Peshitta Constellations

Explore the New Testament from its Aramaic roots

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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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count, appoint

Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܡܢܝ	mny mny	from me	Matthew 3:11 Matthew 7:23 Matthew 11:29 Matthew 15:5 Matthew 15:8 Matthew 18:32 Matthew 25:41 Mark 1:7 Mark 6:22 Mark 7:6 Mark 14:36 Luke 3:16 Luke 5:8 Luke 8:46 Luke 13:27 Luke 16:3 John 1:15 John 1:30 John 10:18 John 14:28 ... +8
ܡܢܝܢ	mnyn mnyn	count, appoint-them	Matthew 10:30 Mark 12:42 Luke 12:7 Luke 19:13 Luke 19:16 Luke 19:18 Luke 19:24 Luke 19:25
ܬܡܢܝܐ	tmnyʾ thmny'	[impf]count, appoint	Luke 2:21 Luke 9:28 John 20:26 Acts 25:6 Philippians 3:5
ܡܢܝܟ	mnyk mnyk	count, appoint-your	Luke 19:16 Luke 19:18 Luke 19:20
ܬܡܝܢܝܐ	tmynyʾ thmyny'	count, appoint	Acts 7:8
ܕܬܡܢܝܐ	dtmnyʾ dthmny'	of-[impf]count, appoint	Luke 1:59
ܡܢܝܐ	mnyʾ mny'	count, appoint	Luke 19:24

Hebrew Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
מָנָה	mana	to count, to number
מִנְיָן	minyan	number, quorum
מְמוּנֶה	m'muneh	appointed, designated
מַמְנֶה	mam'neh	counter, enumerator

Arabic Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
مَنَّ	manna	to bestow, to grant
مُنْوَى	munwá	intention, purpose
مَنِيَّة	maniyyah	destiny, fate
مَنُون	manūn	predestined, designated