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.

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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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ܠܒܫ L-B-SH
clothe, wear
Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܠܒܫ
lbš
lbsh
clothe, wear Peal Luke 8:27 Acts 12:21 Psalms 93:1 Psalms 93:1 Psalms 104:1 Isaiah 59:17
ܢܠܒܫ
nlbš
nlbsh
[impf]clothe, wear 1 Corinthians 15:49 Proverbs 23:21 Ezekiel 7:27 Ezekiel 18:16
ܕܢܠܒܫ
dnlbš
dnlbsh
of-[impf]clothe, wear 1 Corinthians 15:53 1 Corinthians 15:53 2 Corinthians 5:2 2 Corinthians 5:4
ܘܐܠܒܫܘܗܝ
wʾlbšwhy
w'lbshwhy
and-[impf]clothe, wear-her Aphel Matthew 27:28 Matthew 27:31 Mark 15:17 Mark 15:20
ܒܠܒܘܫܐ
blbwšʾ
blbwsh'
clothe, wear Matthew 7:15 Acts 1:10 Psalms 45:10
ܐܠܒܫ
ʾlbš
'lbsh
[impf]clothe, wear Aphel Psalms 132:16 Psalms 132:18 Ezekiel 18:7
ܡܠܒܫ
mlbš
mlbsh
[ptcp]clothe, wear Matthew 6:30 Luke 12:28
ܠܠܒܘܫܗ
llbwšh
llbwshh
clothe, wear Mark 5:27 Mark 5:28
ܘܢܠܒܫ
wnlbš
wnlbsh
and-[impf]clothe, wear Romans 13:12
ܒ̈ܠܒܘܫܘܗܝ
blbwšwhy
blbwshwhy
clothe, wear Isaiah 63:1
ܬܠܒܫܝܢ
tlbšyn
thlbshyn
[impf]clothe, wear[pl] Isaiah 49:18
ܕܒܠܒܘܫܐ
dblbwšʾ
dblbwsh'
clothe, wear Luke 7:25
ܠܠܒܘܫܟ
llbwšk
llbwshk
clothe, wear Proverbs 27:26
ܐܠܒܫܘܗܝ
ʾlbšwhy
'lbshwhy
[impf]clothe, wear-her Aphel Luke 15:22
ܘܡܠܒܫ
wmlbš
wmlbsh
and.from-clothe, wear Isaiah 50:3
ܠܠܒܘܫܐ
llbwšʾ
llbwsh'
clothe, wear Isaiah 59:6
ܕܠܠܒܘܫܐ
dllbwšʾ
dllbwsh'
clothe, wear Isaiah 51:8
ܕܐܠܒܫܢܝ
dʾlbšny
d'lbshny
of-[impf]clothe, wear-me Aphel Isaiah 61:10
ܐܠܒܫܗ
ʾlbšh
'lbshh
[impf]clothe, wear-his Aphel Luke 23:11
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
לָבַשׁ lavash to wear
מַלְבּוּשׁ malbush clothing
הִלְבִּישׁ hilbish to dress someone
לָבוּש lávúsh garment
הַלְבָּשָׁה halbásha to dress, put on clothing
לְבוּשׁ levúsh dress, attire
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
لَبِسَ labisa to wear
لِبَاس libas clothing
مَلْبَس malbas garment
لَابِس lábis wearing
لِبَاسِيّ libási related to clothing
مَلْبُوس málbús dressed, clothed