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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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
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
ܢܠܒܫ
nlbš
nlbsh
[impf]clothe, wear 1 Corinthians 15:49 Proverbs 23:21 Ezekiel 7:27 Ezekiel 18:16
ܐܠܒܫ
ʾlbš
'lbsh
[impf]clothe, wear Aphel Psalms 132:16 Psalms 132:18 Ezekiel 18:7
ܒܠܒܘܫܐ
blbwšʾ
blbwsh'
clothe, wear Matthew 7:15 Acts 1:10 Psalms 45:10
ܠܠܒܘܫܗ
llbwšh
llbwshh
clothe, wear Mark 5:27 Mark 5:28
ܡܠܒܫ
mlbš
mlbsh
[ptcp]clothe, wear Matthew 6:30 Luke 12:28
ܐܠܒܫܗ
ʾlbšh
'lbshh
[impf]clothe, wear-his Aphel Luke 23:11
ܐܠܒܫܘܗܝ
ʾlbšwhy
'lbshwhy
[impf]clothe, wear-her Aphel Luke 15:22
ܘܢܠܒܫ
wnlbš
wnlbsh
and-[impf]clothe, wear Romans 13:12
ܕܐܠܒܫܢܝ
dʾlbšny
d'lbshny
of-[impf]clothe, wear-me Aphel Isaiah 61:10
ܬܠܒܫܝܢ
tlbšyn
thlbshyn
[impf]clothe, wear[pl] Isaiah 49:18
ܠܠܒܘܫܐ
llbwšʾ
llbwsh'
clothe, wear Isaiah 59:6
ܒ̈ܠܒܘܫܘܗܝ
blbwšwhy
blbwshwhy
clothe, wear Isaiah 63:1
ܠܠܒܘܫܟ
llbwšk
llbwshk
clothe, wear Proverbs 27:26
ܘܡܠܒܫ
wmlbš
wmlbsh
and.from-clothe, wear Isaiah 50:3
ܕܒܠܒܘܫܐ
dblbwšʾ
dblbwsh'
clothe, wear Luke 7:25
ܕܠܠܒܘܫܐ
dllbwšʾ
dllbwsh'
clothe, wear Isaiah 51:8
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