Peshitta Constellations
Explore the New Testament from its Aramaic roots
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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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
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Peshitta Occurrences
| Form | Transliteration | Gloss | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| ܓܡܝܪܐ | gmyrʾ gmyr' |
complete, finish | Matthew 5:48 Matthew 19:21 Luke 1:17 Ephesians 4:13 Colossians 4:12 Hebrews 7:28 James 3:2 |
| ܓܡܪ | gmr gmr |
complete, finish Peal | Luke 15:14 Romans 5:3 Hebrews 7:19 Hebrews 10:14 |
| ܓܡܝܪܝܢ | gmyryn gmyryn |
complete, finish | John 17:23 1 Corinthians 1:10 1 Corinthians 14:20 James 1:4 |
| ܓܡܝܪ | gmyr gmyr |
complete, finish | Matthew 5:48 Colossians 1:28 2 Timothy 3:17 |
| ܐܬܓܡܪܬ | ʾtgmrt 'thgmrth |
[pass]complete, finish[perf] Ethpeel | Philippians 3:12 James 2:22 |
| ܘܓܡܝܪܐ | wgmyrʾ wgmyr' |
complete, finish | Romans 12:2 1 Peter 1:22 |
| ܓܘܡܪܐ | gwmrʾ gwmr' |
complete, finish | John 21:9 Romans 12:20 |
| ܠܡܓܡܪ | lmgmr lmgmr |
so.that-complete, finish | Romans 4:21 Hebrews 9:9 |
| ܕܓܡܝܪܝܢ | dgmyryn dgmyryn |
complete, finish | Romans 9:22 Philippians 3:15 |
| ܓܡܝܪܘܬܐ | gmyrwtʾ gmyrwth' |
complete, finish | 1 Corinthians 13:10 Hebrews 7:11 |
| ܓܡܪܐ | gmrʾ gmr' |
complete, finish | Romans 2:27 2 Corinthians 9:11 |
| ܕܓܡܝܪܐ | dgmyrʾ dgmyr' |
complete, finish | Hebrews 5:14 |
| ܢܓܡܘܪܟܘܢ | ngmwrkwn ngmwrkwn |
complete, finish | Hebrews 13:21 |
| ܘܐܬܓܡܪܘ | wʾtgmrw w'thgmrw |
and-[pass]complete, finish[3pl] Ethpeel | 2 Corinthians 13:11 |
| ܕܓܡܝܪܘܬܐ | dgmyrwtʾ dgmyrwth' |
complete, finish | Colossians 3:14 |
| ܘܓܡܪܬ | wgmrt wgmrth |
and-complete, finish[perf] Peal | Romans 7:8 |
| ܘܐܓܡܘܪ | wʾgmwr w'gmwr |
complete, finish | Hebrews 8:8 |
| ܕܓܡܪ | dgmr dgmr |
of-complete, finish | Luke 16:9 |
| ܕܐܬܓܡܪܬ | dʾtgmrt d'thgmrth |
of-[pass]complete, finish[perf] Ethpeel | James 1:15 |
| ܢܓܡܪܢ | ngmrn ngmrn |
[impf]complete, finish-them | Hebrews 1:12 |
| ܕܠܓܡܪ | dlgmr dlgmr |
that.to-complete, finish | Acts 4:18 |
| ܘܓܡܘܪܐ | wgmwrʾ wgmwr' |
complete, finish | Hebrews 12:2 |
| ܓܡܪܬ | gmrt gmrth |
complete, finish[perf] Peal | Romans 7:13 |
| ܕܓܡܪܬ | dgmrt dgmrth |
of-complete, finish[perf] Peal | Romans 15:28 |
| ܕܐܬܓܡܪܘ | dʾtgmrw d'thgmrw |
of-[pass]complete, finish[3pl] Ethpeel | Hebrews 12:23 |
| ܬܓܡܘܪ | tgmwr thgmwr |
complete, finish | Romans 2:25 |
| ܘܢܓܡܘܪ | wngmwr wngmwr |
complete, finish | 1 Thessalonians 3:10 |
| ܠܓܡܪܐ | lgmrʾ lgmr' |
to-complete, finish | Ephesians 4:12 |
| ܠܓܡܝܪܘܬܐ | lgmyrwtʾ lgmyrwth' |
complete, finish | Hebrews 6:1 |
| ܕܓܡܝܪ | dgmyr dgmyr |
complete, finish | Luke 6:40 |
| ܐܬܓܡܪ | ʾtgmr 'thgmr |
[pass]complete, finish Ethpeel | Hebrews 5:9 |
| ܓܡܪܝܢ | gmryn gmryn |
complete, finish[pl] | Hebrews 10:2 |
| ܒܓܡܝܪܐ | bgmyrʾ bgmyr' |
complete, finish | 1 Corinthians 2:6 |
| ܕܡܬܓܡܪܐ | dmtgmrʾ dmthgmr' |
that.from-[impf]complete, finish | Galatians 5:6 |
| ܠܓܡܪ | lgmr lgmr |
to-complete, finish | Luke 13:11 |
Hebrew Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| גְּמָרָא | gemara | Gemara (completion) |
| גָּמַר | gāmar | to finish, complete |
| גְּמָר | gəmār | completion, ending |
| גָּמוּר | gāmūr | complete, absolute |
Arabic Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| جَمَرَ | jamara | to gather embers |
| جَمْر | jamr | embers |
| جُمَّار | jummar | stones (ritual) |
| جَمَرَ | jamarah | to gather embers |
| إِجْمَار | ʾijmār | conclusion, finalization |