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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ܟܘܢ K-W-N
be right, correct
Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܘܠܟܘܢ
wlkwn
wlkwn
and.to-be right, correct Matthew 28:14 Luke 16:26 John 16:20 2 Corinthians 8:13 Colossians 2:13 2 Thessalonians 1:7 Ezekiel 11:7 Ezekiel 20:20
ܕܠܟܘܢ
dlkwn
dlkwn
that.to-be right, correct Matthew 13:11 Mark 13:37 Luke 10:16 Luke 10:16 Acts 4:19 2 Corinthians 12:19 Philippians 3:1
ܕܒܟܘܢ
dbkwn
dbkwn
that.in-be right, correct 2 Corinthians 8:24 2 Corinthians 13:4 Colossians 1:27 1 John 1:4 1 John 4:4 Ezekiel 12:12
ܘܟܘܢ̈ܬܐ
wkwntʾ
wkwnth'
and-be right, correct[fem] Isaiah 28:25 Ezekiel 4:9
ܘܒܟܘܢ
wbkwn
wbkwn
and.in-be right, correct John 14:17 1 John 2:8
ܟܘܢ
kwn
kwn
be right, correct Peal 1 Timothy 5:20
ܘܡܬܟܘܢܝܢ
wmtkwnyn
wmthkwnyn
and.from-[impf]be right, correct[pl] James 2:9
ܡܟܘܢܐ
mkwnʾ
mkwn'
[ptcp]be right, correct Isaiah 26:10
ܘܠܟܘܘܢܐ
wlkwwnʾ
wlkwwn'
be right, correct 2 Timothy 3:16
ܡܟܘܢܝܢ
mkwnyn
mkwnyn
[ptcp]be right, correct[pl] Ephesians 5:11
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
כּוּן kun to prepare, to establish
נָכוֹן nakhon correct, true
הִתְכּוֹנֵן hitkonen to prepare, to establish
כִּינוּן kinun preparation, establishment
נָכוֹן nachon correct, true
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
كَانَ kana to be
كَوْن kawn universe, being
كَوِنِي kawini to be, to exist
كَائِن ka'in being, entity
تَكَوُّن takawwun formation, development