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 →Peshitta Occurrences
| Form | Transliteration | Gloss | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| ܥܗܕܝܢ | ʿhdyn ehdyn |
remember, testify[pl] | Matthew 16:9 Mark 8:18 Luke 24:6 1 Corinthians 15:2 Ephesians 2:11 Colossians 4:18 1 Thessalonians 2:9 Hebrews 13:7 Psalms 44:24 |
| ܡܥܗܕ | mʿhd mehd |
[ptcp]remember, testify | 1 Corinthians 11:2 2 Timothy 1:6 2 Timothy 2:14 Titus 3:1 |
| ܥܗܕܘ | ʿhdw ehdw |
remember, testify[3pl] Peal | John 15:20 Hebrews 13:3 Psalms 78:35 Psalms 109:16 |
| ܢܥܗܕܟܘܢ | nʿhdkwn nehdkwn |
[impf]remember, testify-your(pl) | John 14:26 1 Corinthians 4:17 |
| ܥܗܕ | ʿhd ehd |
remember, testify Peal | Hebrews 11:22 Psalms 119:49 |
| ܘܥܗܕ | wʿhd wehd |
and-remember, testify | Luke 1:72 |
| ܡܥܗܕܝܢ | mʿhdyn mehdyn |
[ptcp]remember, testify[pl] | 1 Corinthians 11:26 |
| ܘܠܡܥܗܕܘ | wlmʿhdw wlmehdw |
and.to-[ptcp]remember, testify[3pl] | Acts 20:35 |
| ܘܕܥܗ̇ܕ | wdʿhd wdehd |
and.of-remember, testify | Isaiah 64:6 |
| ܘܐܥܗܕ | wʾʿhd w'ehd |
and-[impf]remember, testify Aphel | Psalms 71:16 |
| ܥܗܕܢ | ʿhdn ehdn |
remember, testify-them | Psalms 115:12 |
| ܕܐܥܗܕܟܘܢ | dʾʿhdkwn d'ehdkwn |
of-[impf]remember, testify-your(pl) Aphel | Romans 15:15 |
| ܥܘܗܕܢܢ | ʿwhdnn ewhdnn |
remember, testify | 1 Thessalonians 3:6 |
| ܘܬܥܗܕܝܢ | wtʿhdyn wthehdyn |
and-[impf]remember, testify[pl] | Ezekiel 16:61 |
| ܘܠܡܥܗܕܟܘܢ | wlmʿhdkwn wlmehdkwn |
and.to-[ptcp]remember, testify-your(pl) | Ephesians 1:16 |
| ܘܥܗܝܕܝܢ | wʿhydyn wehydyn |
remember, testify | Acts 20:31 |
| ܥܗܕܐ | ʿhdʾ ehd' |
remember, testify | John 16:21 |
| ܥܗܕܬ | ʿhdt ehdth |
remember, testify[perf] Peal | Psalms 119:55 |
| ܘܥܗܕܘ | wʿhdw wehdw |
and-remember, testify[3pl] Peal | 1 Peter 5:8 |
Hebrew Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| עֵד | 'ed | witness |
| עֵדוּת | 'edut | testimony |
| הֶעֱבִיד | he'evid | to testify (hifil) |
| זָכַר | zakhár | to remember |
| זִכָּרוֹן | zikkáron | memory, remembrance |
| הֵעִיד | he'ìd | to testify |
Arabic Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| عَهْد | 'ahd | covenant, promise |
| عَهِدَ | 'ahida | to promise, to know |
| تَعَهُّد | ta'ahhud | commitment |
| ذَكَرَ | dhakarā | to remember |
| ذِكْرَى | dhikrá | memory, remembrance |
| شَهِدَ | shahida | to testify |