ARAMAIC NEW TESTAMENT

Every word is a root, and every root is a constellation.

Explore the Peshitta — the Syriac New Testament — through its triliteral Aramaic roots. Hebrew and Arabic cognates, interlinear reader, and a living map of how each root hardened into Greek.

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Read the Peshitta — the 4th–5th century Syriac translation of the New Testament — with transliteration and modern translation side by side. Click any underlined word to discover its triliteral root. Use the settings menu settings to choose your preferred translation language and script.

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Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܡ̈ܝܐ
myʾ
my'
water Peal Psalms 18:17 Psalms 22:15 Psalms 23:2 Psalms 29:3 Psalms 29:3 Psalms 33:7 Psalms 58:8 Psalms 63:2 Psalms 65:10 Psalms 69:2 Psalms 77:17 Psalms 77:17 Psalms 77:18 Psalms 78:13 Psalms 78:16 Psalms 78:20 Psalms 78:44 Psalms 79:3 Psalms 88:18 Psalms 104:6 ... +69
ܡܝܐ
myʾ
my'
water Matthew 3:16 Matthew 14:25 Matthew 14:26 Matthew 14:28 Matthew 14:29 Matthew 27:24 Mark 1:10 Mark 6:48 Mark 6:49 Luke 7:44 Luke 14:2 John 2:7 John 2:9 John 3:5 John 4:7 John 4:7 John 4:10 John 4:11 John 4:13 John 4:14 ... +13
ܘܒܡ̈ܝܐ
wbmyʾ
wbmy'
and.in-water Psalms 66:12 Ezekiel 16:4 Ezekiel 27:26
ܘܠܡ̈ܝܐ
wlmyʾ
wlmy'
and.to-water Ezekiel 4:17
ܘܒ̈ܡܝܐ
wbmyʾ
wbmy'
and.in-water Ezekiel 17:8
ܘܒܡܝܐ
wbmyʾ
wbmy'
and.in-water Mark 9:22
ܕܒܡܝܐ
dbmyʾ
dbmy'
that.in-water John 1:31
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
מַיִם mayim water
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
مَاء mā' water