Peshitta Constellations

Explore the New Testament from its Aramaic roots

auto_stories Method

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.

scatter_plot The Annunciation — Luke 1:28 →

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.

auto_stories Read more →

auto_awesome Root of the day

ܦܐܪ P-A-R — fruit, produce

Semantic field: fruit, yield, result of labor

What gets lost in translation: In Aramaic, ܦܐܪ (par) carries the full arc from seed to consequence — fruit is not just what grows on a tree but the visible manifestation of an invisible process. Greek καρπός retains the metaphorica… Explore this root →

פְּרִי peri

Visualize this root →

Enter a root (dashes are added automatically). Show transliteration table

Enter in native script or transliteration

Search Syriac roots by their English meaning. Find the Aramaic semantic field of a concept.

Find verses where two roots appear together. Use transliterated roots (e.g. M-L-K, SH-L-M).

Search words or phrases in translations. Also accepts Syriac text.

list Browse all roots menu_book Read the Peshitta

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 ... +59
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 ... +11
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
ܠܒܪܬܗ	lbrth lbrthh		Mark 7:25 Hebrews 11:24
ܠܒܪܬ	lbrt lbrth	Peal	Matthew 21:5 Romans 10:16
ܕܠܒܪ	dlbr dlbr		Mark 7:15 Luke 11:40

Hebrew Cognates

No Hebrew cognates available for this root.

Arabic Cognates

No Arabic cognates available for this root.