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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Psalms 6:3 Psalms 105:37 Isaiah 33:24 |
| 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 |
| 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 Psalms 43:5 Isaiah 17:11 |
| ܟܪܝܘܬܐ | krywtʾ krywth' |
short, dig[abst] | John 16:6 2 Corinthians 7:10 2 Corinthians 7:10 2 Corinthians 9:7 Proverbs 14:10 Proverbs 25:20 |
| ܘܟܪܝܬ | wkryt wkryth |
and-short, dig[perf] Peal | Matthew 14:9 Matthew 17:23 Matthew 26:22 Mark 6:26 John 21:17 |
| ܟܪܝܟܝܢ | krykyn krykyn |
short, dig-your(fp) | Psalms 55:11 Psalms 125:2 Psalms 128:3 |
| ܕܟܪܝܗܝܢ | dkryhyn dkryhyn |
of-short, dig-their(f) | Luke 4:40 Luke 10:9 Acts 20:35 |
| ܐܟܪܝܬ | ʾkryt 'kryth |
[impf]short, dig[perf] Aphel | 2 Corinthians 2:2 2 Corinthians 7:8 2 Corinthians 7:8 |
| ܟܪܝܬ | kryt kryth |
short, dig[perf] Peal | Matthew 18:31 Luke 18:23 2 Corinthians 7:9 |
| ܕܟܪܝܘܬܐ | dkrywtʾ dkrywth' |
of-short, dig[abst] | Romans 9:2 Hebrews 12:11 |
| ܒܟܪܝܘܬܐ | bkrywtʾ bkrywth' |
in-short, dig[abst] | 2 Corinthians 2:1 2 Corinthians 2:7 |
| ܟܪܝܟ | kryk kryk |
short, dig-your | John 20:7 Psalms 125:2 |
| ܕܟܪܝܬ | dkryt dkryth |
of-short, dig[perf] Peal | Luke 18:24 2 Corinthians 7:9 |
| ܐܬܟܪܝܘ | ʾtkryw 'thkryw |
[pass]short, dig[3pl] Ethpeel | Matthew 24:22 Psalms 139:16 |
| ܕܟܪܝܟ | dkryk dkryk |
of-short, dig-your | Luke 2:12 Psalms 122:3 |
| ܟܪ̈ܝܟܝܢ | krykyn krykyn |
short, dig-your(fp) | Psalms 12:9 |
| ܕܟܪܝܗܘܢ | dkryhwn dkryhwn |
of-short, dig-their | Romans 1:27 |
| ܕܟܪܝܐ | dkryʾ dkry' |
of-short, dig | 2 Corinthians 6:10 |
| ܒܟܝܪܝܬܐ | bkyrytʾ bkyryth' |
short, dig | Proverbs 16:15 |
| ܟܪܝܗܝܢ | kryhyn kryhyn |
short, dig-their(f) | 2 Corinthians 13:9 |
| ܕܒܟܪܝܘܬܐ | dbkrywtʾ dbkrywth' |
that.in-short, dig[abst] | Isaiah 50:11 |
| ܠܟܪܝܘܬܐ | lkrywtʾ lkrywth' |
to-short, dig[abst] | Isaiah 1:5 |
| ܬܟܪܝܬܐ | tkrytʾ thkryth' |
[impf]short, dig[fem] | Psalms 13:3 |
| ܘܕܟܪܝܗ | wdkryh wdkryh |
and.of-short, dig-his | Romans 14:2 |
| ܟܪܝ | kry kry |
short, dig Peal | Mark 13:20 |
| ܒܟܝܪܝܐ | bkyryʾ bkyry' |
short, dig | James 5:7 |
| ܘܕܟܪܝܐ | wdkryʾ wdkry' |
and.of-short, dig | Proverbs 14:29 |
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 |