Peshitta Constellations

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doi:10.5281/zenodo.19358529

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.

3,329

Root patterns

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Word forms

3,459

Cognates

589

Semantic bridges

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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.

Read Luke 1:28 →

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).

Explore ܫܘܚ R-W-KH → | Visualize R-W-KH →

Select a verse and watch how all its roots form a constellation of interconnected meanings. From the reader, click the scatter_plot icon next to the verse number.

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Semitic languages don't define: they radiate. Every word grows from a triliteral root that opens a force field. Discover the method of Semitic exegesis behind this application.

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Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܠܒܪ	lbr lbr	outside / to the son	Matthew 5:13 Matthew 5:32 Matthew 12:46 Matthew 12:47 Matthew 13:48 Matthew 15:17 Matthew 21:17 Matthew 21:39 Matthew 23:27 Matthew 23:28 Matthew 26:69 Matthew 26:75 Mark 1:45 Mark 3:31 Mark 3:32 Mark 5:10 Mark 7:15 Mark 7:18 Mark 7:18 Mark 7:20 ... +84
ܠܒܪܗ	lbrh lbrh		Matthew 1:25 Matthew 9:6 Matthew 10:21 Matthew 16:28 Matthew 21:9 Matthew 21:15 Matthew 21:37 Matthew 22:2 Matthew 24:30 Matthew 26:64 Mark 13:12 Mark 13:26 Mark 14:62 Luke 9:58 Luke 21:27 Luke 22:48 John 3:17 John 4:47 John 5:20 John 6:62 ... +14
ܠܒܪܐ	lbrʾ lbr'		Matthew 11:27 Matthew 21:38 John 3:35 John 3:36 John 5:22 John 5:23 John 5:23 John 5:26 John 6:40 Acts 7:21 Hebrews 1:5 1 John 5:12
ܕܠܒܪ	dlbr dlbr		Mark 7:15 Luke 11:40 Ezekiel 40:40 Ezekiel 41:9 Ezekiel 42:7
ܘܠܒܪ	wlbr wlbr		Proverbs 3:13 Ezekiel 40:44 Ezekiel 41:17
ܠܒܪܬ	lbrt lbrth	Peal	Matthew 21:5 Romans 10:16 Isaiah 62:11
ܠܒܪܬܗ	lbrth lbrthh		Mark 7:25 Hebrews 11:24

Hebrew Cognates

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Arabic Cognates

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Every word is a root, and every root is a constellation.

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