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.
Read Luke 1:28 →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 |