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.

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ܚܒܫ KH-B-SH
imprison
Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܚܒܫ
ḥbš
khbsh
imprison Peal Acts 16:24 Romans 11:32 Galatians 3:22
ܘܚܒܫܗ
wḥbšh
wkhbshh
and-imprison-his Luke 3:20 Hebrews 6:17
ܘܚܒܫܘܗܝ
wḥbšwhy
wkhbshwhy
and-imprison-her Ezekiel 19:9
ܐܬܚܒܫ
ʾtḥbš
'thkhbsh
[pass]imprison Ethpeel Ezekiel 3:24
ܠܡܚܒܫܟܘܢ
lmḥbškwn
lmkhbshkwn
so.that-imprison-your(pl) Galatians 4:17
ܚܒܝܫܬܐ
ḥbyštʾ
khbyshth'
imprison Isaiah 1:8
ܚܒܫܘ
ḥbšw
khbshw
imprison[3pl] Peal Luke 5:6
ܕܚܒܫܬܘܢ
dḥbštwn
dkhbshthwn
of-imprison-you(pl) Peal Acts 5:25
ܘܠܚܒܝ̈ܫܐ
wlḥbyšʾ
wlkhbysh'
imprison Isaiah 49:9
ܚܒܝܫܐ
ḥbyšʾ
khbysh'
imprison Isaiah 24:22
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
חָבַשׁ khavash to bind
חֶבֶשׁ ḥévesh prison
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
حَبَسَ ḥabasa to imprison
حُبْس ḥubs prison
أَسِير 'asīr prisoner