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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ܚܡܪ KH-M-R
wine, donkey
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Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܚܡܪܐ
ḥmrʾ
khmr'
 wine Matthew 9:17 Matthew 9:17 Matthew 11:19 Matthew 21:2 Matthew 21:5 Mark 2:22 Mark 2:22 Mark 2:22 Mark 15:23 Luke 5:37 Luke 5:37 Luke 5:37 Luke 5:38 Luke 5:39 Luke 7:33 Luke 7:34 Luke 10:34 John 2:3 John 2:3 John 2:9 ... +24
ܘܚܡܪܐ
wḥmrʾ
wkhmr'
 and wine Matthew 9:17 Mark 2:22 Luke 1:15 Proverbs 4:17 Proverbs 21:17 Proverbs 31:6 Isaiah 1:3 Isaiah 5:11 Isaiah 32:20 Ezekiel 44:21
ܒܚܡܪܐ
bḥmrʾ
bkhmr'
 in-wine, donkey Ephesians 5:18 Proverbs 23:20 Proverbs 23:21 Proverbs 23:30 Proverbs 23:30 Proverbs 23:31 Isaiah 28:1 Isaiah 28:7 Ezekiel 27:18
ܕܚܡܪܐ
dḥmrʾ
dkhmr'
 of wine Matthew 18:6 Mark 9:42 Luke 17:2 Psalms 75:9 Proverbs 23:32 Isaiah 22:13 Isaiah 27:2 Ezekiel 23:20
ܚܡܝܪܐ
ḥmyrʾ
khmyr'
 wine, donkey Matthew 16:6 Matthew 16:11 Matthew 16:12 Mark 8:15 Luke 12:1 1 Corinthians 5:7 Galatians 5:9
ܠܚܡܪܐ
lḥmrʾ
lkhmr'
 to-wine, donkey Matthew 21:7 John 2:10 1 Timothy 3:8 Titus 2:3 Proverbs 26:3
ܚܡܪܗ
ḥmrh
khmrh
 wine, donkey-his Luke 10:34 Luke 13:15 Psalms 78:65
ܒܚܡܝܪܐ
bḥmyrʾ
bkhmyr'
 wine, donkey 1 Corinthians 5:8 1 Corinthians 5:8 1 Corinthians 5:8
ܠܚܡܝܪܐ
lḥmyrʾ
lkhmyr'
 wine, donkey Matthew 13:33 Luke 13:21
ܘܒܚܡܘܪܬܐ
wbḥmwrtʾ
wbkhmwrth'
 wine, donkey Ezekiel 16:13
ܚܡܘܪ
ḥmwr
khmwr
 wine, donkey Acts 7:16
ܘܕܚܡܪܗܘܢ
wdḥmrhwn
wdkhmrhwn
 and.of-wine, donkey-their Psalms 4:8
ܚܡܝܪܗ
ḥmyrh
khmyrh
 wine, donkey Mark 8:15
ܕܚܡܝܪܐ
dḥmyrʾ
dkhmyr'
 wine, donkey 1 Corinthians 5:6
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
חֲמוֹר khamor donkey
חֶמֶר khemer wine
חֲמַרְתָּא ḥamartā mare
חַמָּר ḥammār muleteer, donkey driver
חִמְרָה ḥimrāh reddish color
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
خَمْر khamr wine
حِمَار ḥimār donkey
حُمَارَة ḥumārā she-donkey
حَمَّار ḥammār donkey driver
حَمِرَ ḥamira to become red