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 Peshitta — the 4th–5th century Syriac translation of the New Testament — with transliteration and modern translation side by side. Click any underlined word to discover its triliteral root. Use the settings menu settings to choose your preferred translation language and script.

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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 Psalms 49:13 Psalms 49:21 Psalms 143:7
ܘܐܫܬܠܡ
wʾštlm
w'shthlm
Psalms 28:1
ܕܐܫܬܠܡ
dʾštlm
d'shthlm
Mark 1:14
ܕܐܫܬܠܡܬܘܢ
dʾštlmtwn
d'shthlmthwn
Romans 6:17
Hebrew Cognates

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Arabic Cognates

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