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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Cognates
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Semantic bridges
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.
Read Luke 1:28 →Peshitta Occurrences
| Form | Transliteration | Gloss | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| ܚܫܚܘ | ḥšḥw khshkhw |
darkness[3pl] Peal | 2 Timothy 2:16 Philemon 1:11 Hebrews 9:17 |
| ܚܫܚܬܐ | ḥšḥtʾ khshkhth' |
darkness[fem] | Romans 1:26 Romans 1:27 Colossians 2:22 |
| ܐܬܚܫܚܢ | ʾtḥšḥn 'thkhshkhn |
[pass]darkness-them Ethpeel | 1 Corinthians 9:12 1 Thessalonians 2:5 |
| ܕܚܫܚܬܐ | dḥšḥtʾ dkhshkhth' |
of-darkness[fem] | 1 Corinthians 7:31 Colossians 2:23 |
| ܠܚܘܫܚܐ | lḥwšḥʾ lkhwshkh' |
darkness | 1 Timothy 4:3 2 Timothy 2:21 |
| ܐܬܚܫܚ | ʾtḥšḥ 'thkhshkh |
[pass]darkness Ethpeel | Romans 1:26 1 Corinthians 9:18 |
| ܒܚܫܚܬܐ | bḥšḥtʾ bkhshkhth' |
in-darkness[fem] | 1 Timothy 6:6 |
| ܚܫܚ | ḥšḥ khshkh |
darkness Peal | Philemon 1:11 |
| ܐܬܚܫܚܬ | ʾtḥšḥt 'thkhshkhth |
[pass]darkness[perf] Ethpeel | 1 Corinthians 9:15 |
| ܕܡܬܚܫܚܝܢ | dmtḥšḥyn dmthkhshkhyn |
that.from-[impf]darkness[pl] | 1 Corinthians 7:31 |
| ܘܚܫܚܐ | wḥšḥʾ wkhshkh' |
and-darkness | Ephesians 4:29 |
| ܘܚܫܚ | wḥšḥ wkhshkh |
and-darkness | Luke 9:62 |
| ܘܐܬܚܫܚ | wʾtḥšḥ w'thkhshkh |
and-[pass]darkness Ethpeel | Acts 27:3 |
| ܕܚܫܚ | dḥšḥ dkhshkh |
of-darkness | Hebrews 6:7 |
Hebrew Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| חֹשֶׁךְ | khoshekh | darkness |
| חָשַׁךְ | khashakh | to darken, make dark |
| חֲשֵׁכָה | khasheikhah | darkness, gloom |
Arabic Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| كَشَكَ | kashaka | to darken, make dark |
| كُشْكُوك | kushkook | darkness, gloom |
| كَشْكَشَة | kashkashah | darkness, gloom |