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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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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Select a verse and watch how all its roots form a constellation of interconnected meanings. From the reader, click the scatter_plot icon next to the verse number.

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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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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
ܡܥܕܪ	mʿdr medr	[ptcp]help	Mark 16:20 Romans 8:28 Philippians 4:3
ܥܕܪ	ʿdr edr	help Peal	Mark 9:24 Luke 1:54 Acts 18:27
ܡܥܕܪܢܝ	mʿdrny medrny	[ptcp]help-me	Philemon 1:24 Hebrews 13:6
ܡܥܕܪܐ	mʿdrʾ medr'	[ptcp]help	Luke 10:40 Romans 8:26
ܥܕܪܐ	ʿdrʾ edr'	help	1 Peter 3:17
ܘܡܥܕܪܢܢ	wmʿdrnn wmedrnn	and.from-help-we Peal	1 Thessalonians 3:2
ܥܕܪܢܝ	ʿdrny edrny	help-me Peal	Acts 26:22
ܕܡܥܕܪܐ	dmʿdrʾ dmedr'	that.from-help	2 Corinthians 8:10
ܕܥܕܪܐ	dʿdrʾ dedr'	of-help	1 Corinthians 12:7
ܥܕܪܘ	ʿdrw edrw	help[3pl] Peal	Acts 21:28
ܐܬܥܕܪܘ	ʾtʿdrw 'thedrw	[pass]help[3pl] Ethpeel	Hebrews 13:9
ܕܡܥܕܪܢܝ	dmʿdrny dmedrny	that.from-help-me Peal	Philippians 4:3
ܕܢܥܕܪ	dnʿdr dnedr	of-[impf]help	Hebrews 2:18
ܐܬܥܕܪܬ	ʾtʿdrt 'thedrth	[pass]help[perf] Ethpeel	Mark 5:26
ܒܥܘܕܪܢܢ	bʿwdrnn bewdrnn	help	Hebrews 11:40
ܘܡܥܕܪ	wmʿdr wmedr	and.from-help	1 Corinthians 16:16
ܠܥܘܕܪܢܢ	lʿwdrnn lewdrnn	help	Hebrews 12:10

Hebrew Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
עָזַר	'azar	to help
עֵזֶר	'ezer	aid
עֶזְרָא	Ezra	Ezra
עֹזֵר	ozer	helper
עֶזְרָה	ezrah	help, assistance
עֶזְרִי	ezri	my help

Arabic Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
عَذَرَ	'adhara	to excuse
عُذْر	'udhr	excuse
نَصَرَ	nasara	to help/give victory
نَاصِرٌ	nasir	defender, supporter
مُنْتَصِرٌ	muntasir	victorious
مَنْصُورٌ	mansur	aided, assisted