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
ܐܡܝܢܝܢ
ʾmynyn
'mynyn
Aphel Acts 1:14 Acts 2:46 Acts 6:4 Romans 12:12 1 Corinthians 7:35
ܐܡܝܢܐ
ʾmynʾ
'myn'
Aphel Philippians 1:3 1 Timothy 5:23
ܘܐܡܝܢܐ
wʾmynʾ
w'myn'
Aphel 1 Timothy 5:5
ܘܐܡܝܢܝܢ
wʾmynyn
w'mynyn
Aphel Acts 2:42
ܐܡܝܢܬܐ
ʾmyntʾ
'mynth'
Aphel Acts 12:5
Hebrew Cognates

No Hebrew cognates available for this root.

Arabic Cognates

No Arabic cognates available for this root.