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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ܟܣܝ K-S-Y
cover, hide
Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܒܟܣܝܐ
bksyʾ
bksy'
in-cover, hide Matthew 6:4 Matthew 6:4 Matthew 6:6 Matthew 6:18 Luke 11:33 Isaiah 59:15
ܕܡܟܣܝܐ
dmksyʾ
dmksy'
that.from-cover, hide Luke 9:45 1 Corinthians 2:7 Ezekiel 38:9 Ezekiel 38:16
ܐܬܟܣܝ
ʾtksy
'thksy
[pass]cover, hide Ethpeel Matthew 6:29 Luke 12:27 Luke 19:42 Psalms 104:2
ܬܟܣܝܬܐ
tksytʾ
thksyth'
[impf]cover, hide[fem] 1 Corinthians 11:15 Hebrews 1:12 Isaiah 3:7 Ezekiel 18:7
ܘܐܬܟܣܝ
wʾtksy
w'thksy
and-[pass]cover, hide Ethpeel Acts 1:9 Psalms 73:6 Isaiah 37:1
ܟܣܝܬܗ
ksyth
ksythh
cover, hide-his Romans 1:20 1 Corinthians 4:5 2 Corinthians 4:2
ܘܐܬܟܣܝܘ
wʾtksyw
w'thksyw
and-[pass]cover, hide[3pl] Ethpeel Romans 4:7 Psalms 32:1 Psalms 80:11
ܘܟܣܝܬ
wksyt
wksyth
and-cover, hide[perf] Peal Psalms 69:8 Psalms 85:3 Psalms 106:17
ܕܒܟܣܝܐ
dbksyʾ
dbksy'
that.in-cover, hide Matthew 6:6 Matthew 6:18 Romans 2:29
ܟܣܝܢ
ksyn
ksyn
cover, hide-them Colossians 2:3 Colossians 3:3 Psalms 139:15
ܟܣܝܬܐ
ksytʾ
ksyth'
cover, hide[fem] Matthew 13:35 Romans 2:16
ܘܢܟܣܝܘܗܝ
wnksywhy
wnksywhy
and-[impf]cover, hide-her Acts 25:16 Isaiah 37:4
ܟܣܝ
ksy
ksy
cover, hide Peal Matthew 20:23 Psalms 78:53
ܘܟܣ̇ܝܬ
wksyt
wksyth
and-cover, hide[perf] Peal Ezekiel 16:8 Ezekiel 31:15
ܕܟܣܝܬ
dksyt
dksyth
of-cover, hide[perf] Peal Matthew 11:25 Luke 10:21
ܟܣܝܐ
ksyʾ
ksy'
cover, hide 1 Peter 3:4 Ezekiel 8:12
ܘܟܣܝܘ
wksyw
wksyw
and-cover, hide[3pl] Peal Psalms 106:11 Proverbs 24:31
ܐܬܟܣܝܘ
ʾtksyw
'thksyw
[pass]cover, hide[3pl] Ethpeel Psalms 69:6
ܡܟܣܝܐ
mksyʾ
mksy'
[ptcp]cover, hide Luke 18:34
ܟܝܣ̈ܝܗܘܢ
kysyhwn
kysyhwn
cover, hide Isaiah 46:6
ܟܣܝ̈ܬܐ
ksytʾ
ksyth'
cover, hide[fem] Isaiah 29:10
ܘܬܟܣܝܘܗܝ
wtksywhy
wthksywhy
and-[impf]cover, hide-her Isaiah 58:7
ܘܟܣܝܘܗܝ
wksywhy
wksywhy
and-cover, hide-her John 19:2
ܘܢܟܣ̈ܝܗܘܢ
wnksyhwn
wnksyhwn
and-[impf]cover, hide-their Isaiah 10:13
ܘܬܟܣܝܟ
wtksyk
wthksyk
and-[impf]cover, hide-your Isaiah 14:11
ܬܟܣ̈ܝܬܐ
tksytʾ
thksyth'
[impf]cover, hide[fem] Ezekiel 13:18
ܘܕܟܣܝ
wdksy
wdksy
and.of-cover, hide Psalms 16:5
ܠܡܟܣܝܘ
lmksyw
lmksyw
so.that-cover, hide[3pl] Peal Isaiah 4:6
ܢܟܣܝܗܘܢ
nksyhwn
nksyhwn
[impf]cover, hide-their Mark 10:24
ܘܟܣ̈ܝܬܐ
wksytʾ
wksyth'
and-cover, hide[fem] Psalms 51:8
ܒܟܝܣܝܟܘܢ
bkysykwn
bkysykwn
cover, hide Matthew 10:9
ܘܠܡܟܣܝܘ
wlmksyw
wlmksyw
and.to-[ptcp]cover, hide[3pl] Isaiah 23:18
ܘܬܟܣܝܬܐ
wtksytʾ
wthksyth'
and-[impf]cover, hide[fem] 1 Timothy 6:8
ܕܟܣܝܢܢ
dksynn
dksynn
of-cover, hide-we Peal Luke 23:30
ܕܡܟܣܝܢ
dmksyn
dmksyn
that.from-cover, hide-them Isaiah 11:9
ܟܣܝܬ
ksyt
ksyth
cover, hide[perf] Peal Psalms 32:5
ܟܣ̈ܝܬܐ
ksytʾ
ksyth'
cover, hide[fem] Ezekiel 28:3
ܕܢܟܣܝܟܘܢ
dnksykwn
dnksykwn
of-[impf]cover, hide-your(pl) Hebrews 10:34
ܒܟܝܣܝܗܘܢ
bkysyhwn
bkysyhwn
cover, hide Mark 6:8
ܢܟܣ̈ܝܗܘܢ
nksyhwn
nksyhwn
[impf]cover, hide-their Isaiah 61:6
ܕܡܟܣܝ
dmksy
dmksy
that.from-cover, hide Colossians 1:26
ܢܟܣܝܘܗܝ
nksywhy
nksywhy
[impf]cover, hide-her John 16:8
ܘܟܣܝܬܐ
wksytʾ
wksyth'
and-cover, hide[fem] 1 Corinthians 14:25
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
כָּסָה kasa to cover
כֵּסֶה késeh disguise, camouflage
כְּסוּת késut cover, covering
מְכֻסֶּה mékhusseh hidden, concealed
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
كَسَا kasā to clothe
كِسَاء kisā' cloak, mantle
كِتْمَان kitmān concealment, secret
مَكْسِيّ maksiyy covered, clothed