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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ܓܕܠ G-D-L
grow, be great
Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܡܓܕܠܐ
mgdlʾ
mgdl'
[ptcp]grow, be great Matthew 21:33 Mark 12:1 Luke 13:4 Luke 14:28 Proverbs 18:10 Isaiah 5:2 Ezekiel 29:10 Ezekiel 30:6
ܡ̈ܓܕܠܐ
mgdlʾ
mgdl'
[ptcp]grow, be great Isaiah 2:15 Isaiah 33:18 Ezekiel 38:20
ܘܓܕܠܘ
wgdlw
wgdlw
and-grow, be great[3pl] Peal Matthew 27:29 Mark 15:17
ܘܠܓܕܠܐ
wlgdlʾ
wlgdl'
and.to-grow, be great Isaiah 28:1 Isaiah 28:5
ܡܓܕܠܗ
mgdlh
mgdlh
[ptcp]grow, be great-his Isaiah 5:5
ܓܕܠܘ
gdlw
gdlw
grow, be great[3pl] Peal John 19:2
ܕܓܕܘܠܐ
dgdwlʾ
dgdwl'
grow, be great 1 Peter 3:3
ܓܕܠܐ
gdlʾ
gdl'
grow, be great Isaiah 28:4
ܘܡܓܕܠܐ
wmgdlʾ
wmgdl'
and.from-grow, be great Psalms 61:4
ܕܡ̈ܓܕܠܐ
dmgdlʾ
dmgdl'
that.from-grow, be great Isaiah 30:25
ܒܓܕܘܠܐ
bgdwlʾ
bgdwl'
grow, be great 1 Timothy 2:9
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
גָּדַל gadal to grow
גָּדוֹל gadol great
גִּדּוּל gidul growth
גִּדְלָה gidlah greatness
מְגֻדָּל meguddal giant
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
جَدَلَ jadala to grow, become great
جَدْوَلَ jadwala to cause to grow
جَدِيل jadīl great, imposing