ARAMAIC NEW TESTAMENT

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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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ܥܪܣ ʿ-R-S
bed, couch
Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܥܪܣܟ
ʿrsk
ersk
bed, couch-your Matthew 9:6 Mark 2:9 Mark 2:11 Luke 5:24 John 5:8 John 5:10 John 5:11 John 5:12 Acts 9:34
ܒܥܪܣܐ
bʿrsʾ
bers'
in-bed, couch Matthew 9:2 Mark 7:30 Luke 5:18 Luke 11:7 Acts 9:33
ܥܪܣܐ
ʿrsʾ
ers'
bed, couch Mark 2:4 Mark 4:21 Luke 8:16 Luke 17:34 Psalms 41:4
ܥܪܣܗ
ʿrsh
ersh
bed, couch-his Mark 2:12 Luke 5:19 Luke 5:25 John 5:9
ܥܪܣܝ
ʿrsy
ersy
bed, couch-my Psalms 6:7 Proverbs 7:16 Proverbs 7:17
ܒܥܪܣܬܐ
bʿrstʾ
bersth'
in-bed, couch[fem] Mark 6:55 Acts 5:15
ܕܥܪܣܝ
dʿrsy
dersy
of-bed, couch-my Psalms 132:3
ܘܥܪܣܗܘܢ
wʿrshwn
wershwn
and-bed, couch-their Hebrews 13:4
ܥܪ̈ܣܬܐ
ʿrstʾ
ersth'
bed, couch[fem] Ezekiel 23:41
ܒܥܪܣܗ
bʿrsh
bersh
in-bed, couch-his Proverbs 26:14
ܘܕܥܪܣܬܐ
wdʿrstʾ
wdersth'
and.of-bed, couch[fem] Mark 7:4
ܠܥܪܣܐ
lʿrsʾ
lers'
to-bed, couch Luke 7:14
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
עֶרֶשׂ eres bed, cradle
עֲרַשׂ ʿăraś couch, sofa
עֲרִיסָה ʿărīsā crib, small bed
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
عَرْش ʿarsh throne
عَرِيش ʿarīsh arbor, trellis
عَرَّاش ʿarrāsh upholsterer, quilter