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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Every triliteral root connects Aramaic to its sister languages. Search a root and explore its Hebrew and Arabic cognates, then visualize the full Semitic family as an interactive graph. The Root Card shows the semantic field, a key verse, and sister roots — roots sharing 2 of 3 consonants (e.g., SH-L-M ↔ SH-L-KH).

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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
ܐܬܓܠܝܬ	ʾtglyt 'thglyth	[pass]reveal[perf] Ethpeel	Romans 3:21 Titus 2:11 Titus 3:4 Hebrews 9:8
ܘܓܠܝܬ	wglyt wglyth	and-reveal[perf] Peal	Matthew 11:25 Luke 10:21 Galatians 2:2
ܕܐܬܓܠܝ	dʾtgly d'thgly	of-[pass]reveal Ethpeel	1 Timothy 3:16 1 John 3:2 1 John 3:5
ܐܬܓܠܝܘ	ʾtglyw 'thglyw	[pass]reveal[3pl] Ethpeel	Philippians 1:13 1 John 1:2
ܓܠܝܢܢ	glynn glynn	reveal-we Peal	2 Corinthians 5:11 2 Corinthians 5:11
ܓܠܝܬ	glyt glyth	reveal[perf] Peal	Acts 2:28 Galatians 1:16
ܘܐܬܓܠܝ	wʾtgly w'thgly	and-[pass]reveal Ethpeel	1 Peter 1:12 1 Peter 1:20
ܓܠܝܬܐ	glytʾ glyth'	reveal[fem]	Acts 4:16 2 Corinthians 3:18
ܘܐܬܓܠܝܬ	wʾtglyt w'thglyth	and-[pass]reveal[perf] Ethpeel	2 Timothy 1:10
ܒܓܠܝܘܬܐ	bglywtʾ bglywth'	in-reveal[abst]	2 Corinthians 4:2
ܐܬܓܠܝܢ	ʾtglyn 'thglyn	[pass]reveal-them Ethpeel	2 Corinthians 11:6
ܘܐܬܓܠܝܘ	wʾtglyw w'thglyw	and-[pass]reveal[3pl] Ethpeel	1 John 1:2
ܕܐܓܠܝܘܗܝ	dʾglywhy d'glywhy	of-[impf]reveal-her Aphel	Colossians 4:4
ܠܡܬܓܠܝܘ	lmtglyw lmthglyw	so.that-[impf]reveal[3pl]	Galatians 3:23

Hebrew Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
גָּלָה	galah	to reveal, to exile
גָּלוּי	galuy	revealed, uncovered
גִּלּוּי	gilluy	revelation
הִתְגַּלָּה	hiṭgallāh	to reveal oneself, to manifest
גַּלְיָה	galya	revelation, exposure
מְגֻלֶּה	mĕgulleh	uncovered, exposed

Arabic Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
جَلِيّ	jaliyy	clear, evident
تَجَلِّي	tajallī	manifestation, revelation
أَنْجَلَى	ʾanjala	to clear up, to become evident
جَلَاء	jalāʾ	revelation, clarification
مُنْجَلٍ	munjalan	manifest, evident