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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ܟܪܟ K-R-K
surround, city
Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܟܪܟܐ
krkʾ
krk'
surround, city 2 Timothy 4:13 Ezekiel 2:9 Ezekiel 3:2 Ezekiel 3:3
ܘܟܪܟܗ
wkrkh
wkrkh
and-surround, city-his Matthew 27:59 Mark 15:46 Luke 23:53 Psalms 18:12
ܟܪ̈ܟܐ
krkʾ
krk'
surround, city Proverbs 10:15 Proverbs 29:8 Ezekiel 36:35
ܐܬܟܪܟ
ʾtkrk
'thkrk
[pass]surround, city Ethpeel Acts 19:1 Acts 20:2 Romans 15:19
ܐܬܟܪܟܢ
ʾtkrkn
'thkrkn
[pass]surround, city-them Ethpeel Acts 27:4 Acts 27:7 Acts 28:13
ܐܬܟܪܟܘ
ʾtkrkw
'thkrkw
[pass]surround, city[3pl] Ethpeel Acts 14:24 Hebrews 11:37
ܕܟܪ̈ܟܐ
dkrkʾ
dkrk'
of-surround, city Proverbs 1:21 Proverbs 8:3
ܠܟܪܟܐ
lkrkʾ
lkrk'
to-surround, city John 11:54 Ezekiel 3:1
ܟܪܟܝܢ
krkyn
krkyn
surround, city[pl] Luke 19:17 Luke 19:19
ܠܡܟܪܟܘ
lmkrkw
lmkrkw
so.that-surround, city[3pl] Peal 1 Corinthians 9:5
ܟܪܟ
krk
krk
surround, city Peal Ezekiel 1:27
ܕܐܬܟܪܟܘ
dʾtkrkw
d'thkrkw
of-[pass]surround, city[3pl] Ethpeel Hebrews 11:30
ܘܐܬܟܪܟܬ
wʾtkrkt
w'thkrkth
and-[pass]surround, city[perf] Ethpeel Psalms 26:6
ܘܐܬܟܪܟܝ
wʾtkrky
w'thkrky
and-[pass]surround, city-my Ethpeel Isaiah 23:16
ܘܟܪܟܬܗ
wkrkth
wkrkthh
and-surround, city-his Luke 2:7
ܘܟܪܟܘܗܝ
wkrkwhy
wkrkwhy
and-surround, city-her John 19:40
ܟܪܟܢܝ
krkny
krkny
surround, city-me Peal Psalms 49:6
ܘܐܬܟܪܟ
wʾtkrk
w'thkrk
and-[pass]surround, city Ethpeel Acts 18:23
ܕܐܬܟܪܟܬ
dʾtkrkt
d'thkrkth
of-[pass]surround, city[perf] Ethpeel Acts 20:25
ܘܐܟܪܟܢܝ
wʾkrkny
w'krkny
and-[impf]surround, city-me Aphel Ezekiel 47:2
ܐܟܪܟܬ
ʾkrkt
'krkth
[impf]surround, city[perf] Aphel Ezekiel 17:7
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
כָּרַךְ karakh to wrap
כָּרוֹךְ karokh wrapped, enveloped
כְּרַךְ kerekh city, metropolis
כִּרְכַּר kirkár to turn around, surround
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
كَرَكَ karaka to wrap, surround
كِرَاك kirák city, municipality
كُرْكُور kurkúr to turn around, rotate