Peshitta Constellations

Explore the New Testament from its Aramaic roots

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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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ܫܟܒ SH-KH-P — lie down, sleep
Semantic field: reclining, horizontal rest, prostration
What gets lost in translation: In Aramaic, ܫܟܒ (shkhab) is fundamentally a postural, bodily act: the body laying itself horizontal upon the ground, the bed, or the tomb. The root covers everything from simply reclining to rest, to … Explore this root →
שָׁכַב shakhavשִׁכְבָה shikh'vahשָׁכֵב shakhev شَكَبَ shakabaشَاكِب shāki'bشَكْب shak'b
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Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܚܡܬܐ
ḥmtʾ
khmth'
Luke 4:28 Luke 12:53 Acts 7:54 Acts 19:28 Galatians 5:20 Colossians 3:8
ܚܡܬܗ
ḥmth
khmthh
Matthew 10:35 Luke 12:53 Hebrews 11:27
ܐܬܚܡܬ
ʾtḥmt
'thkhmth
Ethpeel Matthew 2:16
ܚܡܬܢ
ḥmtn
khmthn
Titus 1:7
Hebrew Cognates

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Arabic Cognates

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