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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 ... +88 |
| 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 ... +25 |
| 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 |
| ܕܚ̈ܝܐ | dḥyʾ dkhy' |
of-live | Psalms 16:11 Psalms 27:13 Psalms 36:10 Psalms 52:7 Psalms 56:14 Psalms 69:29 Psalms 116:9 Psalms 142:6 Psalms 143:10 Proverbs 2:19 Proverbs 3:2 Proverbs 3:18 Proverbs 5:6 Proverbs 6:23 Proverbs 8:35 Proverbs 9:11 Proverbs 9:18 Proverbs 10:17 Proverbs 11:30 Proverbs 13:12 ... +15 |
| 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 Psalms 18:47 Isaiah 49:18 Ezekiel 5:11 Ezekiel 14:16 ... +14 |
| 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 ... +13 |
| 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 Isaiah 38:9 |
| 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 |
| ܘܢܚܐ | wnḥʾ wnkh' |
live | Luke 19:10 Titus 2:12 Hebrews 12:9 James 4:15 Psalms 22:27 Psalms 33:19 Psalms 69:33 Ezekiel 3:18 Ezekiel 18:23 Ezekiel 33:11 |
| 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 Psalms 119:17 |
| 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 |
| ܚ̈ܝܐ | ḥyʾ khy' |
live Peal | Psalms 21:5 Psalms 34:13 Psalms 63:4 Proverbs 3:22 Proverbs 16:15 Isaiah 8:19 Isaiah 38:16 Isaiah 38:19 Ezekiel 7:13 |
| ܘܐܚܐ | wʾḥʾ w'kh' |
live | Mark 10:30 Acts 15:23 Romans 11:14 2 Timothy 4:21 Psalms 119:77 Psalms 119:116 Psalms 119:144 Proverbs 17:17 |
| 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 Psalms 124:3 |
| ܕܡܚܐ | dmḥʾ dmkh' |
live | Matthew 5:39 John 13:5 Romans 4:17 2 Corinthians 11:20 1 Timothy 6:13 Psalms 135:8 Psalms 135:10 Ezekiel 33:13 |
| ܕܒܚ̈ܐ | dbḥʾ dbkh' |
live | Psalms 4:6 Psalms 27:6 Psalms 107:22 Psalms 116:17 Proverbs 7:14 Proverbs 17:1 Isaiah 19:21 |
| ܚܘܝܐ | ḥwyʾ khwy' |
live | Matthew 7:10 Luke 11:11 John 3:14 2 Corinthians 11:3 Isaiah 27:1 Isaiah 27:1 |
| ܕܚܝ̈ܐ | dḥyʾ dkhy' |
of-live | Proverbs 4:22 Proverbs 4:23 Proverbs 10:11 Ezekiel 32:25 Ezekiel 32:26 Ezekiel 32:27 |
| ܠܡܚܐ | lmḥʾ lmkh' |
live | Mark 10:26 Luke 18:26 Acts 4:12 Acts 15:1 Acts 22:22 Ezekiel 13:19 |
| ܕܚܘܝܐ | dḥwyʾ dkhwy' |
live | Psalms 58:5 Psalms 140:4 Proverbs 23:32 Proverbs 30:19 Isaiah 14:29 |
| ܘܬܚܐ | wtḥʾ wthkh' |
live | Matthew 9:18 Mark 5:23 Luke 10:28 Acts 16:31 Isaiah 55:3 |
| ܚܝ̇ܐ | ḥyʾ khy' |
