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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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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Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܚܓܝܪܐ
ḥgyrʾ
khgyr'
Matthew 15:30 Acts 3:2 Acts 4:14 Acts 14:8
ܘܚܓܝܪܐ
wḥgyrʾ
wkhgyr'
Matthew 11:5 Matthew 15:31 Luke 7:22
ܘܡܚܓܪܐ
wmḥgrʾ
wmkhgr'
Acts 8:7
ܕܚܓܝܪ
dḥgyr
dkhgyr
Hebrews 12:13
ܘܠܡܚܓܪܐ
wlmḥgrʾ
wlmkhgr'
Luke 14:21
Hebrew Cognates

No Hebrew cognates available for this root.

Arabic Cognates

No Arabic cognates available for this root.