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
ܟܘܟܒܐ
kwkbʾ
kwkb'
Matthew 2:7 Matthew 2:9 Acts 27:20 1 Corinthians 15:41 Hebrews 11:12
ܘܟܘܟܒܐ
wkwkbʾ
wkwkb'
Matthew 24:29 Mark 13:25 1 Corinthians 15:41
ܘܒܟܘܟܒܐ
wbkwkbʾ
wbkwkb'
Luke 21:25
ܠܟܘܟܒܐ
lkwkbʾ
lkwkb'
Matthew 2:10
ܟܘܟܒܗ
kwkbh
kwkbh
Matthew 2:2
ܘܟܘܟܒܗ
wkwkbh
wkwkbh
Acts 7:43
ܕܟܘܟܒܐ
dkwkbʾ
dkwkb'
1 Corinthians 15:41
Hebrew Cognates

No Hebrew cognates available for this root.

Arabic Cognates

No Arabic cognates available for this root.