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 Peshitta — the 4th–5th century Syriac translation of the New Testament — with transliteration and modern translation side by side. Click any underlined word to discover its triliteral root. Use the settings menu settings to choose your preferred translation language and script.
Read Luke 1:28 →Peshitta Occurrences
| Form | Transliteration | Gloss | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| ܘܟܪܟܗ | wkrkh wkrkh |
and-surround, city-his | Matthew 27:59 Mark 15:46 Luke 23:53 Psalms 18:12 |
| ܟܪܟܐ | krkʾ krk' |
surround, city | 2 Timothy 4:13 Ezekiel 2:9 Ezekiel 3:2 Ezekiel 3:3 |
| 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 |
| ܟܪ̈ܟܐ | krkʾ krk' |
surround, city | Proverbs 10:15 Proverbs 29:8 Ezekiel 36:35 |
| ܐܬܟܪܟܘ | ʾtkrkw 'thkrkw |
[pass]surround, city[3pl] Ethpeel | Acts 14:24 Hebrews 11:37 |
| ܠܟܪܟܐ | lkrkʾ lkrk' |
to-surround, city | John 11:54 Ezekiel 3:1 |
| ܟܪܟܝܢ | krkyn krkyn |
surround, city[pl] | Luke 19:17 Luke 19:19 |
| ܕܟܪ̈ܟܐ | dkrkʾ dkrk' |
of-surround, city | Proverbs 1:21 Proverbs 8:3 |
| ܘܟܪܟܬܗ | wkrkth wkrkthh |
and-surround, city-his | Luke 2:7 |
| ܟܪܟܢܝ | krkny krkny |
surround, city-me Peal | Psalms 49:6 |
| ܘܐܬܟܪܟܬ | wʾtkrkt w'thkrkth |
and-[pass]surround, city[perf] Ethpeel | Psalms 26:6 |
| ܘܟܪܟܘܗܝ | wkrkwhy wkrkwhy |
and-surround, city-her | John 19:40 |
| 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 |
| ܘܐܬܟܪܟܝ | wʾtkrky w'thkrky |
and-[pass]surround, city-my Ethpeel | Isaiah 23:16 |
| ܐܟܪܟܬ | ʾkrkt 'krkth |
[impf]surround, city[perf] Aphel | Ezekiel 17:7 |
| ܕܐܬܟܪܟܘ | dʾtkrkw d'thkrkw |
of-[pass]surround, city[3pl] Ethpeel | Hebrews 11:30 |
| ܘܐܟܪܟܢܝ | wʾkrkny w'krkny |
and-[impf]surround, city-me Aphel | Ezekiel 47:2 |
| ܟܪܟ | krk krk |
surround, city Peal | Ezekiel 1:27 |
| ܠܡܟܪܟܘ | lmkrkw lmkrkw |
so.that-surround, city[3pl] Peal | 1 Corinthians 9:5 |
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 |