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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Every triliteral root connects Aramaic to its sister languages. Search a root and explore its Hebrew and Arabic cognates, then visualize the full Semitic family as an interactive graph. The Root Card shows the semantic field, a key verse, and sister roots — roots sharing 2 of 3 consonants (e.g., SH-L-M ↔ SH-L-KH).

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Select a verse and watch how all its roots form a constellation of interconnected meanings. From the reader, click the scatter_plot icon next to the verse number.

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Semitic languages don't define: they radiate. Every word grows from a triliteral root that opens a force field. Discover the method of Semitic exegesis behind this application.

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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
ܥܝܢܝܗܘܢ	ʿynyhwn eynyhwn	their eyes	Matthew 9:30 Matthew 17:8 Matthew 20:34 Matthew 26:43 Luke 4:20 Luke 24:31 John 12:40 Acts 1:9 Acts 26:18 Romans 3:18 Romans 11:10
ܥܝܢܝܟ	ʿynyk eynyk	answer	John 9:10 John 9:17 John 9:26 Acts 9:17 Acts 22:13
ܠܥܢܝܗܘܢ	lʿnyhwn lenyhwn	to-answer-their	Mark 9:2 Luke 5:25 Luke 24:43 John 15:24
ܒܥܝܢܝܗܘܢ	bʿynyhwn beynyhwn	answer	Matthew 13:15 Luke 24:11 John 12:40 Acts 28:27
ܥܝܢܝܟܘܢ	ʿynykwn eynykwn	answer	John 4:35 Galatians 3:1 Galatians 4:15
ܘܥܝܢܝܗܘܢ	wʿynyhwn weynyhwn	answer	Matthew 13:15 Luke 24:16 Acts 28:27
ܠܥܝܢܝܗܘܢ	lʿynyhwn leynyhwn	answer	Matthew 9:29 Matthew 20:34
ܥܢܝܬ	ʿnyt enyth	answer[perf] Peal	Acts 22:8
ܠܥܢܝܟܘܢ	lʿnykwn lenykwn	to-answer-your(pl)	Luke 23:14
ܥܝܢܝܗ	ʿynyh eynyh	answer	Acts 9:40
ܕܥܝܢܝܗܘܢ	dʿynyhwn deynyhwn	answer	Mark 14:40
ܕܬܥܢܝܘܗܝ	dtʿnywhy dthenywhy	of-[impf]answer-her	Acts 12:13
ܥܢܝ	ʿny eny	answer Peal	Matthew 25:9
ܠܥܝܢܝܟܘܢ	lʿynykwn leynykwn	answer	Matthew 13:16

Hebrew Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
עָנָה	ana	to answer
עֲנָה	'ană	to answer, respond
תְּשׁוּבָה	tᵊšûḇā	answer, response
עֲנִיּוּת	'ăniyyût	humility, modesty

Arabic Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
عَنَى	ʿanā	to mean
إِجَابَة	ʾijāba	answer, reply
مُجِيب	mujīb	responder, answerer
تَعَانٍ	taʿānin	suffering, distress