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
ܟܐܒ
kʾb
k'b
Peal Matthew 4:23 Matthew 10:1 1 Corinthians 12:26
ܘܟܐܒܐ
wkʾbʾ
wk'b'
Romans 9:2 Colossians 3:5
ܟܐܒܐ
kʾbʾ
k'b'
John 5:4 Romans 7:5
ܟܐܒܝܢ
kʾbyn
k'byn
Matthew 8:17 Matthew 9:35
ܠܟܐܒܐ
lkʾbʾ
lk'b'
Romans 1:26
ܟܐܒܘܗܝ
kʾbwhy
k'bwhy
Galatians 5:24
ܘܠܡܟܐܒܐ
wlmkʾbʾ
wlmk'b'
Luke 14:21
ܘܒܟܐܒ
wbkʾb
wbk'b
Acts 28:8
ܘܟܐܒ
wkʾb
wk'b
Hebrews 10:34
Hebrew Cognates

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Arabic Cognates

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