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 Peshitta — the 4th–5th century Syriac translation of the New Testament — with transliteration and modern translation side by side. Click any underlined word to discover its triliteral root. Use the settings menu settings to choose your preferred translation language and script.

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Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܠܥܠ
lʿl
lel
above/upward Matthew 2:9 Matthew 8:32 Matthew 23:20 Matthew 23:22 Matthew 27:37 Matthew 27:51 Mark 15:38 Luke 4:39 Luke 8:16 Luke 11:33 Luke 14:10 Luke 23:38 Luke 24:4 John 2:7 John 3:31 John 3:31 John 3:31 John 11:41 John 19:11 John 19:23 ... +37
ܕܠܥܠ
dlʿl
dlel
Matthew 23:18 John 8:23 Philippians 3:14 Colossians 3:1 Colossians 3:2 Psalms 74:5 Psalms 148:4 Ezekiel 1:25 Ezekiel 1:26 Ezekiel 10:1 Ezekiel 10:4
ܘܠܥܠ
wlʿl
wlel
Ephesians 1:21 Hebrews 9:5 Isaiah 14:13 Ezekiel 1:26 Ezekiel 1:27 Ezekiel 8:2 Ezekiel 43:15
ܘܐܠܥܠܐ
wʾlʿlʾ
w'lel'
Aphel Isaiah 15:4 Isaiah 16:9
ܠܥܠܬ
lʿlt
lelth
Peal Galatians 5:13
ܠܥܠܬܐ
lʿltʾ
lelth'
Isaiah 40:16
Hebrew Cognates

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Arabic Cognates

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