Peshitta Constellations

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doi:10.5281/zenodo.19358529

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.

3,329

Root patterns

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Word forms

3,459

Cognates

589

Semantic bridges

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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).

Explore ܫܘܚ R-W-KH → | Visualize R-W-KH →

Select a verse and watch how all its roots form a constellation of interconnected meanings. From the reader, click the scatter_plot icon next to the verse number.

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Semitic languages don't define: they radiate. Every word grows from a triliteral root that opens a force field. Discover the method of Semitic exegesis behind this application.

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Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܗ̇ܘ	hw hw		Proverbs 9:18 Proverbs 12:9 Proverbs 13:12 Proverbs 16:19 Proverbs 16:32 Proverbs 23:34 Proverbs 25:20 Proverbs 26:17 Proverbs 27:14 Proverbs 28:23 Isaiah 2:11 Isaiah 2:17 Isaiah 2:20 Isaiah 3:7 Isaiah 3:18 Isaiah 4:1 Isaiah 4:2 Isaiah 5:30 Isaiah 7:18 Isaiah 7:20 ... +72
ܬܗܘܘܢ	thwwn thhwwn		Matthew 6:16 Luke 13:28 Luke 21:14 John 7:24 John 8:36 John 12:36 John 14:3 Acts 15:29 Romans 11:25 Romans 12:3 Romans 12:3 Romans 14:1 1 Corinthians 1:8 1 Corinthians 1:10 1 Corinthians 4:5 1 Corinthians 7:23 1 Corinthians 7:32 1 Corinthians 11:34 1 Corinthians 14:24 1 Corinthians 15:58 ... +22
ܕܢܗܘܘܢ	dnhwwn dnhwwn	that they be	Matthew 19:16 Matthew 19:30 Mark 3:10 Mark 3:14 Mark 10:31 Luke 13:30 Luke 13:30 John 5:26 John 6:45 John 17:11 John 17:19 John 17:22 John 17:23 John 17:24 Acts 7:19 Acts 7:42 Acts 13:43 Acts 15:20 Acts 16:4 Acts 17:26 ... +19
ܘܢܗܘܘܢ	wnhwwn wnhwwn		Matthew 19:5 Matthew 24:7 Mark 10:8 Mark 13:8 Mark 13:8 Ephesians 5:31 1 Timothy 6:18 2 Timothy 3:2 Titus 2:2 Titus 2:2 Titus 2:2 1 Peter 2:12 Proverbs 3:22 Proverbs 5:17 Isaiah 9:15 Isaiah 14:2 Isaiah 22:7 Isaiah 30:16 Isaiah 33:12 Isaiah 39:7 ... +11
ܕܬܗܘܘܢ	dthwwn dthhwwn		Matthew 4:19 Matthew 5:45 John 8:33 Acts 7:43 Acts 15:24 Acts 19:36 Acts 27:22 Romans 7:4 Romans 16:19 1 Corinthians 5:7 1 Corinthians 7:35 1 Corinthians 10:20 Ephesians 4:4 Philippians 1:10 Philippians 2:15 1 Thessalonians 4:11 1 Thessalonians 4:12 2 Thessalonians 2:14 Hebrews 6:12 James 1:4 ... +3
ܘܬܗܘܘܢ	wthwwn wthhwwn		Matthew 10:22 Matthew 18:3 Matthew 24:9 Mark 13:13 Luke 6:35 Luke 13:25 Luke 21:17 John 15:8 Acts 1:8 Philippians 1:10 Ezekiel 36:12 Ezekiel 36:28
ܘܕܢܗܘܘܢ	wdnhwwn wdnhwwn		Matthew 23:7 Mark 3:15 Titus 3:1 Isaiah 56:6
ܗܘ̇	hw hw		Isaiah 30:29 Isaiah 45:17
ܗ̣ܘ	hw hw		Proverbs 25:7 Proverbs 25:20
ܘܕܬܗܘܘܢ	wdthwwn wdthhwwn		1 Thessalonians 4:3

Hebrew Cognates

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Arabic Cognates

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