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
ܥܡܝ
ʿmy
emy
with me Matthew 12:30 Matthew 12:30 Matthew 20:13 Matthew 26:23 Matthew 26:38 Matthew 26:40 Mark 14:18 Mark 14:20 Luke 11:7 Luke 11:23 Luke 11:23 Luke 12:13 Luke 15:6 Luke 15:9 Luke 15:31 Luke 23:43 John 8:29 John 13:8 John 13:18 John 15:27 ... +22
Hebrew Cognates

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Arabic Cognates

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