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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Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܥܬܝܪܐ
ʿtyrʾ
ethyr'
rich Matthew 19:24 Matthew 27:57 Mark 10:25 Mark 12:41 Luke 6:24 Luke 12:16 Luke 14:12 Luke 16:1 Luke 16:19 Luke 16:20 Luke 16:21 Luke 16:22 Luke 18:25 Luke 19:2 Acts 9:36 2 Corinthians 8:9 James 1:11 James 2:5 James 2:6 James 5:1 ... +5
ܥܘܬܪܐ
ʿwtrʾ
ewthr'
rich Romans 2:4 Romans 11:12 Romans 11:12 Ephesians 1:7 Ephesians 1:18 Ephesians 3:16 Colossians 1:27 Colossians 2:2 1 Timothy 6:17 Hebrews 11:26 Psalms 119:14 Proverbs 8:18 Proverbs 11:4 Proverbs 13:22 Proverbs 22:1 Proverbs 31:29
ܥܘܬܪܗ
ʿwtrh
ewthrh
rich Ephesians 3:8 Philippians 4:19 Proverbs 1:13 Proverbs 11:28 Proverbs 13:8 Proverbs 13:22 Isaiah 60:5
ܘܥܬܝܪܐ
wʿtyrʾ
wethyr'
rich Luke 1:53 James 1:10 Proverbs 18:23 Proverbs 28:6 Isaiah 53:9
ܘܥܘܬܪܐ
wʿwtrʾ
wewthr'
rich Psalms 112:3 Proverbs 3:16 Proverbs 18:11 Proverbs 22:4 Proverbs 30:8
ܕܥܘܬܪܐ
dʿwtrʾ
dewthr'
rich Matthew 13:22 Mark 4:19 Romans 11:33 Ephesians 2:7
ܠܥܬܝܪܐ
lʿtyrʾ
lethyr'
rich Matthew 19:23 1 Timothy 6:17 Proverbs 22:16 Proverbs 23:4
ܥܬܝܪܬܐ
ʿtyrtʾ
ethyrth'
rich Acts 13:50 Acts 15:32 Isaiah 33:20
ܥܬܝܪ̈ܬܐ
ʿtyrtʾ
ethyrth'
rich Isaiah 32:9 Isaiah 32:11
ܕܥܬܝܪ
dʿtyr
dethyr
rich Romans 10:12 Ephesians 2:4
ܥܬܝܪ̈ܐ
ʿtyrʾ
ethyr'
rich Psalms 34:11 Psalms 49:3
ܥܬܝܪ
ʿtyr
ethyr
rich Luke 12:21 Luke 18:23
ܠܡܥܬܪ
lmʿtr
lmethr
so.that-rich 1 Timothy 6:9 Proverbs 28:22
ܥܘܬܪܗܘܢ
ʿwtrhwn
ewthrhwn
rich Proverbs 14:24 Isaiah 30:6
ܒܥܘܬܪܟ
bʿwtrk
bewthrk
rich Ezekiel 28:5
ܥܬܝܪ̈ܘܗܝ
ʿtyrwhy
ethyrwhy
rich Psalms 45:13
ܘܒܥܘܬܪܐ
wbʿwtrʾ
wbewthr'
rich Luke 8:14
ܢܥܬܪ
nʿtr
nethr
[impf]rich Proverbs 21:17
ܕܡܥܬܪ̈ܝܢ
dmʿtryn
dmethryn
that.from-rich[pl] Proverbs 13:7
ܒܥܘܬܪܐ
bʿwtrʾ
bewthr'
rich 2 Corinthians 8:2
ܕܥܬܪ
dʿtr
dethr
of-rich Psalms 49:17
ܒܥܬܝܪܐ
bʿtyrʾ
bethyr'
rich Luke 21:1
ܘܥܬܪܬܘܢ
wʿtrtwn
wethrthwn
and-rich-you(pl) Peal 1 Corinthians 4:8
ܥܘܬܪܟܘܢ
ʿwtrkwn
ewthrkwn
rich James 5:2
ܥܬܪܬܘܢ
ʿtrtwn
ethrthwn
rich-you(pl) Peal 1 Corinthians 1:5
ܕܥܬܝܪ̈ܐ
dʿtyrʾ
dethyr'
rich Proverbs 10:15
ܕܥܘܬܪܗ
dʿwtrh
dewthrh
rich Psalms 52:9
ܡܥܬܪܐ
mʿtrʾ
methr'
[ptcp]rich Proverbs 10:22
ܥܘܬܪܟ
ʿwtrk
ewthrk
rich Ezekiel 28:5
ܕܥܬܝܪܐ
dʿtyrʾ
dethyr'
rich Proverbs 14:20
ܕܥܘܬܪܗܘܢ
dʿwtrhwn
dewthrhwn
rich Psalms 49:7
ܒܥܘܬܪܗܘܢ
bʿwtrhwn
bewthrhwn
rich Proverbs 11:16
ܡܥܬܪ̈ܢ
mʿtrn
methrn
[ptcp]rich-them Proverbs 10:4
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
עָשַׁר ashar to be rich
עִתֵּר 'ittér to enrich, make rich
עָשִׁיר 'ashír rich, wealthy
עֹשֶׁר 'óshér wealth, prosperity
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
عَثَرَ 'athará to stumble, fall
عِثَارَة 'ithārah obstacle, stumbling block
مُعْتَثِر mu'tathir one who stumbles, falls