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
ܡܡܪܚ
mmrḥ
mmrkh
John 21:12 Acts 5:13 Acts 7:32 Romans 2:4 Romans 5:7 Romans 15:18 1 Corinthians 6:1 2 Corinthians 11:21
ܐܡܪܚ
ʾmrḥ
'mrkh
Aphel Matthew 22:46 Mark 12:34 Romans 10:20
ܐܡܪܚܘ
ʾmrḥw
'mrkhw
Aphel Luke 20:40 Hebrews 11:29
ܘܐܡܪܚ
wʾmrḥ
w'mrkh
Aphel Mark 15:43
Hebrew Cognates

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Arabic Cognates

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