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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Every triliteral root connects Aramaic to its sister languages. Search a root and explore its Hebrew and Arabic cognates, then visualize the full Semitic family as an interactive graph. The Root Card shows the semantic field, a key verse, and sister roots — roots sharing 2 of 3 consonants (e.g., SH-L-M ↔ SH-L-KH).

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ܫܟܒ SH-KH-P — lie down, sleep

Semantic field: reclining, horizontal rest, prostration

What gets lost in translation: In Aramaic, ܫܟܒ (shkhab) is fundamentally a postural, bodily act: the body laying itself horizontal upon the ground, the bed, or the tomb. The root covers everything from simply reclining to rest, to … Explore this root →

שָׁכַב shakhavשִׁכְבָה shikh'vahשָׁכֵב shakhev شَكَبَ shakabaشَاكِب shāki'bشَكْب shak'b

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be right, correct

Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
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
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
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
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
ܘܠܟܘܘܢܐ	wlkwwnʾ wlkwwn'	be right, correct	2 Timothy 3:16
ܘܡܬܟܘܢܝܢ	wmtkwnyn wmthkwnyn	and.from-[impf]be right, correct[pl]	James 2:9
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