Peshitta Constellations

Explore the New Testament from its Aramaic roots

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ܦܐܪ P-A-R — fruit, produce

Semantic field: fruit, yield, result of labor

What gets lost in translation: In Aramaic, ܦܐܪ (par) carries the full arc from seed to consequence — fruit is not just what grows on a tree but the visible manifestation of an invisible process. Greek καρπός retains the metaphorica… Explore this root →

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be, become

Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܗܘܝܬ	hwyt hwyth	I was	Matthew 5:25 Matthew 25:21 Matthew 25:23 Matthew 25:24 Matthew 25:26 Matthew 25:27 Matthew 25:27 Matthew 25:35 Matthew 25:36 Matthew 25:36 Matthew 25:36 Matthew 25:43 Matthew 25:43 Matthew 25:43 Matthew 25:43 Matthew 26:55 Matthew 26:69 Mark 12:34 Mark 14:49 Mark 14:67 ... +135
ܗܘܝܬܘܢ	hwytwn hwythwn	you(pl) were	Matthew 6:7 Matthew 12:7 Matthew 12:7 Mark 9:33 Mark 13:37 Luke 2:49 Luke 11:2 Luke 13:14 Luke 16:11 Luke 17:6 Luke 22:19 John 5:46 John 8:19 John 8:19 John 8:39 John 8:39 John 8:42 John 8:47 John 9:41 John 10:26 ... +101
ܗܘܝ	hwy hwy	they(f) were	Matthew 2:13 Matthew 7:25 Matthew 25:2 Matthew 25:10 Matthew 26:43 Matthew 27:55 Matthew 27:55 Matthew 27:55 Matthew 27:55 Matthew 27:61 Matthew 27:61 Mark 3:11 Mark 4:36 Mark 14:40 Mark 14:56 Mark 15:33 Mark 15:40 Mark 15:40 Mark 15:41 Mark 15:41 ... +68
ܗܘܝܢ	hwyn hwyn	we were	Matthew 14:21 Matthew 15:38 Matthew 22:30 Matthew 23:30 Matthew 23:30 Matthew 23:30 Mark 12:25 Luke 2:48 Luke 9:14 Luke 17:10 Luke 17:17 Luke 20:34 Luke 20:35 Luke 23:41 Luke 24:21 John 8:41 John 18:30 Acts 2:43 Acts 5:28 Acts 16:12 ... +63
ܘܗܘܝܬܘܢ	whwytwn whwythwn	and-be, become-you(pl) Peal	Romans 6:22 Romans 12:2 Galatians 6:1 Ephesians 4:2 Ephesians 4:3 Ephesians 4:32 Ephesians 4:32 Ephesians 5:10 Ephesians 5:20 Ephesians 5:21 Philippians 3:17 Colossians 3:13 Colossians 3:15 Colossians 3:16 Colossians 3:17 Colossians 4:1 Colossians 4:2 Colossians 4:6 1 Thessalonians 1:7 1 Thessalonians 4:11 ... +9
ܕܗܘܝܘ	dhwyw dhwyw	of-be, become[3pl] Peal	Matthew 11:14 Matthew 16:20 Luke 4:41 Luke 24:21 John 9:9 Acts 3:10 Acts 9:20 Romans 16:26 2 Corinthians 4:4 Ephesians 4:15 Colossians 1:15 Colossians 1:27 Colossians 3:4 Colossians 3:14 1 Timothy 1:17 2 Timothy 4:8 Hebrews 1:3 Hebrews 2:9 1 John 4:15
ܗܘܝܘ	hwyw hwyw	be, become[3pl] Peal	Matthew 12:50 Matthew 26:48 Mark 3:35 Mark 14:44 Luke 3:15 Luke 22:47 Luke 23:35 John 4:29 John 9:37 Acts 18:5 2 Corinthians 3:17 Ephesians 2:14 Ephesians 4:10 Hebrews 13:8 James 1:18 1 John 2:2
ܘܗܘܝܘ	whwyw whwyw	and-be, become[3pl] Peal	Matthew 15:18 Acts 2:33 Acts 7:38 Acts 10:38 Acts 17:3 Acts 17:24 Ephesians 5:23 Colossians 1:17 Colossians 1:18
ܕܗܘܝܬܘܢ	dhwytwn dhwythwn	of-be, become-you(pl) Peal	Luke 10:19 John 13:34 2 Corinthians 5:12 1 Thessalonians 5:12 2 Thessalonians 3:6 Hebrews 5:11 1 Peter 1:16
ܘܗܘܝܬ	whwyt whwyth	and-be, become[perf] Peal	Romans 11:17 1 Corinthians 9:20 Titus 3:1 Titus 3:11
ܕܗܘܝܬ	dhwyt dhwyth	of-be, become[perf] Peal	1 Corinthians 14:14 2 Corinthians 13:2 1 Timothy 2:7
ܘܕܗܘܝܬܘܢ	wdhwytwn wdhwythwn	and.of-be, become-you(pl) Peal	Hebrews 10:33
ܗܘܝܢܢ	hwynn hwynn	we were	1 John 3:2
ܗܘܝܬܝܢ	hwytyn hwythyn	be, become-you(fp) Peal	Ephesians 5:22

Hebrew Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
הָיָה	hayah	to be, to become
הֹוֶה	hoveh	present, being
הַוָּה	havvah	existence, being
נִהְיָה	nihyah	to become, to turn into

Arabic Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
هُوَ	huwa	he (pronoun)
هَوِيَّة	hawiyya	identity
هَوِيَّة	hawiyyah	identity
مَهْوًى	mahwan	place where something becomes
اِنْهَاء	inhaa'	to become, to turn into