Peshitta Constellations

Explore the New Testament from its Aramaic roots

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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.

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ܫܟܒ SH-KH-P — lie down, sleep
Semantic field: reclining, horizontal rest, prostration
What gets lost in translation: In Aramaic, ܫܟܒ (shkhab) is fundamentally a postural, bodily act: the body laying itself horizontal upon the ground, the bed, or the tomb. The root covers everything from simply reclining to rest, to … Explore this root →
שָׁכַב shakhavשִׁכְבָה shikh'vahשָׁכֵב shakhev شَكَبَ shakabaشَاكِب shāki'bشَكْب shak'b
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Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܥܡܟ
ʿmk
emk
with you(sg) Matthew 5:40 Matthew 12:47 Matthew 18:16 Matthew 26:35 Mark 14:31 Luke 1:19 Luke 14:10 Luke 22:33 John 9:37 John 18:35 John 21:3 Acts 8:20 Acts 9:6 Acts 10:32 Acts 11:14 Acts 18:10 Acts 21:37 Acts 22:10 Acts 27:24 1 Timothy 6:21 ... +2
ܥܡܟܝ
ʿmky
emky
Luke 1:28 John 4:26
ܥܡܟܝܢ
ʿmkyn
emkyn
Luke 24:6
Hebrew Cognates

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Arabic Cognates

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