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
ܥܘܡܩܐ
ʿwmqʾ
ewmq'
Matthew 13:5 Mark 4:5 Romans 8:39 Romans 11:33
ܘܥܘܡܩܐ
wʿwmqʾ
wewmq'
2 Corinthians 8:2 Ephesians 3:18
ܒܥܘܡܩܘܗܝ
bʿwmqwhy
bewmqwhy
Matthew 18:6
ܥܘܡܩܝܢ
ʿwmqyn
ewmqyn
Acts 27:41
ܥܘܡܩܘܗܝ
ʿwmqwhy
ewmqwhy
1 Corinthians 2:10
ܘܥܡܩ
wʿmq
wemq
Luke 6:48
ܠܥܘܡܩܐ
lʿwmqʾ
lewmq'
Luke 5:4
ܥܡܝܩܐ
ʿmyqʾ
emyq'
John 4:11
Hebrew Cognates

No Hebrew cognates available for this root.

Arabic Cognates

No Arabic cognates available for this root.