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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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
ܚܙܬܗ
ḥzth
khzthh
Matthew 26:71 Mark 9:20 Mark 14:67 Acts 9:40
ܕܚܙܝܬܢܝ
dḥzytny
dkhzythny
John 20:29 Acts 26:16
ܚܙܝܬܟ
ḥzytk
khzythk
John 1:48 John 18:26
ܕܚܙܝܬܟ
dḥzytk
dkhzythk
John 1:50
ܚܙܬܐ
ḥztʾ
khzth'
2 Corinthians 2:14
ܒܚܙܬܟܘܢ
bḥztkwn
bkhzthkwn
Romans 15:24
Hebrew Cognates

No Hebrew cognates available for this root.

Arabic Cognates

No Arabic cognates available for this root.