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.
Read Luke 1:28 →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 |