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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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
ܐܫܬܠܡ
ʾštlm
'shthlm
Matthew 4:12 Matthew 11:27 Luke 4:21 Luke 10:22 Luke 22:37 John 18:36 John 19:28 Acts 19:21 Romans 4:25 2 Corinthians 12:7
ܕܐܫܬܠܡ
dʾštlm
d'shthlm
Mark 1:14
ܕܐܫܬܠܡܬܘܢ
dʾštlmtwn
d'shthlmthwn
Romans 6:17
Hebrew Cognates

No Hebrew cognates available for this root.

Arabic Cognates

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