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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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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Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܟܦܢܐ
kpnʾ
kpn'
hunger Matthew 24:7 Matthew 25:44 Mark 13:8 Luke 1:53 Luke 4:25 Luke 15:14 Acts 7:11 Acts 11:28 Romans 8:35 Psalms 105:16 Isaiah 5:13 Isaiah 29:8 Ezekiel 5:17 Ezekiel 7:15 Ezekiel 12:16 Ezekiel 14:13 Ezekiel 36:29
ܟܦܢ
kpn
kpn
hunger Peal Matthew 4:2 Matthew 12:3 Matthew 21:18 Mark 11:12 Luke 4:2 Luke 6:3 Romans 12:20 1 Corinthians 11:21 Psalms 50:12 Proverbs 25:21 Isaiah 44:12
ܕܟܦܢܐ
dkpnʾ
dkpn'
of-hunger Acts 11:28 Psalms 37:19 Proverbs 6:30 Isaiah 32:6 Isaiah 58:10 Ezekiel 5:16 Ezekiel 36:30
ܒܟܦܢܐ
bkpnʾ
bkpn'
in-hunger 2 Corinthians 11:27 Philippians 4:12 Psalms 33:19 Isaiah 14:30 Ezekiel 6:12 Ezekiel 34:29
ܘܟܦܢܐ
wkpnʾ
wkpn'
and-hunger Luke 21:11 Isaiah 51:19 Ezekiel 5:16 Ezekiel 7:15 Ezekiel 14:21
ܠܟܦܢܐ
lkpnʾ
lkpn'
to-hunger Isaiah 58:7 Isaiah 58:10 Ezekiel 18:7 Ezekiel 18:16
ܟܦܢܬܐ
kpntʾ
kpnth'
hunger[fem] Psalms 107:9 Proverbs 27:7 Isaiah 46:1
ܘܒܟܦܢܐ
wbkpnʾ
wbkpn'
and.in-hunger Ezekiel 5:12 Ezekiel 6:11
ܕܟܦܢܝܢ
dkpnyn
dkpnyn
of-hunger[pl] Matthew 5:6 Luke 6:21
ܟܦܢܘ
kpnw
kpnw
hunger[3pl] Peal Matthew 12:1 Psalms 107:5
ܟܦܢܬ
kpnt
kpnth
hunger[perf] Peal Matthew 25:35 Matthew 25:42
ܘܟܐܦܢܐ
wkʾpnʾ
wk'pn'
hunger Ephesians 3:14
ܘܟܦܢܘ
wkpnw
wkpnw
and-hunger[3pl] Peal Psalms 34:11
ܟܦܢ̈ܐ
kpnʾ
kpn'
hunger Psalms 107:36
ܠܟܦܢ̈ܐ
lkpnʾ
lkpn'
to-hunger Psalms 146:7
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
כָּפָן kafan hunger
כִּפֵּן kipén to pack, wrap
כֶּפֶן kéfen shroud, winding sheet
כָּפוּן kefún hungry, starving
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
كَفَنَ kafana to shroud, to wrap
كَفَن kafan shroud, winding sheet
جَائِع jâ'i' hungry, famished