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.
Read Luke 1:28 →
ܕܪܫ
D-R-SH
seek, interpret (midrash)
Peshitta Occurrences
| Form | Transliteration | Gloss | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| ܕܪܫܝܢ | dršyn drshyn |
seek, interpret (midrash)[pl] | Mark 9:14 Mark 9:16 Acts 17:18 Acts 28:29 |
| ܒܕܪܫܐ | bdršʾ bdrsh' |
in-seek, interpret (midrash) | 1 Timothy 6:4 Isaiah 28:27 |
| ܕܪܫܟܘܢ | drškwn drshkwn |
seek, interpret (midrash)-your(pl) | Matthew 10:30 Luke 12:7 |
| ܘܕܪܫ | wdrš wdrsh |
and-seek, interpret (midrash) | Acts 9:29 1 Timothy 4:7 |
| ܐܬܕܪܫܘ | ʾtdršw 'thdrshw |
[pass]seek, interpret (midrash)[3pl] Ethpeel | Hebrews 12:11 |
| ܕܕܪܫܝܢ | ddršyn ddrshyn |
of-seek, interpret (midrash)[pl] | Mark 12:28 |
| ܕܡܕܪܫܝܢ | dmdršyn dmdrshyn |
that.from-seek, interpret (midrash)[pl] | Hebrews 5:14 |
| ܕܕܪܝܫܐ | ddryšʾ ddrysh' |
seek, interpret (midrash) | Proverbs 9:12 |
| ܡܕܪܫ | mdrš mdrsh |
[ptcp]seek, interpret (midrash) | Philippians 4:12 |
| ܕܪܫ | drš drsh |
seek, interpret (midrash) Peal | Acts 18:28 |
| ܕܪܫܗ | dršh drshh |
seek, interpret (midrash)-his | Luke 7:38 |
Hebrew Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| דָּרַשׁ | darash | to seek/interpret |
| מִדְרָשׁ | midrash | interpretation/Midrash |
| דְּרָשָׁה | derashah | sermon |
| בֵּית מִדְרָשׁ | beit midrash | house of study |
| דֹּרֵש | dóresh | seeker, interpreter |
| דְּרִישָׁה | d'rishá | search, inquiry |
Arabic Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| دَرَسَ | darasa | to study |
| دَرْس | dars | lesson |
| مَدْرَسَة | madrasa | school |
| مُدَرِّس | mudarris | teacher |
| دَارِس | daris | student |
| دُرُوس | durūs | studies |