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
ܒܐܓܘܢܐ
bʾgwnʾ
b'gwn'
Aphel 1 Thessalonians 2:2 1 Timothy 6:12 Hebrews 12:4
ܐܓܘܢܐ
ʾgwnʾ
'gwn'
Aphel Philippians 1:30 Colossians 2:1 2 Timothy 4:7
ܕܐܓܘܢܐ
dʾgwnʾ
d'gwn'
Aphel 1 Corinthians 9:25
ܠܐܓܘܢܐ
lʾgwnʾ
l'gwn'
Aphel Hebrews 12:1
ܠܓܝܘܢܝܢ
lgywnyn
lgywnyn
Matthew 26:53
ܘܐܓܘܢܐ
wʾgwnʾ
w'gwn'
Aphel Hebrews 10:32
Hebrew Cognates

No Hebrew cognates available for this root.

Arabic Cognates

No Arabic cognates available for this root.