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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Cognates
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Semantic bridges
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ܚܝܝܢ | ḥyyn khyyn |
live, life-them | Luke 20:38 Romans 8:24 Romans 13:11 2 Corinthians 1:8 2 Corinthians 6:9 2 Corinthians 13:4 Colossians 3:4 Hebrews 2:3 James 4:14 1 Peter 3:21 |
| ܕܚܝܝܟܘܢ | dḥyykwn dkhyykwn |
of-live, life-your(pl) | Acts 27:34 Ephesians 1:13 Philippians 2:12 |
| ܕܚܝܝܢܢ | dḥyynn dkhyynn |
of-live, life-we Peal | 1 Corinthians 1:18 1 Thessalonians 4:15 1 Thessalonians 4:17 |
| ܚܝܝܢܢ | ḥyynn khyynn |
live, life-we Peal | Acts 17:28 Romans 14:8 1 Thessalonians 3:8 |
| ܚܝ̈ܝ | ḥyy khyy |
live, life Peal | Psalms 26:9 Psalms 31:11 Psalms 143:3 |
| ܚ̈ܝܝ | ḥyy khyy |
live, life Peal | Psalms 7:6 Psalms 119:93 Isaiah 38:12 |
| ܚܝܝ | ḥyy khyy |
live, life Peal | Philippians 1:21 Ezekiel 16:6 |
| ܒܚܝܝܟ | bḥyyk bkhyyk |
in-live, life-your | Luke 16:25 |
| ܚܝܝ̈ܢ | ḥyyn khyyn |
live, life-them | Psalms 55:16 |
| ܚܝ̈ܝܟ | ḥyyk khyyk |
live, life-your | Proverbs 4:13 |
| ܚܝܝܟ | ḥyyk khyyk |
live, life-your | Ephesians 6:3 |
| ܕܚܝ̈ܝܟ | dḥyyk dkhyyk |
of-live, life-your | Proverbs 4:10 |
| ܠܚܝܝܗܘܢ | lḥyyhwn lkhyyhwn |
to-live, life-their | Hebrews 9:28 |
| ܚܝܝܟܘܢ | ḥyykwn khyykwn |
live, life-your(pl) | 2 Corinthians 1:6 |
| ܕܚܝܝܗܘܢ | dḥyyhwn dkhyyhwn |
of-live, life-their | Hebrews 2:10 |
| ܚܝ̈ܝܢ | ḥyyn khyyn |
live, life-them | Ezekiel 47:9 |
| ܚܝܝܬ | ḥyyt khyyth |
live, life[perf] Peal | Acts 26:5 |
| ܚܝܝܗܘܢ | ḥyyhwn khyyhwn |
live, life-their | Hebrews 2:15 |
| ܘܚܝܝܟܘܢ | wḥyykwn wkhyykwn |
and-live, life-your(pl) | Colossians 3:3 |
| ܚܝܝܬܘܢ | ḥyytwn khyythwn |
live, life-you(pl) Peal | Romans 6:13 |
| ܒܚܝ̈ܝܗܘܢ | bḥyyhwn bkhyyhwn |
in-live, life-their | Ezekiel 7:13 |
| ܚܝܝ̈ܟ | ḥyyk khyyk |
live, life-your | Psalms 128:5 |
| ܕܚ̈ܝܝ. | dḥyy dkhyy |
of-live, life | Psalms 23:6 |
Hebrew Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| חַי | khai | alive, living |
| חַיִּים | khayyim | life |
| חִיּוּת | ḥiyyut | vitality, liveliness |
| חַיָּה | ḥayyah | animal, beast |
Arabic Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| حَيّ | ḥayy | alive, living |
| حَيَاة | ḥayah | life |
| يَحْيَى | yaḥyā | to revive, reanimate |
| حَيَّات | ḥayyāt | snakes, vipers |
| حَيَّز | ḥayyiz | space, sphere |