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 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.
Read Luke 1:28 →Peshitta Occurrences
| Form | Transliteration | Gloss | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| ܚܪܡ | ḥrm khrm |
ban, devote, destroy Peal | 1 Corinthians 16:22 Galatians 1:8 Galatians 1:9 |
| ܚܪܡܐ | ḥrmʾ khrm' |
ban, devote, destroy | Romans 9:3 Ezekiel 44:29 |
| ܘܐܚܪܡܘ | wʾḥrmw w'khrmw |
and-[impf]ban, devote, destroy[3pl] Aphel | Acts 23:12 Acts 23:21 |
| ܡܚܪܡ | mḥrm mkhrm |
[ptcp]ban, devote, destroy | Mark 14:71 |
| ܠܡܚܪܡܘ | lmḥrmw lmkhrmw |
so.that-ban, devote, destroy[3pl] Peal | Matthew 26:74 |
| ܐܚܪܡܢ | ʾḥrmn 'khrmn |
[impf]ban, devote, destroy-them Aphel | Acts 23:14 |
| ܠܚܪܡܐ | lḥrmʾ lkhrm' |
to-ban, devote, destroy | Isaiah 43:28 |
| ܕܚܪܡ | dḥrm dkhrm |
of-ban, devote, destroy | 1 Corinthians 12:3 |
| ܕܚܪܡܐ | dḥrmʾ dkhrm' |
of-ban, devote, destroy | Acts 23:14 |
Hebrew Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| חֲרוּם | ḥaru'm | prohibition, ban |
| חֵרֶם | ḥe'rem | anathema, curse |
| חֵרֶם | kherem | ban, devoted thing (to destruction) |
Arabic Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| حَرَّمَ | ḥarrama | to forbid |
| حَرَام | ḥarām | forbidden |
| تَحْرِيم | taḥrīm | prohibition, ban |
| مُحَرَّم | muḥarram | sacred, forbidden |
| حُرْمَة | ḥurma | sanctity, sacredness |