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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ܚܠܝܡܐ | ḥlymʾ khlym' |
dream | Matthew 9:12 Mark 2:17 Mark 5:34 John 5:11 1 Timothy 1:10 2 Timothy 4:3 Titus 1:9 Titus 2:1 |
| ܒܚܠܡܐ | bḥlmʾ bkhlm' |
in-dream | Matthew 1:20 Matthew 2:12 Matthew 2:13 Matthew 2:19 Matthew 2:22 |
| ܚܠܝܡ | ḥlym khlym |
dream | Luke 7:10 Luke 15:27 John 5:14 Acts 4:10 Acts 23:30 |
| ܚܠܡܐ | ḥlmʾ khlm' |
dream | Acts 2:17 Psalms 73:20 Isaiah 29:7 |
| ܚܠܝܡܬܐ | ḥlymtʾ khlymth' |
dream | 1 Timothy 6:3 2 Timothy 1:13 Titus 2:7 |
| ܐܬܚܠܡ | ʾtḥlm 'thkhlm |
[pass]dream Ethpeel | John 4:52 John 5:9 |
| ܚܠܝܡܝܢ | ḥlymyn khlymyn |
dream | Titus 1:13 Titus 2:2 |
| ܡܚܠܡܐ | mḥlmʾ mkhlm' |
[ptcp]dream | James 5:15 |
| ܘܡܬܚܠܡܝܢ | wmtḥlmyn wmthkhlmyn |
and.from-[impf]dream[pl] | Acts 5:16 |
| ܠܚܠܝܡܐ | lḥlymʾ lkhlym' |
dream | Luke 5:31 |
| ܕܡܬܚܠܡܝܢ | dmtḥlmyn dmthkhlmyn |
that.from-[impf]dream[pl] | Matthew 15:31 |
| ܘܐܬܚܠܡ | wʾtḥlm w'thkhlm |
and-[pass]dream Ethpeel | Isaiah 39:1 |
| ܐܚܠܡܬ | ʾḥlmt 'khlmth |
[impf]dream[perf] Aphel | John 7:23 |
| ܘܡܬܚܠܡ | wmtḥlm wmthkhlm |
and.from-[impf]dream | Isaiah 38:21 |
| ܒܚܠܡܗ | bḥlmh bkhlmh |
in-dream-his | Isaiah 29:8 |
| ܚܠܝܡܘܬܐ | ḥlymwtʾ khlymwth' |
dream | Acts 3:16 |
| ܘܐܚܠܡܗ | wʾḥlmh w'khlmh |
and-[impf]dream-his Aphel | Acts 28:8 |
| ܕܐܚܠܡܗ | dʾḥlmh d'khlmh |
of-[impf]dream-his Aphel | John 5:15 |
| ܒܚܠܡܝ | bḥlmy bkhlmy |
in-dream-my | Matthew 27:19 |
Hebrew Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| חָלַם | khalam | to dream |
| חֲלוֹם | khalom | dream |
| חוֹלֵם | kholem | dreamer |
| חֲלוֹם | ḥălôm | dream |
Arabic Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| حَلَمَ | halama | to dream |
| حُلْم | hulm | dream |
| حِلْم | hilm | patience/clemency |
| حَلِيم | ḥalīm | patient, clement |
| حُلُم | ḥulum | dream |
| تَحَلُّم | taḥallum | to dream, have dreams |