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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ܚܪܦ KH-R-P
reproach, winter
Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܚܪܝܦܐ
ḥrypʾ
khryp'
reproach, winter 1 Peter 4:8 Psalms 57:5 Proverbs 5:4 Isaiah 49:2
ܕܚܪܝܦ
dḥryp
dkhryp
reproach, winter Ezekiel 5:1
ܘܚܪܝܦܐ
wḥrypʾ
wkhryp'
reproach, winter Hebrews 4:12
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
חָרַף kharaf to reproach
חֹרֶף khoref winter
חָרֶפֶת khareféth reproach, disgrace
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
خَارِف khārif critic, censorious person
خُرْفَة khurfah reproach, shame