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
ܕܡܗ
dmh
dmh
his blood Matthew 9:20 Matthew 23:35 Matthew 27:24 Matthew 27:25 Luke 8:43 Luke 11:51 John 6:53 Acts 5:28 Acts 22:20 Hebrews 9:14 Hebrews 12:24 1 Peter 1:2
ܘܒܕܡܗ
wbdmh
wbdmh
Ephesians 1:7
ܕܡܗܝܢ
dmhyn
dmhyn
Hebrews 13:11
Hebrew Cognates

No Hebrew cognates available for this root.

Arabic Cognates

No Arabic cognates available for this root.