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 Peshitta — the 4th–5th century Syriac translation of the New Testament — with transliteration and modern translation side by side. Click any underlined word to discover its triliteral root. Use the settings menu settings to choose your preferred translation language and script.
Read Luke 1:28 →Peshitta Occurrences
| Form | Transliteration | Gloss | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| ܚܪ | ḥr khr |
look, white | Matthew 19:26 Mark 8:24 Mark 10:21 Mark 10:23 Mark 10:27 Luke 20:17 Luke 21:1 Acts 3:5 Acts 7:55 Acts 10:4 Acts 23:1 Hebrews 11:40 |
| ܚܘܪܘ | ḥwrw khwrw |
look, white[3pl] Peal | Matthew 6:1 Matthew 6:26 Matthew 17:2 Luke 9:29 Psalms 34:6 Psalms 102:4 Isaiah 51:1 Isaiah 51:2 |
| ܚܘܪ | ḥwr khwr |
look, white Peal | Matthew 28:3 Acts 3:4 Acts 4:29 Psalms 13:4 Psalms 74:20 Isaiah 63:15 |
| ܘܚܘܪ | wḥwr wkhwr |
and-look, white | Psalms 17:1 Psalms 80:15 Psalms 84:10 Isaiah 18:4 Ezekiel 21:2 Ezekiel 21:7 |
| ܚܘܪܐ | ḥwrʾ khwr' |
look, white | Acts 1:10 Acts 10:30 2 Timothy 1:13 Proverbs 23:6 Ezekiel 27:18 |
| ܢܚܘܪ | nḥwr nkhwr |
[impf]look, white | Luke 3:34 Isaiah 8:22 Isaiah 17:8 Isaiah 33:19 |
| ܢܚܘܪ̈ܢ | nḥwrn nkhwrn |
[impf]look, white-them | Proverbs 4:25 Isaiah 17:7 Isaiah 33:20 |
| ܕܐܫܬܚܪ | dʾštḥr d'shthkhr |
look, white | Isaiah 4:2 Isaiah 15:7 Ezekiel 9:8 |
| ܐܫܬܚܪ | ʾštḥr 'shthkhr |
look, white | Romans 11:5 Psalms 106:11 |
| ܘܢܚܘܪ | wnḥwr wnkhwr |
and-[impf]look, white | Hebrews 10:24 Hebrews 12:2 |
| ܐܚܘܪ | ʾḥwr 'khwr |
[impf]look, white Aphel | Psalms 51:9 Isaiah 66:2 |
| ܚܘܪܬܐ | ḥwrtʾ khwrth' |
look, white[fem] | Matthew 5:36 Mark 16:5 |
| ܘܚܘܪܘ | wḥwrw wkhwrw |
and-look, white[3pl] Peal | Isaiah 51:6 |
| ܘܐܫܬܚܪ | wʾštḥr w'shthkhr |
look, white | Isaiah 24:12 |
| ܘܡܚܘܪ | wmḥwr wmkhwr |
and.from-look, white | Mark 9:3 |
| ܚܘܪܢ | ḥwrn khwrn |
look, white-them | Ezekiel 47:18 |
| ܕܚܘܪ | dḥwr dkhwr |
of-look, white | John 4:35 |
| ܕܢܚܘܪ | dnḥwr dnkhwr |
of-[impf]look, white | Acts 7:32 |
| ܘܒܚܘܪܐ | wbḥwrʾ wbkhwr' |
and.in-look, white | Isaiah 11:8 |
| ܚܪܬܘܢ | ḥrtwn khrthwn |
look, white | Isaiah 22:11 |
| ܡܚܘܪܬܐ | mḥwrtʾ mkhwrth' |
[ptcp]look, white[fem] | Acts 23:3 |
| ܒܚܘܪܐ | bḥwrʾ bkhwr' |
in-look, white | John 20:12 |
| ܕܚܘܪܢ | dḥwrn dkhwrn |
of-look, white-them | Ezekiel 47:16 |
| ܠܡܚܘܪܘ | lmḥwrw lmkhwrw |
so.that-look, white[3pl] Peal | Mark 9:3 |
Hebrew Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| חוּר | khur | white/linen |
| חֹר | khor | hole, cavity |
| חָרָה | khara | to be angry, to burn |
| חַוֵּר | khaver | to turn pale, become white |
Arabic Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| حَوِرَ | hawira | to be very white |
| حُور | hur | houris (white-eyed) |
| حِوَار | hiwar | dialogue |
| حُورِيَّة | huriyya | houri (fair-eyed woman) |
| حَيَّر | hayyara | to confuse, disturb |