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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ܚܠܦ KH-L-P
exchange, instead of
Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܚܠܦ
ḥlp
khlp
instead of/for Matthew 2:22 Matthew 5:38 Matthew 5:38 Matthew 20:28 Mark 1:44 Mark 10:45 Luke 5:14 Luke 6:22 Luke 7:47 Luke 11:11 Luke 19:44 John 1:16 John 9:21 John 10:11 John 10:15 John 11:4 John 11:50 John 11:51 John 11:52 John 15:13 ... +68
ܘܚܠܦ
wḥlp
wkhlp
and-exchange, instead of Acts 12:23 2 Corinthians 5:15 Colossians 2:1 Colossians 2:1 Colossians 4:13 Hebrews 9:7 Psalms 109:4 Proverbs 17:10 Proverbs 21:18 Isaiah 3:24 Isaiah 3:24 Isaiah 3:24 Isaiah 55:13 Isaiah 60:17 Isaiah 60:17 Isaiah 60:17 Isaiah 61:7 Ezekiel 29:20
ܚܠܦܝܢ
ḥlpyn
khlpyn
exchange, instead of[pl] Romans 5:8 Romans 8:26 Romans 8:31 Romans 8:34 1 Corinthians 5:7 Galatians 2:20 Galatians 3:13 Titus 2:14 Hebrews 6:20 Hebrews 9:24 1 Peter 2:21 1 John 2:2 1 John 3:16 Isaiah 9:16
ܕܚܠܦ
dḥlp
dkhlp
of-exchange, instead of Matthew 26:28 Mark 14:24 Hebrews 5:3 Hebrews 10:6 Hebrews 10:8 Hebrews 10:18 Hebrews 12:2 Psalms 40:7
ܚܠܦܝ
ḥlpy
khlpy
exchange, instead of-my Matthew 10:3 Matthew 17:27 Mark 2:14 Mark 3:18 Luke 6:15 John 13:38 Acts 1:13 Acts 8:24
ܚܠܦܘܗܝ
ḥlpwhy
khlpwhy
exchange, instead of-her Luke 2:27 Acts 12:5 Hebrews 7:19 Proverbs 11:8
ܘܚܠܦܘ
wḥlpw
wkhlpw
and-exchange, instead of[3pl] Peal Romans 1:23 Romans 1:25 Psalms 106:20 Isaiah 24:5
ܬܚܠܘܦܐ
tḥlwpʾ
thkhlwp'
exchange, instead of Matthew 16:26 Mark 8:37 Psalms 55:20
ܘܢܚܠܦ
wnḥlp
wnkhlp
and-[impf]exchange, instead of Acts 6:14
ܢܚ̈ܠܦܢ
nḥlpn
nkhlpn
[impf]exchange, instead of-them Isaiah 41:1
ܢܚܠܦ
nḥlp
nkhlp
[impf]exchange, instead of Philippians 3:21
ܚ̈ܠܦܐ
ḥlpʾ
khlp'
exchange, instead of Isaiah 30:4
ܘܐܬܚܠܦ
wʾtḥlp
w'thkhlp
and-[pass]exchange, instead of Ethpeel Mark 9:2
ܘܡܚܠܦ
wmḥlp
wmkhlp
and.from-exchange, instead of Psalms 90:6
ܕܚܠܦܝ
dḥlpy
dkhlpy
of-exchange, instead of-my Romans 15:30
ܘܚܠܦܬ
wḥlpt
wkhlpth
and-exchange, instead of[perf] Peal Ezekiel 5:6
ܚܘܠܦܗܘܢ
ḥwlphwn
khwlphwn
exchange, instead of Psalms 44:13
ܬܚܠܦ
tḥlp
thkhlp
[impf]exchange, instead of Psalms 90:5
ܢܚܠܘܦ
nḥlwp
nkhlwp
exchange, instead of Isaiah 9:9
ܐܬܚܠܦ
ʾtḥlp
'thkhlp
[pass]exchange, instead of Ethpeel Luke 9:29
ܚܠܦܘܬܐ
ḥlpwtʾ
khlpwth'
exchange, instead of[abst] Isaiah 32:6
ܘܐܫܬܚܠܦ
wʾštḥlp
w'shthkhlp
and-[pass]exchange, instead of Ettaphal Matthew 17:2
ܚܠܦܐ
ḥlpʾ
khlp'
exchange, instead of Isaiah 10:6
ܐܫܬܚܠܦܘ
ʾštḥlpw
'shthkhlpw
[pass]exchange, instead of[3pl] Ettaphal Romans 12:2
ܬܚܠܘܦܗ
tḥlwph
thkhlwph
exchange, instead of Proverbs 21:18
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
חָלַף khalaf to pass/change
חִלּוּף khilluf exchange
חֲלִיפָה khalifah suit/substitute
חוּלָּף khulaf change, alteration
הֶחְלִיף hekhlif to substitute, change
חֶלֶף khelef instead of, in place of
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
خَلَفَ khalafa to succeed/replace
خَلِيفَة khalifa caliph/successor
خِلَاف khilaf disagreement
اِخْتِلَاف ikhtilaf difference
مُخَالَفَة mukhalifah opposition, disagreement
تَخَلُّف takhallufu backwardness, delay