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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3,459
Cognates
589
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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 ... +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