ARAMAIC NEW TESTAMENT

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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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ܚܝܝ KH-Y-Y
live, life
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
ܕܚܝܝܢܢ
dḥyynn
dkhyynn
of-live, life-we Peal 1 Corinthians 1:18 1 Thessalonians 4:15 1 Thessalonians 4:17
ܚ̈ܝܝ
ḥyy
khyy
live, life Peal Psalms 7:6 Psalms 119:93 Isaiah 38:12
ܕܚܝܝܟܘܢ
dḥyykwn
dkhyykwn
of-live, life-your(pl) Acts 27:34 Ephesians 1:13 Philippians 2:12
ܚܝ̈ܝ
ḥyy
khyy
live, life Peal Psalms 26:9 Psalms 31:11 Psalms 143:3
ܚܝܝܢܢ
ḥyynn
khyynn
live, life-we Peal Acts 17:28 Romans 14:8 1 Thessalonians 3:8
ܚܝܝ
ḥyy
khyy
live, life Peal Philippians 1:21 Ezekiel 16:6
ܚܝܝܬܘܢ
ḥyytwn
khyythwn
live, life-you(pl) Peal Romans 6:13
ܒܚܝ̈ܝܗܘܢ
bḥyyhwn
bkhyyhwn
in-live, life-their Ezekiel 7:13
ܕܚ̈ܝܝ.
dḥyy
dkhyy
of-live, life Psalms 23:6
ܚܝܝܟ
ḥyyk
khyyk
live, life-your Ephesians 6:3
ܒܚܝܝܟ
bḥyyk
bkhyyk
in-live, life-your Luke 16:25
ܚܝ̈ܝܢ
ḥyyn
khyyn
live, life-them Ezekiel 47:9
ܚܝܝܟܘܢ
ḥyykwn
khyykwn
live, life-your(pl) 2 Corinthians 1:6
ܠܚܝܝܗܘܢ
lḥyyhwn
lkhyyhwn
to-live, life-their Hebrews 9:28
ܕܚܝܝܗܘܢ
dḥyyhwn
dkhyyhwn
of-live, life-their Hebrews 2:10
ܘܚܝܝܟܘܢ
wḥyykwn
wkhyykwn
and-live, life-your(pl) Colossians 3:3
ܚܝܝܗܘܢ
ḥyyhwn
khyyhwn
live, life-their Hebrews 2:15
ܚܝܝ̈ܟ
ḥyyk
khyyk
live, life-your Psalms 128:5
ܕܚܝ̈ܝܟ
dḥyyk
dkhyyk
of-live, life-your Proverbs 4:10
ܚܝ̈ܝܟ
ḥyyk
khyyk
live, life-your Proverbs 4:13
ܚܝܝ̈ܢ
ḥyyn
khyyn
live, life-them Psalms 55:16
ܚܝܝܬ
ḥyyt
khyyth
live, life[perf] Peal Acts 26:5
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