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
ܚܘܘܬܐ
ḥwwtʾ
khwwth'
Matthew 10:16 Matthew 23:33 Luke 10:19 1 Corinthians 10:9
ܕܢܚܘܘܢ
dnḥwwn
dnkhwwn
Acts 24:13 Acts 25:7 Acts 25:18
ܢܚܘܘܢ
nḥwwn
nkhwwn
Titus 2:10 Titus 3:2
ܚܘܘ
ḥww
khww
Peal Luke 17:14 2 Corinthians 8:24
Hebrew Cognates

No Hebrew cognates available for this root.

Arabic Cognates

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