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
ܕܨܒܝܢ
dṣbyn
dtsbyn
Matthew 7:12 Mark 12:38 Mark 14:7 Luke 6:31 Luke 16:26 Luke 20:46 John 7:44 Galatians 4:21 Galatians 6:12 Philippians 2:13 1 Timothy 6:9 2 Timothy 3:12 Hebrews 12:10
ܕܨܒܘ
dṣbw
dtsbw
Peal Matthew 17:12 Mark 9:13 John 6:11
ܕܨܒܘܬܐ
dṣbwtʾ
dtsbwth'
Hebrews 10:1
Hebrew Cognates

No Hebrew cognates available for this root.

Arabic Cognates

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