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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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
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
ܚܝܝܬܘܢ	ḥyytwn khyythwn	live, life-you(pl) Peal	Romans 6:13
ܚܝܝܗܘܢ	ḥyyhwn khyyhwn	live, life-their	Hebrews 2:15
ܕܚܝܝܗܘܢ	dḥyyhwn dkhyyhwn	of-live, life-their	Hebrews 2:10
ܚܝܝܬ	ḥyyt khyyth	live, life[perf] Peal	Acts 26:5
ܘܚܝܝܟܘܢ	wḥyykwn wkhyykwn	and-live, life-your(pl)	Colossians 3:3
ܚܝܝܟ	ḥyyk khyyk	live, life-your	Ephesians 6:3
ܠܚܝܝܗܘܢ	lḥyyhwn lkhyyhwn	to-live, life-their	Hebrews 9:28
ܚܝܝ	ḥyy khyy	live, life Peal	Philippians 1:21
ܚܝܝܟܘܢ	ḥyykwn khyykwn	live, life-your(pl)	2 Corinthians 1:6
ܒܚܝܝܟ	bḥyyk bkhyyk	in-live, life-your	Luke 16:25

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