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.

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Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܘܥ̈ܠܠܬܐ
wʿlltʾ
wellth'
and-enter[fem] Proverbs 18:20 Ezekiel 36:30
ܕܥ̈ܠܠܬܐ
dʿlltʾ
dellth'
of-enter[fem] Proverbs 14:4 Proverbs 16:8
ܘܥ̈ܠܠܬܗ
wʿllth
wellthh
and-enter-his Proverbs 10:16
ܥܠܝܠܝܢ
ʿlylyn
elylyn
enter Luke 8:30
ܥܠܠܬܗ
ʿllth
ellthh
enter-his Isaiah 23:3
ܥܠܠܬܐ
ʿlltʾ
ellth'
enter[fem] Luke 12:16
ܐܬܥܠܠ
ʾtʿll
'thell
[pass]enter Ethpeel John 13:27
ܕܥܠܠܬܐ
dʿlltʾ
dellth'
of-enter[fem] 1 Corinthians 9:10
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
עָלַל 'alal to enter/act
עֲלִילָה 'alilah deed/act
מַעֲלָל ma'alal action/deed
עֹלָל 'olal young child
מַעֲלָה ma'alah ascent, elevation
נַעֲלָה na'alah shoe, footwear
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
عَلَّلَ 'allala to justify/reason
عِلَّة 'illa cause/illness
تَعْلِيل ta'lil reasoning
دَخَلَ dakhala to enter, to go in
عِلَّة 'illah cause, reason