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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ܥܠܡ ʿ-L-M
world, eternity
Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܠܥܠܡ
lʿlm
lelm
forever Matthew 6:13 Matthew 21:19 Mark 3:29 Luke 1:33 Luke 1:55 John 4:14 John 6:35 John 6:51 John 6:58 John 8:35 John 8:35 John 8:51 John 8:52 John 10:28 John 11:26 John 12:34 John 13:8 John 14:16 Romans 1:25 Romans 9:5 ... +187
ܕܠܥܠܡ
dlʿlm
dlelm
forever Matthew 18:8 Matthew 19:16 Matthew 19:29 Matthew 25:41 Matthew 25:46 Matthew 25:46 Mark 3:29 Mark 10:17 Mark 10:30 Luke 10:25 Luke 16:9 Luke 18:18 Luke 18:30 John 3:15 John 3:16 John 3:36 John 4:14 John 4:36 John 5:24 John 5:39 ... +80
ܕܥܠܡܐ
dʿlmʾ
delm'
of the world Matthew 4:8 Matthew 5:14 Matthew 13:22 Matthew 13:35 Matthew 13:39 Matthew 13:40 Matthew 13:49 Matthew 24:3 Matthew 24:21 Matthew 25:34 Matthew 28:20 Mark 4:19 Luke 8:14 Luke 12:30 Luke 16:8 Luke 20:34 Luke 21:34 John 1:29 John 4:42 John 6:51 ... +51
ܥܠܡܐ
ʿlmʾ
elm'
world/age Matthew 13:38 Matthew 16:26 Matthew 24:14 Matthew 26:13 Mark 8:36 Mark 14:9 Luke 2:10 Luke 9:25 Luke 11:50 Luke 20:35 John 7:7 John 8:23 John 8:23 John 12:19 John 13:1 John 13:1 John 14:27 John 14:31 John 15:18 John 15:19 ... +50
ܠܥܠܡܐ
lʿlmʾ
lelm'
to-world, eternity Matthew 18:7 Mark 16:15 John 1:9 John 3:16 John 3:17 John 3:17 John 3:17 John 3:19 John 6:14 John 6:33 John 7:4 John 10:36 John 11:27 John 12:46 John 12:47 John 12:47 John 14:22 John 16:8 John 16:28 John 16:28 ... +28
ܥܠܡܝܢ
ʿlmyn
elmyn
world, eternity[pl] Matthew 6:13 Romans 1:25 Romans 9:5 Romans 11:36 2 Corinthians 4:17 2 Corinthians 11:31 Galatians 1:5 Ephesians 3:21 Philippians 4:20 1 Timothy 1:17 1 Timothy 6:16 2 Timothy 4:18 Hebrews 1:8 Hebrews 13:21 1 Peter 4:11 1 Peter 5:11 Psalms 9:6 Psalms 10:16 Psalms 21:5 Psalms 21:7 ... +25
ܒܥܠܡܐ
bʿlmʾ
belm'
in the world Matthew 12:32 Matthew 12:32 Matthew 19:28 John 1:10 John 8:26 John 12:25 John 16:21 John 16:33 John 17:11 John 17:11 John 17:12 John 17:13 Romans 5:13 1 Corinthians 1:28 1 Corinthians 3:18 1 Corinthians 7:31 1 Corinthians 7:35 1 Corinthians 8:4 1 Corinthians 14:10 2 Corinthians 1:12 ... +10
ܥܠܡ
ʿlm
elm
world, eternity Peal Luke 1:70 John 9:32 Acts 3:21 Acts 15:18 Psalms 24:7 Psalms 24:9 Psalms 25:6 Psalms 41:14 Psalms 90:2 Psalms 93:2 Psalms 103:17 Psalms 106:48 Psalms 113:2 Psalms 119:52 Psalms 119:152 Proverbs 22:28 Proverbs 23:10 Isaiah 42:14 Isaiah 46:9 Isaiah 57:11 ... +7
ܘܠܥܠܡ
wlʿlm
wlelm