live Peal | Ezekiel 18:13 Ezekiel 20:11 Ezekiel 20:13 Ezekiel 20:21 Ezekiel 33:12 |
| ܒܚܝܐ | bḥyʾ bkhy' |
in life | Romans 5:17 Romans 6:4 2 Corinthians 5:4 Philippians 1:20 Titus 3:7 |
| ܘܡܚܐ | wmḥʾ wmkh' |
live | Luke 22:50 John 5:21 Acts 22:19 Isaiah 5:25 Ezekiel 18:9 |
| ܠܡܡܚܐ | lmmḥʾ lmmkh' |
live | Matthew 24:49 Luke 12:45 1 Timothy 3:3 Titus 1:7 Proverbs 17:26 |
| ܕܚܐܝܢ | dḥʾyn dkh'yn |
live | Luke 13:23 Acts 2:47 2 Corinthians 2:15 Ephesians 1:14 |
| ܘܚ̈ܝܐ | wḥyʾ wkhy' |
and-live | Psalms 30:6 Psalms 133:3 Proverbs 18:21 Proverbs 22:4 |
| ܚܐܝܢ | ḥʾyn kh'yn |
live | Romans 8:13 Romans 8:13 1 Corinthians 15:2 1 Corinthians 15:22 |
| ܡܚܐܘܗܝ | mḥʾwhy mkh'why |
live | Mark 12:3 Luke 20:10 Luke 20:11 |
| ܕܒ̈ܚܐ | dbḥʾ dbkh' |
live | Psalms 106:28 Proverbs 15:8 Isaiah 57:7 |
| ܠܚ̈ܝܐ | lḥyʾ lkhy' |
to-live | Proverbs 10:16 Proverbs 19:23 Isaiah 4:3 |
| ܡܚܘܝܐ | mḥwyʾ mkhwy' |
live | Hebrews 9:16 Hebrews 12:27 1 Peter 1:11 |
| ܚܐܘܬܐ | ḥʾwtʾ kh'wth' |
live | Proverbs 30:33 Isaiah 7:15 Isaiah 7:22 |
| ܚܝ̈ܐ | ḥyʾ khy' |
live Peal | Proverbs 12:28 Proverbs 21:21 |
| ܒܚ̈ܝܐ | bḥyʾ bkhy' |
in-live | Psalms 17:14 Psalms 66:9 |
| ܘܠܚܝܐ | wlḥyʾ wlkhy' |
and.to-live | Romans 14:9 Philippians 1:28 |
| ܕܬܚܐ | dtḥʾ dthkh' |
live | James 1:21 Psalms 49:10 |
| ܕܡ̇ܚܐ | dmḥʾ dmkh' |
live | Isaiah 10:24 Isaiah 14:6 |
| ܘܠܐܚܐ | wlʾḥʾ wl'kh' |
live | Acts 11:1 Acts 17:6 |
| ܚܐ̇ܝܢ | ḥʾyn kh'yn |
live | Ezekiel 33:10 Ezekiel 37:3 |
| ܠܚܝ̈ܐ | lḥyʾ lkhy' |
to-live | Proverbs 11:19 |
| ܚܝܘ | ḥyw khyw |
live[3pl] | Acts 2:40 |
| ܒܐܚܐ | bʾḥʾ b'kh' |
live | Acts 15:22 |
| ܘܡܚܐܘܗܝ | wmḥʾwhy wmkh'why |
live | Luke 10:30 |
| ܕܡܚܝܐ | dmḥyʾ dmkhy' |
that.from-live | John 6:63 |
| ܕܠܐܚܐ | dlʾḥʾ dl'kh' |
live | 2 Thessalonians 3:15 |
| ܘܠܡܚܐ | wlmḥʾ wlmkh' |
live | 2 Corinthians 7:3 |
| ܘܡܡܚܝܐ | wmmḥyʾ wmmkhy' |
and.from-[ptcp]live | Isaiah 53:4 |
| ܕܚܐܢ | dḥʾn dkh'n |
live | Romans 9:15 |
| ܕܠܚܐ | dlḥʾ dlkh' |
live | Proverbs 12:25 |
| ܘܕܐܚܐ | wdʾḥʾ wd'kh' |
live | Romans 16:14 |
| ܘܚܘܝܐ | wḥwyʾ wkhwy' |
live | Isaiah 65:25 |
| ܠܐܚ̈ܐ | lʾḥʾ l'kh' |
live | Psalms 133:1 |
| ܘܚܐܝܢ | wḥʾyn wkh'yn |
live | Matthew 15:27 |
| ܚ̇ܝܐ | ḥyʾ khy' |
live Peal | Isaiah 38:1 |
| ܡܚܝܐ | mḥyʾ mkhy' |
[ptcp]live | 2 Corinthians 3:6 |
| ܕܡܚܐܘܗܝ | dmḥʾwhy dmkh'why |
live | Matthew 21:35 |
| ܘܚܐܘܬܐ | wḥʾwtʾ wkh'wth' |
live | Isaiah 7:22 |
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 |