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 New Testament in its original Aramaic with transliteration and translation. Click any underlined word to discover its triliteral root. Use the ⚙️ settings to choose your preferred translation language and script.

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Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܚܡܫܐ
ḥmšʾ
khmsh'
five Matthew 14:19 Matthew 14:21 Matthew 16:9 Mark 6:38 Mark 6:41 Mark 6:44 Mark 8:19 Luke 1:24 Luke 9:13 Luke 9:14 Luke 9:16 Luke 12:52 Luke 14:19 Luke 16:28 Luke 19:18 Luke 19:19 John 4:18 John 5:2 John 6:10 John 6:13 ... +4
ܚܡܫ
ḥmš
khmsh
five Matthew 14:17 Matthew 25:2 Matthew 25:15 Matthew 25:16 Matthew 25:16 Matthew 25:20 Matthew 25:20 Matthew 25:20 Matthew 25:20 Luke 12:6 John 6:9 Acts 19:19 2 Corinthians 11:24 Isaiah 19:18 Ezekiel 1:2 Ezekiel 40:7 Ezekiel 40:30 Ezekiel 40:48 Ezekiel 41:2 Ezekiel 41:9 ... +3
ܘܚܡܫܐ
wḥmšʾ
wkhmsh'
and-five John 6:19 Isaiah 17:6 Isaiah 37:36 Ezekiel 8:16 Ezekiel 11:1 Ezekiel 45:1 Ezekiel 45:3 Ezekiel 45:5 Ezekiel 45:6 Ezekiel 48:8 Ezekiel 48:9 Ezekiel 48:10 Ezekiel 48:10 Ezekiel 48:13 Ezekiel 48:13 Ezekiel 48:15 Ezekiel 48:15 Ezekiel 48:20 Ezekiel 48:20 Ezekiel 48:21 ... +1
ܚܡܫܝܢ
ḥmšyn
khmshyn
five[pl] Mark 6:40 Luke 7:41 Luke 9:14 Luke 16:6 John 8:57 Isaiah 3:3 Ezekiel 40:15 Ezekiel 40:21 Ezekiel 40:29 Ezekiel 40:33 Ezekiel 40:36 Ezekiel 42:2 Ezekiel 42:7 Ezekiel 42:8
ܘܚܡܫ
wḥmš
wkhmsh
and-five Matthew 25:2 Acts 7:14 Isaiah 7:8 Ezekiel 40:1 Ezekiel 40:13 Ezekiel 40:21 Ezekiel 40:25 Ezekiel 40:29 Ezekiel 40:30 Ezekiel 40:33 Ezekiel 40:36 Ezekiel 40:48 Ezekiel 41:2 Ezekiel 45:12
ܘܚܡܫܝܢ
wḥmšyn
wkhmshyn
and-five[pl] John 21:11 Acts 13:20 Ezekiel 40:25 Ezekiel 45:2 Ezekiel 48:17 Ezekiel 48:17 Ezekiel 48:17 Ezekiel 48:17
ܒܚܡܫܬܐ
bḥmštʾ
bkhmshth'
in-five[fem] Ezekiel 1:1 Ezekiel 1:2 Ezekiel 8:1 Ezekiel 33:21
ܕܚܡܫܐ
dḥmšʾ
dkhmsh'
of-five Matthew 16:9 Isaiah 30:17
ܕܚܡܫ
dḥmš
dkhmsh
of-five 1 Corinthians 14:19
ܠܚܡܫܐ
lḥmšʾ
lkhmsh'
to-five Mark 8:19
ܘܕܚܡܫܝܢ
wdḥmšyn
wdkhmshyn
and.of-five[pl] Mark 6:40
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
חָמֵשׁ khamesh five
חֲמִישִׁי khamishi fifth
חֻמָּשׁ khumash Pentateuch
חוֹמֶר khomer material, substance
חוֹמָה khoma wall, rampart
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
خَمْسَة khamsa five
خَمِيس khamīs Thursday (fifth day)
خَمَسَ khamasa to divide into five parts
خَمِيسَة khamīsa one-fifth
مُخَمَّس mukhammās pentagonal in shape