Peshitta Constellations

Explore the New Testament from its Aramaic roots

auto_stories Method

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.

Read Luke 1:28 →
auto_awesome Root of the day
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
Visualize this root →

Enter a root (dashes are added automatically). Show transliteration table

Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܥܝܠܐ
ʿylʾ
eyl'
Matthew 21:5 Matthew 21:7 Mark 11:2 Mark 11:4 Mark 11:5 Luke 19:30 Luke 19:33 Luke 19:35 John 12:15
ܠܥܝܠܐ
lʿylʾ
leyl'
Mark 11:7 Luke 19:33
ܘܠܥܝܠܐ
wlʿylʾ
wleyl'
Matthew 21:7
ܘܥܝܠܐ
wʿylʾ
weyl'
Matthew 21:2
ܕܒܥܝܠܬܐ
dbʿyltʾ
dbeylth'
Galatians 4:27
Hebrew Cognates

No Hebrew cognates available for this root.

Arabic Cognates

No Arabic cognates available for this root.