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
ܥܣܪܐ
ʿsrʾ
esr'
ten Matthew 20:24 Mark 10:41 Luke 15:8 Luke 17:12 Luke 17:17 Luke 19:13 Luke 19:13 Luke 19:16 Luke 19:17 Luke 19:24 Luke 19:25 Acts 25:6
ܡܥܣܪܐ
mʿsrʾ
mesr'
[ptcp]ten Hebrews 7:2 Hebrews 7:4 Hebrews 7:5 Hebrews 7:6 Hebrews 7:8
ܥܣܪܝܢ
ʿsryn
esryn
ten[pl] John 6:19 Acts 27:28 1 Corinthians 10:8
ܥܣܪ
ʿsr
esr
ten Matthew 25:28 John 1:39
ܕܡܥܣܪܝܢ
dmʿsryn
dmesryn
that.from-ten[pl] Matthew 23:23 Luke 11:42
ܘܡܥܣܪ
wmʿsr
wmesr
and.from-ten Luke 18:12
ܒܥܣܪܝܢ
bʿsryn
besryn
in-ten[pl] Luke 14:31
ܕܡܥܣܪܐ
dmʿsrʾ
dmesr'
that.from-ten Hebrews 7:9
ܐܬܥܣܪ
ʾtʿsr
'thesr
[pass]ten Ethpeel Hebrews 7:9
ܘܥܣܪܝܢ
wʿsryn
wesryn
and-ten[pl] Acts 1:15
ܠܥܣܪ
lʿsr
lesr
to-ten Matthew 25:1
ܒܥܣܪܐ
bʿsrʾ
besr'
in-ten Luke 14:31
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
עֶשֶׂר 'eser ten
עֲשִׂירִי 'asiri tenth
מַעֲשֵׂר ma'aser tithe
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
عَشَرَة 'ashara ten
عُشْر 'ushr tithe, tenth