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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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).

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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
ܡܠܬܗ	mlth mlthh	word, matter-his	Mark 14:72 Luke 4:32 Luke 6:18 Luke 11:28 Luke 21:38 Luke 22:61 John 4:39 John 4:41 Acts 2:41 Acts 4:13 Acts 8:6 Acts 11:16 Acts 13:5 Acts 13:44 Acts 13:46 Acts 15:35 Romans 9:6 1 Corinthians 14:36 2 Corinthians 4:2 Colossians 1:25 ... +6
ܡܠܬܝ	mlty mlthy	word, matter-my	Matthew 13:23 John 5:24 John 8:43 John 8:43 John 14:23 John 14:24 John 15:20
ܡܠܬܟ	mltk mlthk	word, matter-your	Luke 1:38 Luke 2:29 Luke 5:5 John 17:6 John 17:14 Acts 4:29
ܘܒܡܠܬܐ	wbmltʾ wbmlth'	and.in-word, matter	Acts 15:32 2 Corinthians 8:7 Ephesians 5:26
ܡܠܬܟܘܢ	mltkwn mlthkwn	word, matter-your(pl)	Matthew 5:37 James 5:12
ܘܠܡܠܬܐ	wlmltʾ wlmlth'	and.to-word, matter	John 2:22 Acts 20:32
ܒܡܠܬܝ	bmlty bmlthy	in-word, matter-my	John 8:31 2 Corinthians 11:6
ܡܠܬܢ	mltn mlthn	word, matter-them	2 Corinthians 1:18
ܕܒܡܠܬܐ	dbmltʾ dbmlth'	that.in-word, matter	James 3:2
ܘܡܠܬܟܘܢ	wmltkwn wmlthkwn	and-word, matter-your(pl)	Colossians 4:6
ܒܡܠܬܗܘܢ	bmlthwn bmlthhwn	in-word, matter-their	John 17:20
ܕܠܡܠܬܝ	dlmlty dlmlthy	that.to-word, matter-my	John 8:37
ܡܠܬܗܘܢ	mlthwn mlthhwn	word, matter-their	1 Corinthians 4:19
ܘܡܠܬܗܘܢ	wmlthwn wmlthhwn	and-word, matter-their	2 Timothy 2:17
ܡܠܬ	mlt mlth	word, matter Peal	Matthew 13:48

Hebrew Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
מִלָּה	milla	word
מֻלְכָּה	mulkah	kingdom, dominion
מַלְכּוּת	malkut	royalty, sovereignty
מָלַך	malakh	to reign, rule

Arabic Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
كَلِمَة	kalima	word
تَمَلَّكَ	tamallaka	to take possession of, appropriate
مَلَكُوت	malakut	kingdom, sovereignty
مَلِيك	malik	king, sovereign