Peshitta Constellations

Explore the New Testament from its Aramaic roots

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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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ܦܐܪ P-A-R — fruit, produce
Semantic field: fruit, yield, result of labor
What gets lost in translation: In Aramaic, ܦܐܪ (par) carries the full arc from seed to consequence — fruit is not just what grows on a tree but the visible manifestation of an invisible process. Greek καρπός retains the metaphorica… Explore this root →
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ܟܪܝ K-R-Y
short, dig
Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܟܪܝܗ
kryh
kryh
short, dig-his Matthew 25:36 Matthew 26:41 Mark 14:38 John 4:46 John 11:3 Acts 28:8 2 Corinthians 10:10 1 Timothy 6:4 2 Timothy 4:20 James 5:14
ܕܟܪܝܗ
dkryh
dkryh
of-short, dig-his Luke 7:10 John 11:1 John 11:2 John 11:6 Romans 14:1 1 Corinthians 8:10 2 Corinthians 12:10 James 5:15
ܟܪܝܐ
kryʾ
kry'
short, dig Matthew 19:22 Matthew 26:38 Mark 3:5 Mark 14:34 John 16:21 John 16:22 1 Thessalonians 4:13
ܘܟܪܝܬ
wkryt
wkryth
and-short, dig[perf] Peal Matthew 14:9 Matthew 17:23 Matthew 26:22 Mark 6:26 John 21:17
ܟܪܝܘܬܐ
krywtʾ
krywth'
short, dig[abst] John 16:6 2 Corinthians 7:10 2 Corinthians 7:10 2 Corinthians 9:7
ܟܪܝܬ
kryt
kryth
short, dig[perf] Peal Matthew 18:31 Luke 18:23 2 Corinthians 7:9
ܐܟܪܝܬ
ʾkryt
'kryth
[impf]short, dig[perf] Aphel 2 Corinthians 2:2 2 Corinthians 7:8 2 Corinthians 7:8
ܕܟܪܝܗܝܢ
dkryhyn
dkryhyn
of-short, dig-their(f) Luke 4:40 Luke 10:9 Acts 20:35
ܒܟܪܝܘܬܐ
bkrywtʾ
bkrywth'
in-short, dig[abst] 2 Corinthians 2:1 2 Corinthians 2:7
ܕܟܪܝܘܬܐ
dkrywtʾ
dkrywth'
of-short, dig[abst] Romans 9:2 Hebrews 12:11
ܕܟܪܝܬ
dkryt
dkryth
of-short, dig[perf] Peal Luke 18:24 2 Corinthians 7:9
ܟܪܝ
kry
kry
short, dig Peal Mark 13:20
ܟܪܝܗܝܢ
kryhyn
kryhyn
short, dig-their(f) 2 Corinthians 13:9
ܕܟܪܝܗܘܢ
dkryhwn
dkryhwn
of-short, dig-their Romans 1:27
ܐܬܟܪܝܘ
ʾtkryw
'thkryw
[pass]short, dig[3pl] Ethpeel Matthew 24:22
ܘܕܟܪܝܗ
wdkryh
wdkryh
and.of-short, dig-his Romans 14:2
ܕܟܪܝܟ
dkryk
dkryk
of-short, dig-your Luke 2:12
ܕܟܪܝܐ
dkryʾ
dkry'
of-short, dig 2 Corinthians 6:10
ܟܪܝܟ
kryk
kryk
short, dig-your John 20:7
ܒܟܝܪܝܐ
bkyryʾ
bkyry'
short, dig James 5:7
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
כָּרָה kara to dig, to excavate
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
كَرَى kara to dig, to excavate
قَصِير qaseer short
قَصَّرَ qassara to shorten, to reduce
قِصَر qisar brevity