ARAMAIC NEW TESTAMENT

Every word is a root, and every root is a constellation.

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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Read the Peshitta — the 4th–5th century Syriac translation of the New Testament — with transliteration and modern translation side by side. Click any underlined word to discover its triliteral root. Use the settings menu settings to choose your preferred translation language and script.

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Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܓܢܒ
gnb
gnb
steal Peal Matthew 15:29 Matthew 21:1 Mark 11:1 Luke 5:2 Luke 19:29 John 3:23 John 4:5 John 6:23 John 11:18 Acts 1:12 Acts 5:10 Acts 9:38 Acts 22:3 Acts 27:39 Romans 2:21 Psalms 84:4 Proverbs 7:8 Isaiah 7:3 Isaiah 19:19 Ezekiel 1:15 ... +9
ܓܢܒܐ
gnbʾ
gnb'
steal Matthew 24:43 Luke 12:39 John 10:1 John 10:8 John 10:10 1 Corinthians 6:10 1 Thessalonians 5:2 1 Thessalonians 5:4 1 Peter 4:15 Psalms 50:18 Proverbs 29:24
ܬܓܢܘܒ
tgnwb
thgnwb
steal Matthew 19:18 Mark 10:19 Luke 18:20 Romans 13:9
ܕܓܢܒ
dgnb
dgnb
of-steal Ephesians 4:28 Proverbs 6:30 Proverbs 6:30 Proverbs 6:31
ܕܓܢܒܐ
dgnbʾ
dgnb'
of-steal Matthew 6:19 Matthew 6:20 Luke 12:33 John 12:6
ܓܢܒܝܢ
gnbyn
gnbyn
steal[pl] Matthew 6:20 Titus 2:10
ܓܢܒܘܬܐ
gnbwtʾ
gnbwth'
steal[abst] Matthew 15:19 Mark 7:21
ܓܢܒܗ
gnbh
gnbh
steal-his Ezekiel 43:21
ܘܐܓܢܘܒ
wʾgnwb
w'gnwb
steal Proverbs 30:9
ܓܢܒܘܗܝ
gnbwhy
gnbwhy
steal-her Matthew 28:13
ܓܢܝ̈ܒܐ
gnybʾ
gnyb'
steal Proverbs 9:17
ܕܢܓܢܘܒ
dngnwb
dngnwb
steal John 10:10
ܘܠܓܢܒܝ
wlgnby
wlgnby
and.to-steal-my 1 Timothy 1:10
ܢܓܢܘܒ
ngnwb
ngnwb
steal Ephesians 4:28
ܕܓܢܒ̈ܐ
dgnbʾ
dgnb'
of-steal Isaiah 1:23
ܘܓܢܒܝܢ
wgnbyn
wgnbyn
and-steal[pl] Matthew 6:19
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
גָּנַב ganav to steal
גַּנָּב gannav thief
גְּנֵבָה genevah theft
מַגְנֵב magneiv thief
גְּנֵבָה g'nevah theft
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
جَنَبَ janaba to avoid/avert
جَانِب janib side
اِجْتَنَبَ ijtanaba to avoid
سَرَق saraq to steal
سَرِيق sariq thief
سَرِقَة sariqah theft