Peshitta Constellations

Explore the New Testament from its Aramaic roots

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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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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).

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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 →

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learn, teach

Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܬܠܡܝܕܘܗܝ	tlmydwhy thlmydwhy	his disciples	Matthew 5:1 Matthew 8:21 Matthew 8:23 Matthew 8:25 Matthew 9:10 Matthew 9:14 Matthew 10:1 Matthew 11:1 Matthew 11:2 Matthew 12:49 Matthew 13:10 Matthew 13:36 Matthew 14:12 Matthew 14:15 Matthew 14:26 Matthew 15:12 Matthew 15:23 Matthew 15:33 Matthew 16:5 Matthew 17:10 ... +89
ܬܠܡܝܕܐ	tlmydʾ thlmyd'	disciple	Matthew 10:24 Matthew 14:19 Matthew 17:6 Matthew 17:13 Matthew 17:19 Matthew 18:1 Matthew 19:25 Matthew 21:6 Matthew 21:20 Matthew 26:17 Matthew 26:35 Matthew 26:56 Matthew 28:16 Mark 9:8 Mark 9:14 Mark 10:24 Mark 14:4 Luke 6:40 Luke 9:15 Luke 14:26 ... +46
ܠܬܠܡܝܕܘܗܝ	ltlmydwhy lthlmydwhy	to his disciples	Matthew 9:11 Matthew 9:37 Matthew 14:19 Matthew 14:22 Matthew 15:32 Matthew 15:36 Matthew 16:13 Matthew 16:20 Matthew 16:21 Matthew 16:24 Matthew 19:23 Matthew 26:1 Matthew 26:26 Matthew 26:36 Matthew 28:7 Matthew 28:8 Mark 2:16 Mark 3:9 Mark 4:34 Mark 6:41 ... +23
ܘܬܠܡܝܕܘܗܝ	wtlmydwhy wthlmydwhy	learn, teach	Matthew 9:19 Matthew 12:1 Matthew 26:19 Mark 8:27 Mark 10:46 Luke 7:11 Luke 8:22 Luke 9:18 John 2:2 John 2:12 John 3:22 John 18:1
ܠܬܠܡܝܕܐ	ltlmydʾ lthlmyd'	learn, teach	Matthew 10:25 John 11:16 John 19:27 John 20:18 John 21:20 Acts 9:26 Acts 18:27 Acts 19:1 Acts 19:9 Acts 20:1 Acts 20:30
ܕܬܠܡܝܕܐ	dtlmydʾ dthlmyd'	learn, teach	Matthew 10:42 Luke 19:37 John 4:1 John 19:38 Acts 6:2 Acts 6:7 Acts 9:26 Acts 14:22 Acts 15:10
ܬܠܡܝܕܝ	tlmydy thlmydy	learn, teach	Matthew 26:18 Mark 14:14 Luke 22:11 John 8:31 John 15:8
ܠܡܕܢ	lmdn lmdn	learn, teach-them	1 Corinthians 5:12 1 Corinthians 6:2 2 Timothy 4:1 1 Peter 4:5
ܕܬܠܡܝܕܘܗܝ	dtlmydwhy dthlmydwhy	learn, teach	Matthew 28:13 Luke 6:17 John 13:5
ܬܠܡܕܘ	tlmdw thlmdw	[impf]learn, teach[3pl]	Matthew 28:19 Acts 14:21
ܒܬܠܡܝܕܘܗܝ	btlmydwhy bthlmydwhy	learn, teach	Mark 8:33 Mark 10:23
ܘܬܠܡܝܕܐ	wtlmydʾ wthlmyd'	learn, teach	Matthew 15:36 Acts 13:52
ܘܠܡܕܢ	wlmdn wlmdn	and-learn, teach-them	John 8:26
ܕܬܠܡܝܕܝ	dtlmydy dthlmydy	learn, teach	John 13:35
ܬܠܡܝܕܗ	tlmydh thlmydh	learn, teach	John 9:28
ܬܠܡܝܕܬܐ	tlmydtʾ thlmydth'	learn, teach	Acts 9:36
ܘܠܬܠܡܝܕܐ	wltlmydʾ wlthlmyd'	learn, teach	John 19:26

Hebrew Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
לָמַד	lamad	to learn
לִמֵּד	limed	to teach
תַּלְמִיד	talmid	disciple
תַּלְמוּד	talmud	study/Talmud
לִמּוּד	limud	learning
מַלְמָד	malmad	teacher/instructor

Arabic Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
تَلْمِيذ	tilmidh	disciple/student
تَعَلَّمَ	ta'allama	to learn
عَلَّمَ	'allama	to teach
مُتَعَلِّم	muta'allim	student
تَعْلِيم	ta'lim	teaching
مَلْمَح	malma7	characteristic