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
ܐܟܚܕܐ
ʾkḥdʾ
'kkhd'
Aphel Matthew 13:30 Matthew 22:34 Luke 17:35 John 4:36 John 20:4 John 21:2 Acts 1:14 Acts 2:1 Acts 2:44 Acts 3:1 Acts 4:26 Acts 5:12 Acts 11:26 Acts 12:20 Acts 18:12 Acts 19:29 Romans 3:12 1 Corinthians 15:6 2 Corinthians 7:3 1 Thessalonians 4:17 ... +1
ܐܟܚܕ
ʾkḥd
'kkhd
together Acts 4:24 Romans 6:5 Philippians 1:27
ܘܐܟܚܕܐ
wʾkḥdʾ
w'kkhd'
Aphel Romans 1:12
Hebrew Cognates

No Hebrew cognates available for this root.

Arabic Cognates

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