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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ܠܚܡ L-KH-M
bread, fight
Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܠܚܡܐ
lḥmʾ
lkhm'
bread Matthew 4:3 Matthew 6:11 Matthew 7:9 Matthew 15:2 Matthew 15:26 Matthew 15:33 Matthew 16:5 Matthew 16:11 Matthew 26:26 Mark 3:20 Mark 6:8 Mark 6:36 Mark 6:37 Mark 6:41 Mark 6:44 Mark 6:52 Mark 7:2 Mark 7:5 Mark 7:27 Mark 8:4 ... +70
ܘܠܚܡܐ
wlḥmʾ
wlkhm'
and bread Matthew 12:4 Mark 2:26 Luke 6:4 John 6:51 John 21:9 1 Corinthians 10:16 2 Corinthians 9:10 Psalms 78:24 Psalms 105:40 Proverbs 9:17 Proverbs 23:8 Isaiah 55:10 Ezekiel 16:19 Ezekiel 24:17 Ezekiel 24:22
ܠܚܡܝܢ
lḥmyn
lkhmyn
bread, fight[pl] Matthew 14:19 Matthew 15:34 Matthew 15:36 Matthew 16:9 Matthew 16:10 Mark 6:38 Mark 6:38 Mark 6:41 Mark 8:5 Mark 8:6 Mark 8:19 Luke 9:13 Luke 9:16 John 6:13
ܕܠܚܡܐ
dlḥmʾ
dlkhm'
of bread Matthew 16:7 Matthew 16:8 Matthew 16:12 Mark 8:16 Mark 8:17 John 6:31 Psalms 53:5 Proverbs 6:26 Proverbs 28:21 Ezekiel 13:19
ܠܚܡܗ
lḥmh
lkhmh
bread, fight-his John 6:33 1 Corinthians 11:27 Proverbs 6:8 Proverbs 22:9 Isaiah 33:16 Isaiah 51:14 Isaiah 65:25 Ezekiel 18:7
ܠܚܡܗܘܢ
lḥmhwn
lkhmhwn
bread, fight-their 2 Thessalonians 3:12 Proverbs 30:25 Ezekiel 4:13 Ezekiel 12:19
ܠܚܡܟ
lḥmk
lkhmk
bread, fight-your Isaiah 58:7 Isaiah 58:10 Ezekiel 4:15 Ezekiel 12:18
ܒܠܚܡܐ
blḥmʾ
blkhm'
in-bread, fight Matthew 4:4 Luke 4:4 Proverbs 20:17 Isaiah 3:1
ܠܚܡܝ
lḥmy
lkhmy
bread, fight-my Psalms 41:10 Proverbs 9:5 Ezekiel 44:7
ܠܠܚܡܐ
llḥmʾ
llkhm'
to-bread, fight Proverbs 12:9 Isaiah 55:2 Ezekiel 4:17
ܠܘܚܡܐ
lwḥmʾ
lwkhm'
bread, fight Acts 9:1 Proverbs 17:10
ܕܠܚܡܗ
dlḥmh
dlkhmh
of-bread, fight-his Proverbs 23:3
ܘܠܚܡܬܐ
wlḥmtʾ
wlkhmth'
and-bread, fight[fem] Ezekiel 16:38
ܠܚܝܡܐ
lḥymʾ
lkhym'
bread, fight Mark 6:19
ܘܐܬܠܚܡܘ
wʾtlḥmw
w'thlkhmw
and-[pass]bread, fight[3pl] Ethpeel Acts 4:21
ܘܠܚܡܗ
wlḥmh
wlkhmh
and-bread, fight-his Ezekiel 18:16
ܕܠܚܡܝ
dlḥmy
dlkhmy
of-bread, fight-my Psalms 102:5
ܘܠܚܡ
wlḥm
wlkhm
and-bread, fight Hebrews 9:2
ܠܚܡܬܗ
lḥmth
lkhmthh
bread, fight-his Matthew 8:14
ܠܚܡܢ
lḥmn
lkhmn
bread, fight-them Isaiah 4:1
ܒܠܚܡܟܘܢ
blḥmkwn
blkhmkwn
in-bread, fight-your(pl) Isaiah 21:14
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
לֶחֶם lekhem bread
לָחַם lakham to fight
לָחֲמָה lahămāh battle, fight
לֹחֵם lōḥēm fighter, warrior
לַחְמָנִי laḥmānī baker
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
لَحْم laḥm meat
لَحْمَة laḥmah piece of meat
لِحَام liḥām welding
مُلَاحِم mulāḥim epic, heroic narrative