Peshitta Constellations

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doi:10.5281/zenodo.19358529

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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Root patterns

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Word forms

3,459

Cognates

589

Semantic bridges

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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.

Read Luke 1:28 →

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).

Explore ܫܘܚ R-W-KH → | Visualize R-W-KH →

Select a verse and watch how all its roots form a constellation of interconnected meanings. From the reader, click the scatter_plot icon next to the verse number.

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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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Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܠܗ	lh lh	to him/her/it	Matthew 1:20 Matthew 1:20 Matthew 1:24 Matthew 2:2 Matthew 2:8 Matthew 2:11 Matthew 2:11 Matthew 2:13 Matthew 2:20 Matthew 2:22 Matthew 3:2 Matthew 3:14 Matthew 3:15 Matthew 3:16 Matthew 4:3 Matthew 4:6 Matthew 4:7 Matthew 4:9 Matthew 4:10 Matthew 4:11 ... +1712
ܠܗ̇	lh lh		Psalms 3:3 Psalms 44:22 Psalms 49:13 Psalms 49:21 Psalms 84:4 Psalms 122:3 Psalms 125:2 Proverbs 3:15 Proverbs 3:18 Proverbs 6:29 Proverbs 8:11 Proverbs 9:18 Proverbs 15:18 Proverbs 16:26 Proverbs 16:26 Proverbs 25:28 Proverbs 27:7 Proverbs 29:4 Proverbs 31:11 Proverbs 31:22 ... +44
ܡ̈ܠܘܗܝ	mlwhy mlwhy		Psalms 19:15 Psalms 55:22 Psalms 112:5 Proverbs 7:24 Proverbs 17:27 Proverbs 18:8 Proverbs 26:22 Proverbs 30:1 Proverbs 30:6 Proverbs 31:1 Isaiah 36:13 Isaiah 36:22 Isaiah 37:4 Isaiah 37:17
ܡܠܘܗܝ	mlwhy mlwhy		Mark 10:24 Luke 10:39 Luke 11:53 John 7:40 Acts 20:35 Acts 27:11 Romans 3:2 2 Corinthians 2:17 Hebrews 5:12
ܕܡܠܐܘܗ̇	dmlʾwh dml'wh		Ezekiel 8:17
ܒܬܠܘܗ̇	btlwh bthlwh		Ezekiel 23:8

Hebrew Cognates

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Arabic Cognates

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Every word is a root, and every root is a constellation.

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