Peshitta Constellations

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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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Semantic bridges

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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.

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Every triliteral root connects Aramaic to its sister languages. Search a root and explore its Hebrew and Arabic cognates, then visualize the full Semitic family as an interactive graph. The Root Card shows the semantic field, a key verse, and sister roots — roots sharing 2 of 3 consonants (e.g., SH-L-M ↔ SH-L-KH).

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deliver, rescue

Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܚܠܨܬ	ḥlṣt khltsth	deliver, rescue[perf] Peal	2 Corinthians 11:8
ܚܠܝܨܐ	ḥlyṣʾ khlyts'	deliver, rescue	Ezekiel 29:18
ܚܠܨܘ	ḥlṣw khltsw	deliver, rescue[3pl] Peal	Acts 19:37
ܢܚܠܨܟܘܢ	nḥlṣkwn nkhltskwn	[impf]deliver, rescue-your(pl)	Colossians 2:8
ܡܚܠܨ	mḥlṣ mkhlts	[ptcp]deliver, rescue	Romans 2:22

Hebrew Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
חָלַץ	khalats	to rescue
חֵלֶץ	khelets	salvation, rescue
חִלֵּץ	khilléts	to liberate, rescue
חַלָּצָה	khallátsah	liberation, deliverance

Arabic Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
خَلَّصَ	khallaṣa	to deliver
خَلِيص	khalīṣ	rescued, liberated
خَلَاص	khalāṣ	liberation, salvation
مُخَلَّص	mukhallaṣ	savior, redeemer

Every word is a root, and every root is a constellation.

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