Peshitta Constellations
Explore the New Testament from its Aramaic roots
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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Root of the day
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ܒܚܪܘܪܐ | bḥrwrʾ bkhrwr' |
free, liberate | Matthew 19:24 Mark 10:25 Romans 8:21 |
| ܡܚܪܪܐ | mḥrrʾ mkhrr' |
[ptcp]free, liberate | Romans 6:20 1 Corinthians 7:22 1 Corinthians 7:39 |
| ܢܚܪܪܟܘܢ | nḥrrkwn nkhrrkwn |
[impf]free, liberate-your(pl) | John 8:32 John 8:36 |
| ܐܬܚܪܪܬ | ʾtḥrrt 'thkhrrth |
[pass]free, liberate[perf] Ethpeel | Romans 7:2 Romans 7:3 |
| ܕܐܬܚܪܪܬܘܢ | dʾtḥrrtwn d'thkhrrthwn |
of-[pass]free, liberate-you(pl) Ethpeel | Romans 6:22 |
| ܕܒܚܪܘܪܐ | dbḥrwrʾ dbkhrwr' |
free, liberate | Luke 18:25 |
| ܡܚܪܪ | mḥrr mkhrr |
[ptcp]free, liberate | 1 Corinthians 9:19 |
| ܐܬܚܪܪܬܘܢ | ʾtḥrrtwn 'thkhrrthwn |
[pass]free, liberate-you(pl) Ethpeel | Romans 6:18 |
| ܚܪܪܟ | ḥrrk khrrk |
free, liberate-your | Romans 8:2 |
| ܚܪܪܢ | ḥrrn khrrn |
free, liberate-them | Galatians 5:1 |
| ܠܡܬܚܪܪܘ | lmtḥrrw lmthkhrrw |
so.that-[impf]free, liberate[3pl] | 1 Corinthians 7:21 |
| ܐܬܚܪܪ | ʾtḥrr 'thkhrr |
[pass]free, liberate Ethpeel | Romans 6:7 |
Hebrew Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| חָרַר | kharar | to burn/be free |
| חֵרוּת | kherut | freedom |
| בֶּן חוֹרִין | ben khorin | free man |
| שִׁחְרוּר | shikhrur | liberation |
| חֹרוּת | ḥorut | freedom |
| חֹרִין | ḥorin | free |
Arabic Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| حَرَّرَ | harrara | to liberate |
| حُرّ | hurr | free |
| حُرِّيَّة | hurriyya | freedom |
| تَحْرِير | tahrir | liberation |
| تَحْرِير | taḥrīr | liberation |
| حَرِّيّ | ḥarrīy | free |
| مُحَرَّر | muḥarrар | liberated |