Peshitta Constellations

Fresco, Jossi

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.

3,329

Root patterns

165,527

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.

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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
ܡܚܘܐ	mḥwʾ mkhw'		Mark 14:15 Luke 22:12 John 2:18 John 5:20 John 5:20 Acts 9:22 Acts 18:28 Romans 5:8 James 2:18 Psalms 19:2 Psalms 19:3 Psalms 30:10 Psalms 103:7 Psalms 147:19 Isaiah 42:9 Isaiah 46:10 Ezekiel 24:19
ܡܚܘܬܐ	mḥwtʾ mkhwth'		Mark 3:11 Luke 7:21 Luke 12:48 Psalms 39:11 Proverbs 23:32 Isaiah 10:26 Isaiah 14:6 Isaiah 19:22 Isaiah 27:7
ܡܚܘܝܢ	mḥwyn mkhwyn		Matthew 24:1 Romans 2:15 Hebrews 11:14
ܡܚܘܬܗ	mḥwth mkhwthh		Mark 5:29 Luke 10:34
ܡܚ̈ܘܬܐ	mḥwtʾ mkhwth'		Isaiah 47:9
ܡܚ̈ܘܬܗ	mḥwth mkhwthh		Proverbs 27:6
ܘܢܡܚܘܢ	wnmḥwn wnmkhwn		Ezekiel 23:47
ܡܚܘ	mḥw mkhw	Peal	Mark 12:5
ܘܒܡܚܘܬܐ	wbmḥwtʾ wbmkhwth'		Psalms 89:33

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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