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 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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ܕܪܒ D-R-B
train, instruct
Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܕܪܒ
drb
drb
train, instruct Peal Matthew 11:11 Matthew 12:6 Matthew 12:41 Matthew 23:11 Matthew 26:3 Matthew 26:51 Matthew 26:58 Mark 12:31 Mark 14:47 Mark 14:54 Mark 14:66 Luke 7:28 Luke 22:24 Luke 22:26 Luke 22:50 Luke 22:54 John 11:51 John 13:16 John 13:16 John 15:13 ... +22
ܕܪܒܐ
drbʾ
drb'
train, instruct John 5:36 Acts 19:34 Acts 20:4 1 John 5:9 Psalms 108:5 Ezekiel 21:19
ܕܪܒܘܬܐ
drbwtʾ
drbwth'
train, instruct[abst] Romans 13:1 2 Corinthians 4:7 Ephesians 1:19 Hebrews 1:3 Hebrews 8:1 Hebrews 12:22
ܕܪܒܝ
drby
drby
train, instruct-my Acts 4:6 Acts 26:12
ܕܪܒܬ
drbt
drbth
train, instruct[perf] Peal Matthew 13:32 Luke 16:2
ܠܕܪܒܐ
ldrbʾ
ldrb'
to-train, instruct Acts 14:20 Acts 16:1
ܕܪܒܘܬܗ
drbwth
drbwthh
train, instruct[abst]-his Psalms 150:2
ܒܕܪܒ
bdrb
bdrb
in-train, instruct Hebrews 6:16
Hebrew Cognates

No Hebrew cognates available for this root.

Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
دَرَّبَ darraba to train, to coach
دَرَابَة darabah training, practice
مُدَرِّب mudarrib trainer, coach
تَدْرِيب tadrīb training, instruction