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
ܕܡܚܝܢ
dmḥyn
dmkhyn
sleep[pl] Acts 21:32 1 Timothy 1:9 1 Timothy 1:9
ܕܡܚܘܬܐ
dmḥwtʾ
dmkhwth'
sleep[abst] Psalms 11:6 Isaiah 8:14
ܠܕܡܚܐ
ldmḥʾ
ldmkh'
to-sleep Psalms 136:10 Psalms 136:17
ܕܡܚܘܬܗ
dmḥwth
dmkhwthh
sleep[abst]-his Isaiah 30:26
ܘܠܕܡܚܐ
wldmḥʾ
wldmkh'
and.to-sleep Luke 6:29
ܕܡܚܟ
dmḥk
dmkhk
sleep-your Matthew 26:68
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
דָּמַךְ damakh to sleep
דְּמָמָה d'mamah silence, stillness
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
دَمَكَ damaka to sleep
دَمَاكَة damakah deep sleep