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 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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ܡܟܣ M-K-S
tax, tax collector
Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܡܟܣܐ
mksʾ
mks'
tax, tax collector Matthew 5:46 Matthew 5:47 Matthew 9:9 Matthew 9:10 Matthew 9:11 Matthew 10:3 Matthew 17:25 Matthew 18:17 Matthew 21:32 Mark 2:14 Mark 2:15 Mark 2:16 Mark 2:16 Luke 3:12 Luke 5:27 Luke 5:27 Luke 5:30 Luke 7:29 Luke 15:1 Luke 18:10 ... +5
ܡܟܣܝܢ
mksyn
mksyn
tax, tax collector[pl] Isaiah 6:2 Isaiah 6:2 Isaiah 37:2 Ezekiel 1:11 Ezekiel 1:23 Ezekiel 1:23
ܡܟܣܝ
mksy
mksy
tax, tax collector-my Romans 16:24 1 Corinthians 11:4 2 Corinthians 4:3 2 Corinthians 4:3
ܕܡܟܣ
dmks
dmks
of-tax, tax collector Proverbs 15:12 Proverbs 22:6 Proverbs 28:23
ܡܟܣ
mks
mks
tax, tax collector Peal John 8:46 Titus 1:13 Psalms 94:10
ܘܠܡܟܣܘ
wlmksw
wlmksw
and.to-tax, tax collector[3pl] Peal Titus 1:9
ܘܡܟܣ
wmks
wmks
and-tax, tax collector Proverbs 9:7
ܡܟܣ̈ܝܢ
mksyn
mksyn
tax, tax collector[pl] Ezekiel 41:17
ܘܕܡܟܣ
wdmks
wdmks
and.of-tax, tax collector Proverbs 10:10
ܠܡܟܣ
lmks
lmks
to-tax, tax collector Ezekiel 40:39
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
מֶכֶס mekhes tribute, tax
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
مَكْس maks tax