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 Peshitta — the 4th–5th century Syriac translation of the New Testament — with transliteration and modern translation side by side. Click any underlined word to discover its triliteral root. Use the settings menu settings to choose your preferred translation language and script.

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Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܕܗܒܐ
dhbʾ
dhb'
gold Matthew 2:11 Matthew 10:9 Matthew 23:17 Acts 3:6 Acts 20:33 1 Corinthians 3:12 1 Peter 1:7 Psalms 19:11 Psalms 72:15 Psalms 119:127 Proverbs 3:14 Proverbs 8:10 Proverbs 8:11 Proverbs 8:19 Proverbs 16:16 Proverbs 20:15 Proverbs 22:1 Isaiah 13:12 Isaiah 13:12 Isaiah 46:6 ... +3
ܕܕܗܒܐ
ddhbʾ
ddhb'
of-gold 2 Timothy 2:20 Hebrews 9:4 Hebrews 9:4 James 2:2 1 Peter 3:3 Psalms 45:10 Psalms 119:72 Proverbs 11:22 Proverbs 25:11 Proverbs 25:12 Isaiah 2:20
ܒܕܗܒܐ
bdhbʾ
bdhb'
in-gold Matthew 23:16 Hebrews 9:4 1 Peter 1:18 Psalms 45:14 Psalms 68:14 Isaiah 40:19 Ezekiel 16:13
ܘܕܗܒܗܘܢ
wdhbhwn
wdhbhwn
and-gold-their Isaiah 60:9 Ezekiel 7:19 Ezekiel 7:19
ܘܒܕܗܒܐ
wbdhbʾ
wbdhb'
and.in-gold 1 Timothy 2:9 Psalms 105:37 Isaiah 13:17
ܠܕܗܒܐ
ldhbʾ
ldhb'
to-gold Matthew 23:17 Proverbs 17:3 Proverbs 27:21
ܠܕܝܗܒ
ldyhb
ldyhb
gold Psalms 136:25
ܘܕܕܗܒܐ
wddhbʾ
wddhb'
and.of-gold Isaiah 31:7
ܕܗܒ
dhb
dhb
gold Peal Luke 14:9
ܕܗܒܝ
dhby
dhby
gold-my Isaiah 43:6
ܕܕܗܒܗܘܢ
ddhbhwn
ddhbhwn
of-gold-their Isaiah 30:22
ܘܕܗܒܟܘܢ
wdhbkwn
wdhbkwn
and-gold-your(pl) James 5:3
ܕܠܕܗܒܐ
dldhbʾ
dldhb'
that.to-gold Acts 17:29
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
זָהָב zahav gold
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
ذَهَب dhahab gold