Peshitta Constellations

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doi:10.5281/zenodo.19358529

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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Root patterns

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Word forms

3,459

Cognates

589

Semantic bridges

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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.

Read Luke 1:28 →

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).

Explore ܫܘܚ R-W-KH → | Visualize R-W-KH →

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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Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܥܠܘܗܝ	ʿlwhy elwhy	upon him	Matthew 3:16 Matthew 9:24 Matthew 9:32 Matthew 10:13 Matthew 12:14 Matthew 12:18 Matthew 21:7 Matthew 21:44 Matthew 26:24 Matthew 27:27 Matthew 27:39 Mark 1:10 Mark 1:41 Mark 3:6 Mark 3:10 Mark 5:21 Mark 5:40 Mark 7:32 Mark 8:30 Mark 9:13 ... +204
ܥܠܝܗ̇	ʿlyh elyh		Psalms 37:29 Psalms 102:14 Proverbs 27:12 Proverbs 31:11 Isaiah 7:1 Isaiah 8:20 Isaiah 22:25 Isaiah 24:20 Isaiah 34:11 Isaiah 37:33 Isaiah 45:12 Isaiah 66:10 Isaiah 66:12 Ezekiel 4:1 Ezekiel 4:2 Ezekiel 4:2 Ezekiel 4:2 Ezekiel 4:2 Ezekiel 4:3 Ezekiel 4:7 ... +10
ܒܥܠܗ̇	bʿlh belh		Proverbs 31:23 Ezekiel 16:45
ܥܘܠܗ̇	ʿwlh ewlh		Isaiah 24:20 Isaiah 49:15
ܕܒܥܠܗ̇	dbʿlh dbelh		Proverbs 12:4 Proverbs 31:11
ܒܥܘ̣ܠܗ̇	bʿwlh bewlh		Proverbs 28:2
ܘܥܘ̣ܠܗ̇	wʿwlh wewlh		Ezekiel 24:6
ܕܒܥܠܗ	dbʿlh dbelh		Romans 7:2
ܕܥܘ̣ܠܗ̇	dʿwlh dewlh		Ezekiel 24:12
ܕܥܠܝܗ̇	dʿlyh delyh		Isaiah 42:5
ܘܒܥܠܗ̇	wbʿlh wbelh		Proverbs 31:28

Hebrew Cognates

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Arabic Cognates

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Every word is a root, and every root is a constellation.

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