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
ܡܢܢ
mnn
mnn
from us Luke 24:22 Luke 24:24 Acts 15:24 Acts 16:15 Acts 17:27 Acts 27:12 Acts 28:14 Romans 12:5 Romans 13:12 Romans 14:7 Romans 14:12 Romans 15:2 2 Corinthians 3:3 2 Corinthians 4:7 2 Corinthians 7:9 2 Corinthians 8:4 2 Corinthians 8:19 2 Corinthians 8:20 Ephesians 4:7 1 Thessalonians 2:13 ... +9
ܡܢܢܐ
mnnʾ
mnn'
John 6:31 John 6:49 John 6:58 Hebrews 9:4
Hebrew Cognates

No Hebrew cognates available for this root.

Arabic Cognates

No Arabic cognates available for this root.