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 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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ܚܫܚ KH-SH-KH
darkness
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