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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Semitic languages don't define: they radiate. Every word grows from a triliteral root that opens a force field. Discover the method of Semitic exegesis behind this application.

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ܫܟܒ SH-KH-P — lie down, sleep

Semantic field: reclining, horizontal rest, prostration

What gets lost in translation: In Aramaic, ܫܟܒ (shkhab) is fundamentally a postural, bodily act: the body laying itself horizontal upon the ground, the bed, or the tomb. The root covers everything from simply reclining to rest, to … Explore this root →

שָׁכַב shakhavשִׁכְבָה shikh'vahשָׁכֵב shakhev شَكَبَ shakabaشَاكِب shāki'bشَكْب shak'b

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Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܠܡܪܢ	lmrn lmrn	to our Lord	Luke 17:5 Luke 19:31 John 20:2 John 20:18 John 20:20 John 20:25 Acts 11:23 Acts 11:24 Acts 14:23 Romans 4:24 Romans 8:11 Romans 13:14 Romans 14:8 Romans 14:8 Romans 16:18 1 Corinthians 6:13 1 Corinthians 6:17 1 Corinthians 10:22 1 Corinthians 16:22 2 Corinthians 4:14 ... +7
ܠܡܪܗ	lmrh lmrh		Matthew 10:25 Luke 14:21 Luke 22:11 Romans 14:4 Romans 14:4 Romans 14:6 Romans 14:6 Romans 14:6 Romans 14:6 1 Corinthians 2:8 1 Corinthians 7:32
ܠܡܪܗܘܢ	lmrhwn lmrhwn		Matthew 18:31 Luke 12:36
ܠܡܪܟܘܢ	lmrkwn lmrkwn		Romans 12:11
ܠܡܪܐ	lmrʾ lmr'		Mark 14:14
ܠܡܪܬܐ	lmrtʾ lmrth'		John 11:5

Hebrew Cognates

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Arabic Cognates

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