ARAMAIC NEW TESTAMENT
Every word is a root, and every root is a constellation.
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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Read the Peshitta — the 4th–5th century Syriac translation of the New Testament — with transliteration and modern translation side by side. Click any underlined word to discover its triliteral root. Use the settings menu settings to choose your preferred translation language and script.
Read Luke 1:28 →Peshitta Occurrences
| Form | Transliteration | Gloss | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| ܘܥܪܩ | wʿrq werq |
and-flee | Matthew 2:14 Mark 14:52 John 10:12 Acts 7:29 James 4:7 Psalms 114:3 |
| ܥܪܩܘ | ʿrqw erqw |
flee[3pl] Peal | Matthew 8:33 Mark 5:14 Luke 8:34 Acts 19:16 Isaiah 22:3 Isaiah 37:38 |
| ܥܪܘܩܘ | ʿrwqw erwqw |
flee | Matthew 10:23 1 Corinthians 6:18 1 Corinthians 10:14 1 Thessalonians 5:22 Isaiah 48:20 |
| ܥܪܩܐ | ʿrqʾ erq' |
flee | Mark 1:7 Luke 3:16 John 1:27 John 10:5 Acts 13:25 |
| ܠܡܥܪܩ | lmʿrq lmerq |
so.that-flee | Matthew 3:7 Luke 3:7 Luke 21:36 Acts 27:30 |
| ܥܪܩܬܐ | ʿrqtʾ erqth' |
flee[fem] | Mark 1:6 Acts 21:11 Isaiah 5:18 |
| ܢܥܪܘܩ | nʿrwq nerwq |
flee | Hebrews 2:3 Proverbs 28:17 Isaiah 30:16 |
| ܘܢܥܪܘܩ | wnʿrwq wnerwq |
flee | Isaiah 17:13 Isaiah 31:8 |
| ܘܥܪܩܘ | wʿrqw werqw |
and-flee[3pl] Peal | Matthew 26:56 Mark 14:50 |
| ܘܥܪܘܩ | wʿrwq werwq |
flee | Matthew 2:13 1 Timothy 6:20 |
| ܥܪ̈ܩܐ | ʿrqʾ erq' |
flee | Isaiah 5:27 Ezekiel 27:5 |
| ܕܥܪ̈ܩܐ | dʿrqʾ derq' |
of-flee | Ezekiel 17:3 Ezekiel 17:22 |
| ܥܪܩ | ʿrq erq |
flee Peal | Mark 16:8 John 10:13 |
| ܥܪܘܩ | ʿrwq erwq |
flee | 1 Timothy 6:11 2 Timothy 2:22 |
| ܘܥܪ̈ܩܐ | wʿrqʾ werq' |
and-flee | Ezekiel 23:15 Ezekiel 31:8 |
| ܕܥܪܩܢ | dʿrqn derqn |
of-flee-them | Isaiah 20:6 |
| ܕܥܪܩܘ | dʿrqw derqw |
of-flee[3pl] Peal | Acts 16:27 |
| ܒܥܪܩܐ | bʿrqʾ berq' |
in-flee | Acts 22:25 |
| ܕܢܥܪܘܩ | dnʿrwq dnerwq |
flee | Isaiah 24:18 |
| ܥܪܩܬ | ʿrqt erqth |
flee[perf] Peal | Isaiah 10:29 |
| ܥܪ̈ܘܩܐ | ʿrwqʾ erwq' |
flee | Isaiah 43:14 |
| ܬܥܪܘܩ | tʿrwq therwq |
flee | Romans 2:3 |
| ܕܥܪܩܬܐ | dʿrqtʾ derqth' |
of-flee[fem] | Acts 21:11 |
| ܕܥܪܩܐ | dʿrqʾ derq' |
of-flee | Ezekiel 27:24 |
| ܥܪܩܝܢ | ʿrqyn erqyn |
flee[pl] | Psalms 104:7 |
| ܕܥ̇ܪܩܝܢ | dʿrqyn derqyn |
of-flee[pl] | Isaiah 13:14 |
| ܕܥܪܩܬ | dʿrqt derqth |
of-flee[perf] Peal | Psalms 114:5 |
| ܡܥܪܩܐ | mʿrqʾ merq' |
[ptcp]flee | Psalms 142:5 |
Hebrew Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| עָרַק | 'araq | to flee |
| עֲרִיקָה | 'ariqah | desertion |
| עָרֹוק | 'arok | fugitive |
| עֲרִיקָה | 'ăriqah | flight |
| עֲרִיץ | 'aríts | fierce, violent |
Arabic Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| عَرِقَ | 'ariqa | to sweat |
| عِرْق | 'irq | vein/root |
| عَرَق | 'araq | sweat/arak (drink) |
| عَرَّاق | 'arrāq | sweaty |
| مَعْرَق | ma'raq | place of sweating |
| اِنْعِرَاق | in'irāq | spilling, pouring out |