and.to-world, eternity Mark 11:14 Hebrews 13:8 Psalms 5:12 Psalms 48:15 Psalms 52:10 Psalms 89:29 Psalms 100:5 Psalms 106:1 Psalms 107:1 Psalms 112:6 Psalms 118:1 Psalms 118:29 Psalms 119:160 Psalms 136:1 Isaiah 34:10 Isaiah 34:10
ܥܠܝܡܐ
ʿlymʾ
elym'
world, eternity Matthew 19:20 Matthew 19:22 Mark 16:5 Luke 7:14 Acts 5:10 Acts 20:9 Acts 23:18 Acts 23:20 1 Peter 5:5 1 John 2:13 1 John 2:14
ܘܥܠܡܐ
wʿlmʾ
welm'
and-world, eternity John 1:10 John 1:10 John 14:19 John 16:20 John 17:14 John 17:25 Romans 3:19 James 3:6 1 John 4:5 1 John 5:19
ܠܥܠܡܝܢ
lʿlmyn
lelmyn
to-world, eternity[pl] 1 Peter 1:25 Psalms 4:3 Psalms 22:27 Psalms 61:5 Psalms 66:4 Isaiah 25:8 Isaiah 26:4 Isaiah 33:20 Isaiah 40:8 Isaiah 57:15
ܕܥܠܡ
dʿlm
delm
of-world, eternity Isaiah 24:5 Isaiah 55:3 Isaiah 61:8 Isaiah 63:11 Ezekiel 16:60 Ezekiel 25:15 Ezekiel 26:20 Ezekiel 37:26
ܠܥܠܝܡܐ
lʿlymʾ
lelym'
world, eternity Acts 20:12 Acts 23:17 Acts 23:18 Acts 23:19 Acts 23:22
ܥܠܝܡܬܐ
ʿlymtʾ
elymth'
world, eternity Mark 14:66 Mark 14:69 Luke 22:56 John 18:17 Acts 16:16
ܕܒܥܠܡܐ
dbʿlmʾ
dbelm'
that.in-world, eternity John 9:5 1 Corinthians 5:10 1 Peter 5:9 1 John 4:4
ܕܥ̈ܠܝܡܐ
dʿlymʾ
delym'
world, eternity Psalms 8:3 Proverbs 7:10 Isaiah 13:18
ܥܠܝ̈ܡܐ
ʿlymʾ
elym'
world, eternity Isaiah 3:4 Isaiah 3:5
ܥ̈ܠܡܐ
ʿlmʾ
elm'
world, eternity Proverbs 8:23 Isaiah 33:14
ܥܝܠܡ
ʿylm
eylm
world, eternity Isaiah 11:11 Ezekiel 32:24
ܘܒܥܠܡܐ
wbʿlmʾ
wbelm'
and.in-world, eternity Mark 10:30 Luke 18:30
ܘܠܥܠܡܝܢ
wlʿlmyn
wlelmyn
and.to-world, eternity[pl] Isaiah 35:10 Isaiah 51:11
ܕܥ̈ܠܡܐ
dʿlmʾ
delm'
of-world, eternity Isaiah 9:5 Isaiah 45:17
ܥܠܡ̈ܐ
ʿlmʾ
elm'
world, eternity Psalms 55:20
ܕܥܠܝܡܝܢ
dʿlymyn
delymyn
world, eternity Acts 5:6
ܕܥܠܝܡܐ
dʿlymʾ
delym'
world, eternity Acts 7:58
ܒܥܠܝܡܘܬܗ
bʿlymwth
belymwthh
world, eternity Proverbs 30:19
ܥܠܝܡ̈ܐ
ʿlymʾ
elym'
world, eternity Isaiah 20:4
ܥܠܝܡܘܬܐ
ʿlymwtʾ
elymwth'
world, eternity Psalms 127:4
ܥܝܠ̈ܡ
ʿylm
eylm
world, eternity Isaiah 21:2
ܘܥܝܠܡ
wʿylm
weylm
world, eternity Isaiah 22:6
ܥ̈ܠܝܡܐ
ʿlymʾ
elym'
world, eternity Isaiah 40:30
ܥ̈ܠܝܡܬܐ
ʿlymtʾ
elymth'
world, eternity Psalms 68:26
ܘܥܠܝܡܐ
wʿlymʾ
welym'
world, eternity Mark 14:51
ܘܥ̈ܠܝܡܘܗܝ
wʿlymwhy
welymwhy
world, eternity Isaiah 31:8
ܕܥܠܡܝ
dʿlmy
delmy
of-world, eternity-my Ephesians 3:21
ܒܥܠܡ
bʿlm
belm
in-world, eternity Isaiah 64:4
ܘܥ̈ܠܝܡܐ
wʿlymʾ
welym'
world, eternity Psalms 148:12
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
עוֹלָם olam world/eternity
עָלַם alam to hide
עֲלָמָה 'alamah maiden, virgin
עָלֵם 'alem to hide, to conceal
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
عَالِم alim scholar/scientist
عَالَم ʿālam world, universe
عَلَّم ʿallam to teach, to instruct
عِلْم ʿilm knowledge, science