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
ܕܚܝ
dḥy
dkhy
Peal Mark 16:11 Luke 24:23 John 11:26 Acts 25:19 Romans 7:1 Romans 7:2 Romans 14:11 1 Corinthians 7:39 Hebrews 7:8 Hebrews 9:17
ܕܚܝܝܢ
dḥyyn
dkhyyn
Acts 27:20 2 Corinthians 5:15 Colossians 2:20
ܕܚܝܘܗܝ
dḥywhy
dkhywhy
Hebrews 7:3
ܕܚܝܘܬܐ
dḥywtʾ
dkhywth'
James 3:7
Hebrew Cognates

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Arabic Cognates

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