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
ܠܡܕܥ
lmdʿ
lmde
to know Matthew 13:11 Mark 4:11 Luke 8:10 John 14:5 Acts 1:7 Acts 17:19 Acts 17:20 Acts 21:34 Acts 22:14 Acts 22:30 Acts 23:28 Acts 24:11 1 Corinthians 8:2
ܒܡܕܥܝ
bmdʿy
bmdey
1 Corinthians 14:15 1 Corinthians 14:15 1 Corinthians 14:19
ܡܕܥܐ
mdʿʾ
mde'
Luke 1:77 1 John 5:20
ܡܕܥ
mdʿ
mde
Peal Philippians 4:7
ܒܡܕܥܐ
bmdʿʾ
bmde'
Romans 14:5
ܡܕܥܝ
mdʿy
mdey
1 Corinthians 14:14
Hebrew Cognates

No Hebrew cognates available for this root.

Arabic Cognates

No Arabic cognates available for this root.