ARAMAIC NEW TESTAMENT

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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
ܕܐܟܐܝܐ
dʾkʾyʾ
d'k'y'
Aphel Acts 18:12 Romans 16:5 1 Corinthians 16:15 2 Corinthians 9:2 2 Corinthians 11:10
ܕܟܝܐܝܬ
dkyʾyt
dky'yth
Philippians 1:17 1 Thessalonians 2:10 1 Timothy 2:8 Psalms 26:6
ܘܒܐܟܐܝܐ
wbʾkʾyʾ
wb'k'y'
Aphel Acts 19:21 Romans 15:26 1 Thessalonians 1:7 1 Thessalonians 1:8
ܟܐܝ
kʾy
k'y
Peal Luke 17:3 Luke 19:39 Psalms 68:31
ܟܐܝܬ
kʾyt
k'yth
Peal Psalms 9:6 Psalms 119:21
ܠܐܟܐܝܐ
lʾkʾyʾ
l'k'y'
Aphel Acts 18:27
ܒܐܟܐܝܐ
bʾkʾyʾ
b'k'y'
Aphel 2 Corinthians 1:1
Hebrew Cognates

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Arabic Cognates

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