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
ܡܪܕܘܬܐ
mrdwtʾ
mrdwth'
1 Corinthians 10:11 Hebrews 12:7 Hebrews 12:8 Hebrews 12:11
ܡܪܕܘ
mrdw
mrdw
Peal 2 Timothy 2:23
ܒܡܪܕܘܬܐ
bmrdwtʾ
bmrdwth'
Ephesians 6:4
ܡܪܕܘܬܗ
mrdwth
mrdwthh
Hebrews 12:5
ܡܪܕܐ
mrdʾ
mrd'
Luke 2:44
ܘܠܡܪܕܘܬܐ
wlmrdwtʾ
wlmrdwth'
2 Timothy 3:16
Hebrew Cognates

No Hebrew cognates available for this root.

Arabic Cognates

No Arabic cognates available for this root.