Peshitta Constellations

Explore the New Testament from its Aramaic roots

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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.

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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
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Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܡܓܥܠ
mgʿl
mgel
Acts 15:40 Acts 20:32 Romans 16:1 1 Timothy 1:18
ܓܘܥܠܢܝ
gwʿlny
gwelny
2 Timothy 1:12
ܡܓܥܠܝܢ
mgʿlyn
mgelyn
Acts 14:26
ܐܓܥܠ
ʾgʿl
'gel
Aphel 2 Timothy 2:2
ܕܐܬܓܥܠ
dʾtgʿl
d'thgel
Ethpeel 1 Timothy 6:20
ܘܡܓܥܠܝܢ
wmgʿlyn
wmgelyn
Acts 14:23
ܕܐܓܥܠܘ
dʾgʿlw
d'gelw
Aphel Luke 12:48
Hebrew Cognates

No Hebrew cognates available for this root.

Arabic Cognates

No Arabic cognates available for this root.