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
ܚܘܣܝܐ
ḥwsyʾ
khwsy'
Romans 3:25 Hebrews 9:5 1 John 2:2 1 John 4:10
ܠܚܣܝܟ
lḥsyk
lkhsyk
Acts 2:27 Acts 13:35
ܘܒܚܣܝܘܬܐ
wbḥsywtʾ
wbkhsywth'
Ephesians 4:24
ܘܚܣܝܢܢ
wḥsynn
wkhsynn
Peal 2 Corinthians 10:10
ܚܣܝܐ
ḥsyʾ
khsy'
Titus 1:8
ܚܣܝܢ
ḥsyn
khsyn
Matthew 3:11
Hebrew Cognates

No Hebrew cognates available for this root.

Arabic Cognates

No Arabic cognates available for this root.