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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ܟܪܝ K-R-Y
short, dig
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
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
ܕܟܪܝܗܝܢ
dkryhyn
dkryhyn
of-short, dig-their(f) Luke 4:40 Luke 10:9 Acts 20:35
ܕܟܪܝܘܬܐ
dkrywtʾ
dkrywth'
of-short, dig[abst] Romans 9:2 Hebrews 12:11
ܕܟܪܝܟ
dkryk
dkryk
of-short, dig-your Luke 2:12 Psalms 122:3
ܒܟܪܝܘܬܐ
bkrywtʾ
bkrywth'
in-short, dig[abst] 2 Corinthians 2:1 2 Corinthians 2:7
ܐܬܟܪܝܘ
ʾtkryw
'thkryw
[pass]short, dig[3pl] Ethpeel Matthew 24:22 Psalms 139:16
ܕܟܪܝܬ
dkryt
dkryth
of-short, dig[perf] Peal Luke 18:24 2 Corinthians 7:9
ܟܪܝܟ
kryk
kryk
short, dig-your John 20:7 Psalms 125:2
ܟܪ̈ܝܟܝܢ
krykyn
krykyn
short, dig-your(fp) Psalms 12:9
ܟܪܝܗܝܢ
kryhyn
kryhyn
short, dig-their(f) 2 Corinthians 13:9
ܘܕܟܪܝܐ
wdkryʾ
wdkry'
and.of-short, dig Proverbs 14:29
ܕܟܪܝܗܘܢ
dkryhwn
dkryhwn
of-short, dig-their Romans 1:27
ܟܪܝ
kry
kry
short, dig Peal Mark 13:20
ܒܟܝܪܝܬܐ
bkyrytʾ
bkyryth'
short, dig Proverbs 16:15
ܕܟܪܝܐ
dkryʾ
dkry'
of-short, dig 2 Corinthians 6:10
ܒܟܝܪܝܐ
bkyryʾ
bkyry'
short, dig James 5:7
ܕܒܟܪܝܘܬܐ
dbkrywtʾ
dbkrywth'
that.in-short, dig[abst] Isaiah 50:11
ܠܟܪܝܘܬܐ
lkrywtʾ
lkrywth'
to-short, dig[abst] Isaiah 1:5
ܘܕܟܪܝܗ
wdkryh
wdkryh
and.of-short, dig-his Romans 14:2
ܬܟܪܝܬܐ
tkrytʾ
thkryth'
[impf]short, dig[fem] Psalms 13:3
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