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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ܓܒܐ G-B-'
choose, elect
Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܓܒܝܐ
gbyʾ
gby'
choose, elect Matthew 20:16 Matthew 22:14 Matthew 24:22 Mark 13:20 Acts 9:15 Romans 8:33 Romans 16:10 Romans 16:13 Colossians 3:12 1 Timothy 5:21 2 Timothy 2:10 Psalms 4:4 Psalms 12:7 Psalms 18:27 Psalms 89:20 Psalms 119:140 Proverbs 8:19 Proverbs 10:20 Proverbs 12:27 Isaiah 43:20 ... +2
ܓܘܒܐ
gwbʾ
gwb'
choose, elect Psalms 28:1 Psalms 30:4 Psalms 40:3 Psalms 88:5 Psalms 143:7 Proverbs 1:12 Isaiah 17:9 Isaiah 24:22 Isaiah 30:14 Ezekiel 26:20 Ezekiel 26:20 Ezekiel 31:16 Ezekiel 32:18 Ezekiel 32:23 Ezekiel 32:24 Ezekiel 32:25 Ezekiel 32:29 Ezekiel 32:30
ܓܒܐ
gbʾ
gb'
choose, elect Peal John 21:6 Acts 13:17 Acts 15:7 Acts 15:40 Acts 23:9 Acts 23:19 1 Corinthians 1:27 2 Corinthians 8:19 1 Timothy 5:9 James 2:5 Psalms 19:9 Psalms 78:68 Psalms 78:70 Psalms 135:4 Proverbs 21:3 Isaiah 30:6 Isaiah 44:13
ܕܓܒܐ
dgbʾ
dgb'
of-choose, elect Mark 13:20 Acts 1:2 Acts 1:24 Psalms 25:12 Psalms 31:22 Psalms 32:6 Psalms 33:12 Psalms 68:17 Psalms 105:26
ܘܓܒܐ
wgbʾ
wgb'
and-choose, elect Mark 3:14 Luke 6:13 1 Corinthians 1:27 1 Corinthians 1:28 Hebrews 11:25 1 Peter 2:4 Psalms 24:4 Isaiah 40:20
ܠܓܒܝܐ
lgbyʾ
lgby'
choose, elect Matthew 5:25 Matthew 24:24 Matthew 24:31 Mark 13:22 Luke 12:58 1 Peter 1:1
ܓܒ̈ܝܐ
gbyʾ
gby'
choose, elect Psalms 31:22 Isaiah 9:17 Isaiah 22:7 Ezekiel 17:22 Ezekiel 23:7 Ezekiel 24:5
ܠܓܘܒܐ
lgwbʾ
lgwb'
choose, elect Psalms 55:24 Psalms 88:7 Isaiah 38:18 Ezekiel 31:14
ܓܒܘ
gbw
gbw
choose, elect[3pl] Matthew 13:30 Acts 15:22 Proverbs 1:29 Proverbs 25:4
ܘܠܡܓܒܐ
wlmgbʾ
wlmgb'
and.to-[ptcp]choose, elect Isaiah 7:15 Isaiah 7:16
ܕܓܒܝܐ
dgbyʾ
dgby'
choose, elect Titus 1:1 Proverbs 21:5
ܕܓܘܒܐ
dgwbʾ
dgwb'
choose, elect Isaiah 14:15 Isaiah 14:19
ܓܒܬ
gbt
gbth
choose, elect[perf] Luke 10:42
ܠܡܓܒܐ
lmgbʾ
lmgb'
so.that-choose, elect Acts 15:14
ܢܓܒܐ
ngbʾ
ngb'
[impf]choose, elect Matthew 13:28
ܓܒܝ
gby
gby
choose, elect-my 1 Corinthians 7:21
ܘܓܒ̈ܝܐ
wgbyʾ
wgby'
choose, elect Isaiah 37:24
ܘ̈ܓܒܝܐ
wgbyʾ
wgby'
choose, elect Ezekiel 31:16
ܕܓ̈ܝܒܐ
dgybʾ
dgyb'
choose, elect Ezekiel 16:24
ܘܠܓܒ̈ܝܐ
wlgbyʾ
wlgby'
choose, elect Psalms 78:31
ܠܓܒ̈ܝܐ
lgbyʾ
lgby'
choose, elect Proverbs 28:17
ܘܠܓܘܒܐ
wlgwbʾ
wlgwb'
choose, elect Isaiah 51:1
ܡܓܒܐ
mgbʾ
mgb'
[ptcp]choose, elect 2 Corinthians 8:19
ܓܒܝ̈ܐ
gbyʾ
gby'
choose, elect Ezekiel 19:14
ܐܓܒܐ
ʾgbʾ
'gb'
[impf]choose, elect Aphel Philippians 1:22
ܘܐܓܒܐ
wʾgbʾ
w'gb'
and-[impf]choose, elect Aphel Ezekiel 20:38
ܘܓܒܝܐ
wgbyʾ
wgby'
choose, elect Luke 12:58
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
בָּחַר bakhar to choose, to elect
בֹּחֵר boḥér elector, one who chooses
מִבְחָר mivḥár choice, select
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
جَبَى jabā to collect, to gather
اِخْتَارَ ikhtāra to choose
جَابِي jābī collector, gatherer
اِجْتِبَاء ijtibā' selection, choice
مَجْبِي majbī tax collector