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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ܚܟܡ KH-K-M
be wise
Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܚܟܡܬܐ
ḥkmtʾ
khkmth'
wisdom Matthew 11:19 Matthew 13:54 Mark 6:2 Luke 2:40 Luke 7:35 Luke 11:49 Acts 6:10 Acts 7:22 1 Corinthians 1:19 1 Corinthians 1:22 1 Corinthians 1:30 1 Corinthians 2:6 1 Corinthians 2:6 1 Corinthians 2:7 2 Timothy 2:7 James 1:5 James 3:15 James 3:17 Psalms 37:30 Psalms 49:4 ... +39
ܚܟܝܡܐ
ḥkymʾ
khkym'
be wise Matthew 7:24 Matthew 10:16 Matthew 11:25 Luke 10:21 Acts 13:7 Acts 17:28 Romans 1:14 Romans 16:26 1 Corinthians 1:20 1 Corinthians 1:25 1 Corinthians 1:26 1 Corinthians 3:10 1 Corinthians 3:18 1 Corinthians 3:19 1 Corinthians 4:10 1 Corinthians 6:5 2 Corinthians 11:19 Ephesians 5:15 Psalms 74:9 Proverbs 1:5 ... +20
ܚܟܝܡ
ḥkym
khkym
be wise Luke 1:34 Proverbs 3:7 Proverbs 9:12 Proverbs 9:12 Proverbs 13:20 Proverbs 14:29 Proverbs 16:21 Proverbs 20:1 Proverbs 23:15 Proverbs 23:19 Proverbs 26:16 Proverbs 28:11 Ezekiel 28:3
ܒܚܟܡܬܐ
bḥkmtʾ
bkhkmth'
in-be wise[fem] 1 Corinthians 1:21 1 Corinthians 2:1 1 Corinthians 2:5 2 Corinthians 1:12 Colossians 4:5 James 3:13 Psalms 104:24 Proverbs 17:24 Proverbs 18:2 Proverbs 23:4 Proverbs 24:3 Proverbs 31:26
ܕܚܟܡܬܐ
dḥkmtʾ
dkhkmth'
of wisdom 1 Corinthians 2:4 1 Corinthians 2:13 1 Corinthians 12:8 Ephesians 1:17 Colossians 2:3 Colossians 2:23 Psalms 90:12 Proverbs 4:11 Proverbs 13:14 Proverbs 18:4 Isaiah 11:2
ܕܚ̈ܟܝܡܐ
dḥkymʾ
dkhkym'
be wise Proverbs 1:6 Proverbs 14:3 Proverbs 14:24 Proverbs 15:2 Proverbs 15:7 Proverbs 22:17 Proverbs 25:12 Isaiah 19:11
ܚ̈ܟܝܡܐ
ḥkymʾ
khkym'
be wise Proverbs 10:14 Proverbs 13:10 Proverbs 15:12 Proverbs 15:31 Proverbs 30:24 Isaiah 19:11 Isaiah 44:25
ܕܚܟܝܡ
dḥkym
dkhkym
be wise 1 Corinthians 3:18 James 3:13 Psalms 107:43 Proverbs 10:8 Proverbs 26:5 Proverbs 26:12
ܘܚܟܡܬܐ
wḥkmtʾ
wkhkmth'
and-be wise[fem] Luke 21:15 Acts 6:3 Acts 7:10 Romans 11:33 1 Corinthians 1:24 Proverbs 10:23
ܚܟܡܬܗ
ḥkmth
khkmthh
be wise-his Matthew 12:42 Luke 11:31 1 Corinthians 1:20 1 Corinthians 3:19 Ephesians 3:10 Proverbs 1:5
ܘܚܟܝܡܐ
wḥkymʾ
wkhkym'
be wise Matthew 23:34 Matthew 24:45 Luke 12:42 Proverbs 21:11 Proverbs 29:11
ܠܚܟܝܡܐ
lḥkymʾ
lkhkym'
be wise 1 Corinthians 1:27 Proverbs 9:8 Proverbs 9:9 Proverbs 11:29 Proverbs 19:25
ܚܟܝܡܝܢ
ḥkymyn
