Peshitta Constellations

Explore the New Testament from its Aramaic roots

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ܦܐܪ P-A-R — fruit, produce

Semantic field: fruit, yield, result of labor

What gets lost in translation: In Aramaic, ܦܐܪ (par) carries the full arc from seed to consequence — fruit is not just what grows on a tree but the visible manifestation of an invisible process. Greek καρπός retains the metaphorica… Explore this root →

פְּרִי peri

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Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܥܬܝܕ	ʿtyd ethyd	prepare	Matthew 2:13 Matthew 16:27 Matthew 17:12 Matthew 17:22 Matthew 20:17 Matthew 20:22 Mark 13:7 Luke 9:44 Luke 17:25 Luke 19:4 Luke 22:23 Luke 24:21 Luke 24:26 John 3:14 John 6:6 John 6:71 John 7:35 John 7:35 John 14:22 John 18:32 ... +13
ܕܥܬܝܕ	dʿtyd dethyd	prepare	Matthew 11:14 Matthew 12:32 Matthew 16:21 Mark 8:31 Mark 10:32 Luke 3:7 Luke 9:22 Luke 9:31 Luke 10:1 Luke 21:26 Luke 24:7 John 11:51 John 12:4 John 12:34 John 20:9 Acts 17:3 Acts 24:25 Romans 5:14 1 Corinthians 15:37 1 Timothy 6:15 ... +9
ܥܬܝܕܝܢ	ʿtydyn ethydyn	prepare	Matthew 24:6 Acts 20:13 Acts 20:23 Acts 20:38 Romans 8:13 1 Corinthians 11:19 2 Corinthians 9:4 Titus 3:1 James 2:12
ܕܥܬܝܕܢ	dʿtydn dethydn	prepare	Luke 21:36 Acts 26:22 Romans 8:38 1 Corinthians 3:22 Colossians 2:17 Hebrews 3:5 Hebrews 10:1
ܕܥܬܝܕܐ	dʿtydʾ dethyd'	prepare	Matthew 25:34 Acts 24:15 Romans 8:18 Galatians 3:23 Hebrews 13:14 1 Peter 1:10
ܕܥܬܝܕܝܢ	dʿtydyn dethydyn	prepare	John 6:15 John 7:39 1 Timothy 1:16 Hebrews 1:14 1 Peter 1:11
ܥܬܝܕܐ	ʿtydʾ ethyd'	prepare	Mark 13:10 Luke 19:11 2 Corinthians 9:2 James 5:3
ܘܕܥܬܝܕ	wdʿtyd wdethyd	prepare	Acts 26:16 Acts 26:23 1 Timothy 4:8
ܘܥܬܝܕ	wʿtyd wethyd	prepare	Acts 7:22
ܥܬܝܕܢ	ʿtydn ethydn	prepare	Luke 21:9
ܘܕܡܥܬܕ	wdmʿtd wdmethd	and.of-[ptcp]prepare	2 Corinthians 5:5
ܘܥܬܝܕܬܐ	wʿtydtʾ wethydth'	prepare	John 16:13
ܥܬܕܘ	ʿtdw ethdw	prepare[3pl] Peal	Acts 23:23
ܡܥܬܕܝܢ	mʿtdyn methdyn	[ptcp]prepare[pl]	Ephesians 6:13
ܕܥܬܕ	dʿtd dethd	of-prepare	Ephesians 3:11

Hebrew Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
עָתִיד	'atid	future/ready
עֲתִידוֹת	'atidot	future things
עָתַד	'atad	to prepare/destine

Arabic Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
أَعَدَّ	a'adda	to prepare
عَتَادَ	'atada	equipment
عُدَّة	'udda	preparation
تَجְهִيز	tajhīz	preparation, equipment
مُسْتَعِد	mustaʿid	prepared, ready
إِعْدَاد	iʿdād	preparation, readiness