ARAMAIC NEW TESTAMENT

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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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ܥܕܬ ʿ-D-TH
church, assembly
Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܥܕܬܐ
ʿdtʾ
edth'
church/assembly Acts 5:11 Acts 9:31 Acts 11:22 Acts 12:5 Acts 14:23 Acts 14:27 Acts 15:3 Acts 15:4 Acts 15:22 Acts 15:41 Acts 16:5 Acts 18:22 Romans 16:4 Romans 16:23 1 Corinthians 4:17 1 Corinthians 7:17 1 Corinthians 14:4 1 Corinthians 14:5 1 Corinthians 14:23 1 Corinthians 14:33 ... +16
ܥܕܬܗ
ʿdth
edthh
church, assembly-his Romans 16:16 1 Corinthians 15:9 Galatians 1:13 Ephesians 5:32 1 Timothy 3:5
ܘܠܥܕܬܐ
wlʿdtʾ
wledth'
and.to-church, assembly Philemon 1:2 Hebrews 12:23
ܘܒܥܕܬܐ
wbʿdtʾ
wbedth'
and.in-church, assembly Psalms 26:12 Proverbs 5:14
ܕܒܥܕܬܐ
dbʿdtʾ
dbedth'
that.in-church, assembly Acts 12:1
ܠܥܕܬܝ
lʿdty
ledthy
to-church, assembly-my Matthew 16:18
ܘܕܥܕܬܐ
wdʿdtʾ
wdedth'
and.of-church, assembly Colossians 4:15
ܘܠܥܕܬܗ
wlʿdth
wledthh
and.to-church, assembly-his 1 Corinthians 10:32
ܥܕܬܟ
ʿdtk
edthk
church, assembly-your Psalms 74:2
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
עֵדָה 'edah congregation, assembly
עֵד 'ed witness
עוּד 'ud to testify, bear witness
הֵעִיד hē'īd to testify, bear witness
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
عِيد 'īd feast, holiday
عَادَة 'āda custom, habit
عَوْد 'awda return, reversion
تَعْوِيد ta'wīd accustomization, habituation