khkymyn
be wise Luke 16:8 Romans 11:25 Romans 12:16 Romans 16:19 Psalms 32:9
ܒܚܟܡܬܗ
bḥkmth
bkhkmthh
in-be wise-his Luke 2:47 Psalms 136:5 Proverbs 3:19 Proverbs 14:8
ܕܚܟܝܡܐ
dḥkymʾ
dkhkym'
be wise 1 Corinthians 1:19 1 Corinthians 3:20 Proverbs 16:24 Proverbs 17:10
ܚܟܡܐ
ḥkmʾ
khkm'
be wise Ephesians 1:8 Colossians 1:9 Colossians 1:28 Colossians 3:16
ܚܟܝܡܬܐ
ḥkymtʾ
khkymth'
be wise Matthew 25:4 Matthew 25:9 Proverbs 14:1 Proverbs 18:15
ܘܒܚܟܡܬܗ
wbḥkmth
wbkhkmthh
and.in-be wise-his Luke 2:52 Isaiah 31:2 Isaiah 40:20
ܠܚܟܡܬܐ
lḥkmtʾ
lkhkmth'
to-be wise[fem] Proverbs 2:2 Proverbs 7:4
ܠܚ̈ܟܝܡܐ
lḥkymʾ
lkhkym'
be wise Proverbs 14:35 Proverbs 24:23
ܚܟܝ̈ܡܐ
ḥkymʾ
khkym'
be wise Proverbs 3:34 Proverbs 3:35
ܘܚܟܝ̈ܡܐ
wḥkymʾ
wkhkym'
be wise Proverbs 29:8
ܕܚܟ̈ܝܡܐ
dḥkymʾ
dkhkym'
be wise Proverbs 12:18
ܕܚܟܝ̈ܡܐ
dḥkymʾ
dkhkym'
be wise Proverbs 14:7
ܚ̈ܟܝܡܢ
ḥkymn
khkymn
be wise Proverbs 30:24
ܕܚܟܡ
dḥkm
dkhkm
of-be wise Psalms 142:5
ܕܒܚܟܡܬܗ
dbḥkmth
dbkhkmthh
that.in-be wise-his 1 Corinthians 1:21
ܕܚܟܝܡܝܢ
dḥkymyn
dkhkymyn
be wise Romans 1:22
ܘܒܚܟܡܬ
wbḥkmt
wbkhkmth
and.in-be wise[perf] Peal Proverbs 14:35
ܘܐܬܚܟܡܘ
wʾtḥkmw
w'thkhkmw
and-[pass]be wise[3pl] Ethpeel Proverbs 8:33
ܘܡܚܟܡܐ
wmḥkmʾ
wmkhkm'
and.from-be wise Psalms 19:8
ܒܚܟܡܬ
bḥkmt
bkhkmth
in-be wise[perf] Peal 1 Corinthians 1:17
ܚܟܡ
ḥkm
khkm
be wise Peal John 21:17
ܚܟܝܡܢ
ḥkymn
khkymn
be wise Matthew 25:2
ܢܚܟܡ
nḥkm
nkhkm
[impf]be wise Psalms 105:22
ܘܕܚܟܝܡܐ
wdḥkymʾ
wdkhkym'
be wise Psalms 58:6
ܚܟܡܗ
ḥkmh
khkmh
be wise-his Matthew 1:25
ܕܚܟܡܝܢ
dḥkmyn
dkhkmyn
of-be wise[pl] Psalms 55:19
ܚܟ̈ܝܡܐ
ḥkymʾ
khkym'
be wise Psalms 49:11
ܕܠܚܟܝܡܐ
dlḥkymʾ
dlkhkym'
be wise 1 Corinthians 10:15
ܘܚܟܝܡ
wḥkym
wkhkym
be wise Isaiah 3:3
ܐܬܚܟܡ
ʾtḥkm
'thkhkm
[pass]be wise Ethpeel Proverbs 27:11
ܕܚ̈ܟܝܡܘܗܝ
dḥkymwhy
dkhkymwhy
be wise Isaiah 29:14
ܠܚܟܝܡܬܐ
lḥkymtʾ
lkhkymth'
be wise Matthew 25:8
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
חָכַם khakham to be wise
חָכְמָה khokhmah wisdom
תַּחְכְּמוֹנִי takhkemoni wise man
הִתְחַכֵּם hithḥákkem to become wise
הַחְכָּמָה haḥkhamáh the wisdom
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
حَكَمَ hakama to govern/judge
حِكْمَة hikma wisdom
حَكِيم hakim wise/physician
حُكْم hukm judgment/rule
حَكَّمَ ḥákkama to cause to judge
حَكَمَ ḥákama to govern, to judge
حُكُومَة ḥukúmah government
حَاكِم ḥákim ruler, judge