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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Every triliteral root connects Aramaic to its sister languages. Search a root and explore its Hebrew and Arabic cognates, then visualize the full Semitic family as an interactive graph. The Root Card shows the semantic field, a key verse, and sister roots — roots sharing 2 of 3 consonants (e.g., SH-L-M ↔ SH-L-KH).

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Semitic languages don't define: they radiate. Every word grows from a triliteral root that opens a force field. Discover the method of Semitic exegesis behind this application.

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ܦܐܪ P-A-R — fruit, produce

Semantic field: fruit, yield, result of labor

What gets lost in translation: In Aramaic, ܦܐܪ (par) carries the full arc from seed to consequence — fruit is not just what grows on a tree but the visible manifestation of an invisible process. Greek καρπός retains the metaphorica… Explore this root →

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Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܚܝܐ	ḥyʾ khy'	life/lives	Matthew 4:4 Matthew 16:16 Matthew 19:16 Matthew 24:22 Matthew 26:63 Mark 5:28 Mark 8:29 Mark 10:17 Mark 10:30 Mark 13:20 Mark 16:16 Luke 3:6 Luke 4:4 Luke 10:25 Luke 12:15 Luke 15:13 Luke 18:18 Luke 18:30 Luke 19:9 Luke 24:5 ... +79
ܕܚܝܐ	dḥyʾ dkhy'	of life	Matthew 22:32 Mark 12:27 Luke 1:77 Luke 20:38 John 4:22 John 5:29 John 5:39 John 5:40 John 6:35 John 6:48 John 6:68 John 8:12 John 10:10 Acts 2:28 Acts 3:15 Acts 5:20 Acts 10:42 Acts 13:26 Acts 16:17 Romans 7:10 ... +19
ܢܚܐ	nḥʾ nkh'	live	Matthew 10:22 Matthew 24:13 Mark 13:13 Luke 7:3 Luke 9:24 Luke 23:35 John 6:51 John 6:57 John 6:58 John 10:9 John 11:25 Acts 2:21 Romans 1:17 Romans 5:10 Romans 6:2 Romans 6:8 Romans 8:11 Romans 9:27 Romans 10:5 Romans 10:13 ... +12
ܠܚܝܐ	lḥyʾ lkhy'	to-live	Matthew 7:14 Matthew 18:8 Matthew 18:9 Matthew 19:17 Matthew 25:46 Mark 9:43 Mark 9:45 Luke 5:10 John 4:14 John 4:36 John 5:24 John 6:27 John 12:25 Acts 11:18 Acts 13:46 Acts 13:47 Acts 13:48 Romans 1:16 Romans 5:18 Romans 5:21 ... +12
ܚܝ	ḥy khy	live	Matthew 27:63 John 4:50 John 6:57 John 14:19 Acts 1:3 Acts 20:12 Romans 6:10 Romans 7:3 Romans 7:9 Romans 14:7 2 Corinthians 13:4 Galatians 2:20 Galatians 2:20 Galatians 2:20 Galatians 2:20 Hebrews 7:25
ܘܚܝܐ	wḥyʾ wkhy'	and life	Matthew 19:29 Luke 8:50 Luke 15:24 Luke 15:32 John 1:4 John 6:63 John 11:25 John 14:6 Romans 6:11 Romans 14:9 2 Corinthians 4:12 1 Peter 3:18 1 Peter 4:5 1 John 1:2 1 John 5:20
