Peshitta Constellations

Fresco, Jossi

doi:10.5281/zenodo.19358529

ARAMAIC NEW TESTAMENT

Every word is a root, and every root is a constellation.

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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Root patterns

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Word forms

3,459

Cognates

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Semantic bridges

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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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Every triliteral root connects Aramaic to its sister languages. Search a root and explore its Hebrew and Arabic cognates, then visualize the full Semitic family as an interactive graph. The Root Card shows the semantic field, a key verse, and sister roots — roots sharing 2 of 3 consonants (e.g., SH-L-M ↔ SH-L-KH).

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Semitic languages don't define: they radiate. Every word grows from a triliteral root that opens a force field. Discover the method of Semitic exegesis behind this application.

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Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܟܠܗ	klh klh	all of it	Matthew 1:22 Matthew 3:15 Matthew 5:29 Matthew 5:30 Matthew 6:22 Matthew 6:23 Matthew 8:34 Matthew 15:33 Matthew 16:26 Matthew 18:32 Matthew 20:6 Matthew 21:10 Matthew 22:37 Matthew 22:37 Matthew 22:37 Matthew 22:37 Matthew 23:35 Matthew 26:59 Matthew 27:25 Matthew 27:45 ... +203
ܟܠܗ̇	klh klh	Peal	Psalms 20:5 Psalms 25:18 Psalms 33:8 Psalms 38:10 Psalms 47:3 Psalms 50:10 Psalms 57:6 Psalms 57:12 Psalms 66:1 Psalms 72:19 Psalms 78:38 Psalms 85:4 Psalms 97:9 Psalms 98:4 Psalms 100:1 Psalms 104:11 Psalms 108:6 Psalms 119:101 Proverbs 1:30 Proverbs 29:11 ... +32
ܒܟܠܗ̇	bklh bklh		Psalms 8:2 Psalms 8:10 Psalms 19:5 Psalms 45:17 Psalms 48:3 Psalms 66:4 Psalms 83:19 Psalms 105:34 Isaiah 10:23 Isaiah 12:5 Ezekiel 16:51 Ezekiel 44:7
ܟܘܠܗ̇	kwlh kwlh		Psalms 50:11 Psalms 96:1 Psalms 96:9 Psalms 119:104 Proverbs 30:30 Ezekiel 6:11 Ezekiel 12:16 Ezekiel 14:6 Ezekiel 23:29 Ezekiel 33:13 Ezekiel 39:26
ܘܟܠܗ̇	wklh wklh		Psalms 107:27 Psalms 119:128 Psalms 148:10 Isaiah 18:6 Isaiah 40:6 Isaiah 64:10 Ezekiel 30:5
ܠܟܠܗ̇	lklh lklh		Isaiah 10:14 Isaiah 13:5 Isaiah 56:9 Ezekiel 34:8 Ezekiel 39:17
ܕܟܠܗ̇	dklh dklh		Psalms 47:8 Psalms 97:5 Isaiah 54:5 Ezekiel 35:14
ܘܒܟܠܗ̇	wbklh wbklh		Ezekiel 5:11 Ezekiel 6:9 Ezekiel 16:22 Ezekiel 34:6
ܘܟܘܠܗ̇	wkwlh wkwlh		Ezekiel 43:11 Ezekiel 44:13
ܕܒܟܠܗ̇	dbklh dbklh		Psalms 103:22
ܘܐܟܠܗ̇	wʾklh w'klh	Aphel	Psalms 80:14
ܕܒܟܘܠܗ̇	dbkwlh dbkwlh		Psalms 105:7
ܕܢܟܠܗ̇	dnklh dnklh		Isaiah 57:17
ܠܟܘܠܗ̇	lkwlh lkwlh		Ezekiel 34:5
ܘܠܟܠܗ̇	wlklh wlklh		Ezekiel 39:17

Hebrew Cognates

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Arabic Cognates

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