Peshitta Constellations
Explore the New Testament from its Aramaic roots
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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Root of the day
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ܚܘܝ | ḥwy khwy |
show, declare Peal | Luke 24:40 John 21:1 John 21:1 Acts 1:3 |
| ܠܬܚܘܝܬܐ | ltḥwytʾ lthkhwyth' |
to-[impf]show, declare[fem] | Romans 3:26 Philippians 1:28 2 Thessalonians 1:5 1 Timothy 1:16 |
| ܐܚܘܝܟܘܢ | ʾḥwykwn 'khwykwn |
[impf]show, declare-your(pl) Aphel | Luke 6:47 Luke 12:5 1 Corinthians 12:31 |
| ܚܘܝܟܘܢ | ḥwykwn khwykwn |
show, declare-your(pl) | Matthew 3:7 Luke 3:7 |
| ܠܡܚܘܝܘ | lmḥwyw lmkhwyw |
so.that-show, declare[3pl] Peal | Matthew 16:21 John 14:22 |
| ܚܘܝܢܝ | ḥwyny khwyny |
show, declare-me Peal | Acts 10:28 2 Timothy 4:14 |
| ܘܢܚܘܝܟܘܢ | wnḥwykwn wnkhwykwn |
and-[impf]show, declare-your(pl) | John 16:14 John 16:15 |
| ܚܘܝܘ | ḥwyw khwyw |
show, declare[3pl] Peal | Matthew 14:12 Acts 28:2 |
| ܘܚܘܝܗ | wḥwyh wkhwyh |
and-show, declare-his | Matthew 4:8 Luke 4:5 |
| ܘܡܚܘܝܢ | wmḥwyn wmkhwyn |
and.from-show, declare-them | Acts 9:39 |
| ܒܬܚܘܝܬܐ | btḥwytʾ bthkhwyth' |
in-[impf]show, declare[fem] | 1 Corinthians 2:4 |
| ܡܚܘܝܢܢ | mḥwynn mkhwynn |
[ptcp]show, declare-we | 2 Corinthians 4:2 |
| ܘܐܚܘܝܘܗܝ | wʾḥwywhy w'khwywhy |
and-[impf]show, declare-her Aphel | John 14:21 |
| ܐܚܘܝܘܗܝ | ʾḥwywhy 'khwywhy |
[impf]show, declare-her Aphel | Acts 9:16 |
| ܬܚܘܝܬܐ | tḥwytʾ thkhwyth' |
[impf]show, declare[fem] | 2 Corinthians 8:24 |
| ܚܘܝܬ | ḥwyt khwyth |
show, declare[perf] Peal | Galatians 2:18 |
| ܚܘܝܬܘܢ | ḥwytwn khwythwn |
show, declare-you(pl) Peal | 2 Corinthians 7:11 |
| ܕܚܘܝܗ | dḥwyh dkhwyh |
of-show, declare-his | Acts 7:44 |
| ܕܚܘܝܬܘܢ | dḥwytwn dkhwythwn |
of-show, declare-you(pl) Peal | Hebrews 6:10 |
| ܚܘܝܘܗܝ | ḥwywhy khwywhy |
show, declare-her | Acts 18:26 |
| ܕܢܚܘܝܟܘܢ | dnḥwykwn dnkhwykwn |
of-[impf]show, declare-your(pl) | 2 Corinthians 3:1 |
| ܘܚܘܝܘ | wḥwyw wkhwyw |
and-show, declare[3pl] Peal | Matthew 8:33 |
| ܢܚܘܝܘܗܝ | nḥwywhy nkhwywhy |
[impf]show, declare-her | 1 Timothy 6:15 |
| ܕܐܚܘܝܟ | dʾḥwyk d'khwyk |
of-[impf]show, declare-your Aphel | Acts 7:3 |
Hebrew Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| חָוָה | khava | to show |
| הַחְוָאָה | hakhva'ah | exhibition, display |
| מַחְוֶה | makhveh | indicator, signal |
| הִתְחַוֵּיוּת | hitkhavveyut | manifestation, presentation |
Arabic Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| إِخْبَار | ʾiḵbār | report, announcement |
| مُخْبِر | muḵbir | informant, whistleblower |
| تَحَوِّي | taḥawwī | revelation, manifestation |