ܕܒܚܐ	dbḥʾ dbkh'	live	Acts 7:41 1 Corinthians 8:1 1 Corinthians 10:18 1 Corinthians 10:19 Hebrews 7:27 Hebrews 10:1 Hebrews 10:11 Hebrews 10:12 Hebrews 13:15 Hebrews 13:16 1 Peter 2:5
ܕܐܚܐ	dʾḥʾ d'kh'	live	John 12:47 Acts 11:29 Acts 12:12 Acts 16:30 Romans 8:29 Philippians 1:14 Colossians 4:15 1 Thessalonians 4:9 Hebrews 13:1
ܠܐܚܐ	lʾḥʾ l'kh'	live	Acts 14:2 Acts 15:1 Acts 15:32 Acts 15:36 Acts 16:40 Acts 18:18 Acts 21:7 2 Corinthians 9:3 2 Corinthians 12:18
ܚܝܬ	ḥyt khyth	live[perf]	Matthew 22:23 Luke 2:36 Romans 7:9 1 Corinthians 15:12 1 Corinthians 15:13 1 Corinthians 15:21 1 Corinthians 15:42
ܕܡܚܐ	dmḥʾ dmkh'	live	Matthew 5:39 John 13:5 Romans 4:17 2 Corinthians 11:20 1 Timothy 6:13
ܒܚܝܐ	bḥyʾ bkhy'	in life	Romans 5:17 Romans 6:4 2 Corinthians 5:4 Philippians 1:20 Titus 3:7
ܠܡܚܐ	lmḥʾ lmkh'	live	Mark 10:26 Luke 18:26 Acts 4:12 Acts 15:1 Acts 22:22
ܘܬܚܐ	wtḥʾ wthkh'	live	Matthew 9:18 Mark 5:23 Luke 10:28 Acts 16:31
ܘܢܚܐ	wnḥʾ wnkh'	live	Luke 19:10 Titus 2:12 Hebrews 12:9 James 4:15
ܠܡܡܚܐ	lmmḥʾ lmmkh'	live	Matthew 24:49 Luke 12:45 1 Timothy 3:3 Titus 1:7
ܚܘܝܐ	ḥwyʾ khwy'	live	Matthew 7:10 Luke 11:11 John 3:14 2 Corinthians 11:3
ܚܐܝܢ	ḥʾyn kh'yn	live	Romans 8:13 Romans 8:13 1 Corinthians 15:2 1 Corinthians 15:22
ܕܚܐܝܢ	dḥʾyn dkh'yn	live	Luke 13:23 Acts 2:47 2 Corinthians 2:15 Ephesians 1:14
ܘܐܚܐ	wʾḥʾ w'kh'	live	Mark 10:30 Acts 15:23 Romans 11:14 2 Timothy 4:21
ܡܚܘܝܐ	mḥwyʾ mkhwy'	live	Hebrews 9:16 Hebrews 12:27 1 Peter 1:11
ܘܡܚܐ	wmḥʾ wmkh'	live	Luke 22:50 John 5:21 Acts 22:19
ܡܚܐܘܗܝ	mḥʾwhy mkh'why	live	Mark 12:3 Luke 20:10 Luke 20:11
ܘܠܚܝܐ	wlḥyʾ wlkhy'	and.to-live	Romans 14:9 Philippians 1:28
ܘܠܐܚܐ	wlʾḥʾ wl'kh'	live	Acts 11:1 Acts 17:6
ܕܠܐܚܐ	dlʾḥʾ dl'kh'	live	2 Thessalonians 3:15
ܡܚܝܐ	mḥyʾ mkhy'	[ptcp]live	2 Corinthians 3:6
ܕܡܚܝܐ	dmḥyʾ dmkhy'	that.from-live	John 6:63
ܘܠܡܚܐ	wlmḥʾ wlmkh'	live	2 Corinthians 7:3
ܒܐܚܐ	bʾḥʾ b'kh'	live	Acts 15:22
ܚܝܘ	ḥyw khyw	live[3pl]	Acts 2:40
ܘܕܐܚܐ	wdʾḥʾ wd'kh'	live	Romans 16:14
ܘܡܚܐܘܗܝ	wmḥʾwhy wmkh'why	live	Luke 10:30
ܕܚܐܢ	dḥʾn dkh'n	live	Romans 9:15
ܘܚܐܝܢ	wḥʾyn wkh'yn	live	Matthew 15:27
ܕܬܚܐ	dtḥʾ dthkh'	live	James 1:21
ܕܡܚܐܘܗܝ	dmḥʾwhy dmkh'why	live	Matthew 21:35

Hebrew Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
חַי	khai	alive/living
חַיִּים	khayyim	life
חָיָה	khaya	to live
חַיֶּה	ḥayyéh	animal
חָיַה	ḥayáh	to live
חָי	ḥáy	alive
מַחְיֶה	maḥ·yéh	sustenance

Arabic Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
حَيَّ	hayya	to live
حَيَاة	hayat	life
حَيّ	hayy	alive/neighborhood
حَيَّ	ḥayya	to revive
حَيَّة	ḥayyah	snake
مُحْيِي	muḥyī	life-giver
إِحْيَاء	iḥyāʾ	resurrection