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
ܒܕܡܥܬܐ
bdmʿtʾ
bdmeth'
Psalms 80:6 Psalms 80:6 Psalms 126:5
ܒܕܡܥܐ
bdmʿʾ
bdme'
Acts 20:31 2 Corinthians 2:4 Hebrews 12:17
ܘܒܕܡܥܐ
wbdmʿʾ
wbdme'
Acts 20:19 Hebrews 5:7
ܕܡܥܬܐ
dmʿtʾ
dmeth'
Isaiah 25:8
ܕܡ̈ܥܝ
dmʿy
dmey
Psalms 56:9
ܕܡܥܘܗܝ
dmʿwhy
dmewhy
John 11:35
Hebrew Cognates

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Arabic Cognates

No Arabic cognates available for this root.