܢܝ	dbny dbny		Psalms 12:9 Proverbs 20:6 Isaiah 21:17 Ezekiel 20:3
ܕܒܢ̈ܬ	dbnt dbnth	Peal	Isaiah 3:17 Isaiah 4:4 Ezekiel 16:57
ܕܒܢܝܢ	dbnyn dbnyn		Matthew 23:29 Luke 11:47 Ezekiel 42:3
ܕܒܢܘܗܝ	dbnwhy dbnwhy		Matthew 5:9 John 12:36 Romans 8:19
ܕܒܢ	dbn dbn	Peal	1 Corinthians 4:6 Philippians 3:17 2 Thessalonians 3:9
ܕܒܢ̇ܝܢ	dbnyn dbnyn		Isaiah 66:1
ܕܒܢ̈ܘܗܝ	dbnwhy dbnwhy		Ezekiel 46:17

Hebrew Cognates

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Arabic Cognates

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

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