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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ܚܠܠ KH-L-L
profane, begin (halal)
Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܚܠܘܠܐ
ḥlwlʾ
khlwl'
profane, begin (halal) Matthew 25:10
ܚ̈ܠܠܐ
ḥllʾ
khll'
profane, begin (halal) Isaiah 7:19
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
חִלֵּל khillel to profane
חֻלִּין khullin profane/secular
הִלֵּל hillel to praise/Hillel
חָלַל khalál to profane, to begin
חֹל khól profane, secular
מְחֻלָּל mékhullál profaned
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
حَلَّ halla to be lawful/solve
حَلَال halal lawful/permitted
حَرَام haram forbidden (antonym)
مَحَلّ mahall place/shop
حَلِيل halíl husband, lover
مَحِلّ mahíll place, location