Peshitta Constellations

Fresco, Jossi

doi:10.5281/zenodo.19358529

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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Root patterns

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Word forms

3,459

Cognates

589

Semantic bridges

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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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Every triliteral root connects Aramaic to its sister languages. Search a root and explore its Hebrew and Arabic cognates, then visualize the full Semitic family as an interactive graph. The Root Card shows the semantic field, a key verse, and sister roots — roots sharing 2 of 3 consonants (e.g., SH-L-M ↔ SH-L-KH).

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Semitic languages don't define: they radiate. Every word grows from a triliteral root that opens a force field. Discover the method of Semitic exegesis behind this application.

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Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܕܡܢ	dmn dmn	who from/that from	Matthew 2:15 Matthew 5:12 Matthew 5:31 Matthew 5:37 Matthew 7:23 Matthew 11:7 Matthew 13:35 Matthew 15:1 Matthew 15:18 Matthew 19:9 Matthew 19:12 Matthew 19:12 Matthew 21:11 Matthew 21:16 Matthew 23:16 Matthew 23:27 Matthew 25:34 Matthew 25:41 Matthew 26:64 Matthew 27:18 ... +295
ܕܡܢܘ	dmnw dmnw	Peal	Matthew 22:20 Mark 9:34 Mark 12:16 Luke 8:9 Luke 9:46 Luke 18:36 Luke 19:3 Luke 22:23 John 13:24 John 19:24 John 21:12 Acts 7:35 Acts 10:17 Acts 13:11 Acts 21:33 Romans 10:6 Psalms 59:8 Psalms 64:6
ܕܡܢܗ	dmnh dmnh		Matthew 1:16 Matthew 12:45 John 7:22 Acts 1:25 Acts 17:28 Acts 23:6 Romans 9:21 Ephesians 3:15 Colossians 2:19 Hebrews 2:3 Hebrews 12:5 1 Peter 2:14 Psalms 62:2 Psalms 62:6 Proverbs 4:23
ܕܡܢܐ	dmnʾ dmn'		Mark 1:27 Mark 2:7 Mark 8:23 Mark 9:10 Mark 9:33 Luke 1:29 Luke 6:11 Acts 1:17 Acts 2:12 Acts 5:24 Acts 12:18 Acts 22:30 Acts 23:19 1 Corinthians 14:16 Isaiah 45:10
ܕܡܢܗܘܢ	dmnhwn dmnhwn		Acts 22:5 Romans 9:27 1 Corinthians 10:8 1 Corinthians 10:9 1 Corinthians 10:10 1 Thessalonians 2:15
ܕܡ̇ܢ	dmn dmn	Peal	Proverbs 20:16 Proverbs 27:13
ܕܡܢܟܘܢ	dmnkwn dmnkwn		1 Corinthians 4:3 Colossians 4:12
ܕܡܢܗܝܢ	dmnhyn dmnhyn		1 Timothy 6:4
ܕܡ̇ܢܐ	dmnʾ dmn'		Isaiah 33:18
ܕܡܢܟ	dmnk dmnk		Matthew 3:14
ܕܡܢܝܢ	dmnyn dmnyn		Hebrews 11:12
ܕܡܢܝ	dmny dmny		Mark 7:11

Hebrew Cognates

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Arabic Cognates

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Every word is a root, and every root is a constellation.

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