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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ܟܪܣ K-R-S
belly, womb
Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܟܪܣ
krs
krs
belly, womb Peal John 9:1 Acts 3:2 Acts 14:8 Galatians 1:15
ܟܪܣܗ
krsh
krsh
belly, womb-his Luke 15:16 Luke 16:21 John 7:38 Proverbs 18:20
ܕܟܪܣܐ
dkrsʾ
dkrs'
of-belly, womb 1 Corinthians 6:13 Proverbs 20:27 Isaiah 13:18
ܟܪܣܐ
krsʾ
krs'
belly, womb Matthew 19:12 Psalms 58:4 Isaiah 48:8
ܟܘܪܣܝ
kwrsy
kwrsy
belly, womb Acts 7:49 Isaiah 14:13 Isaiah 66:1
ܒܟܪܣܐ
bkrsʾ
bkrs'
in-belly, womb Luke 1:15 Luke 2:21 Isaiah 46:3
ܟܪܣܝ
krsy
krsy
belly, womb-my Psalms 40:9 Proverbs 31:2 Isaiah 16:11
ܠܟܪܣܐ
lkrsʾ
lkrs'
to-belly, womb Matthew 15:17 Luke 11:27 John 3:4
ܒܟܪܣܗ
bkrsh
bkrsh
in-belly, womb-his Matthew 12:40 Luke 1:41
ܟܪܣܟ
krsk
krsk
belly, womb-your Psalms 132:11 Ezekiel 3:3
ܟܪܣܗܘܢ
krshwn
krshwn
belly, womb-their Philippians 3:19 Psalms 17:14
ܘܟܪܣܐ
wkrsʾ
wkrs'
and-belly, womb 1 Corinthians 6:13 Proverbs 13:25
ܟܘܪܣܘܬܐ
kwrswtʾ
kwrswth'
belly, womb Luke 1:52 Luke 22:30
ܟܘܪ̈ܣܘܬܐ
kwrswtʾ
kwrswth'
belly, womb Psalms 122:5 Psalms 122:5
ܘܟܘܪܣܘܬܐ
wkwrswtʾ
wkwrswth'
belly, womb Matthew 21:12 Mark 11:15
ܠܟܪܣܗ
lkrsh
lkrsh
to-belly, womb-his Mark 7:19
ܕܟܪܣܗܘܢ
dkrshwn
dkrshwn
of-belly, womb-their Proverbs 20:30
ܒܟܪܣܟ
bkrsk
bkrsk
in-belly, womb-your Proverbs 22:18
ܘܟܪܣܝ
wkrsy
wkrsy
and-belly, womb-my Psalms 31:10
ܕܟܘܪܣܝ
dkwrsy
dkwrsy
belly, womb Ezekiel 43:7
ܘܠܟܪܣܬܐ
wlkrstʾ
wlkrsth'
and.to-belly, womb[fem] Luke 23:29
ܠܟܪܣܗܘܢ
lkrshwn
lkrshwn
to-belly, womb-their Romans 16:18
ܕܟܪܣܟ
dkrsk
dkrsk
of-belly, womb-your Acts 2:30
ܟܪܣܢ
krsn
krsn
belly, womb-them Psalms 44:26
ܒܟܪܣܝ
bkrsy
bkrsy
in-belly, womb-my Luke 1:44
ܘܟܪܣܬܐ
wkrstʾ
wkrsth'
and-belly, womb[fem] Titus 1:12
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
כֶּרֶשׂ keres belly, stomach
קָרַס qāras to curve, sink in
קָרוּס qarūs curved, depressed
קוֹרָס qōrās course, path
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
كَرْش karsh belly, paunch
كَرِيس karīs thick, fat
كُرْسِيّ kursiyy chair, throne
كَرَاسَة karāsah notebook, book