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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ܢܒܝ N-B-Y
prophesy
Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܢܒܝܐ
nbyʾ
nby'
prophet Matthew 1:22 Matthew 2:17 Matthew 3:3 Matthew 4:14 Matthew 5:17 Matthew 7:15 Matthew 8:17 Matthew 10:41 Matthew 10:41 Matthew 11:9 Matthew 11:9 Matthew 11:13 Matthew 12:17 Matthew 12:39 Matthew 13:17 Matthew 13:35 Matthew 13:57 Matthew 16:4 Matthew 16:14 Matthew 21:4 ... +75
ܕܢܒܝܐ
dnbyʾ
dnby'
of the prophet Matthew 10:41 Matthew 23:29 Matthew 23:30 Matthew 26:56 Mark 6:15 Luke 7:16 Luke 9:8 Luke 9:19 Luke 10:24 Luke 11:47 Luke 13:33 John 4:19 John 4:44 John 7:52 John 9:17 Acts 3:22 Acts 3:25 Acts 7:37 Acts 7:42 Acts 13:27 ... +9
ܘܢܒܝܐ
wnbyʾ
wnby'
and-prophesy Matthew 7:12 Matthew 22:40 Matthew 24:24 Mark 13:22 Luke 16:16 Luke 16:29 John 8:52 Acts 3:24 Acts 13:15 Acts 26:22 Romans 3:21 Ephesians 6:22 Colossians 4:8 Isaiah 3:2 Isaiah 9:14 Ezekiel 14:9
ܠܢܒܝܐ
lnbyʾ
lnby'
to-prophesy Matthew 5:12 Matthew 23:31 Luke 6:23 Luke 6:26 Acts 3:23 Acts 26:27 1 Corinthians 14:32 James 5:10 Ezekiel 14:9
ܒܢܒܝܐ
bnbyʾ
bnby'
in-prophesy Matthew 2:5 Matthew 2:15 Matthew 2:23 Luke 18:31 John 6:45 Acts 13:40 Hebrews 1:1
ܢܒܝܘܬܐ
nbywtʾ
nbywth'
prophesy[abst] 1 Corinthians 12:10 1 Corinthians 13:2 1 Corinthians 13:8 1 Corinthians 14:22 1 Thessalonians 5:20 1 Timothy 1:18 Proverbs 30:1
ܢܒ̈ܝܐ
nbyʾ
nby'
prophesy Isaiah 29:10 Ezekiel 7:26 Ezekiel 13:2 Ezekiel 13:16 Ezekiel 38:17
ܕܡܬܢܒܝܢ
dmtnbyn
dmthnbyn
that.from-[impf]prophesy-them Acts 21:9 Ezekiel 13:2 Ezekiel 13:2 Ezekiel 13:16 Ezekiel 38:17
ܘܒܢܒܝܐ
wbnbyʾ
wbnby'
and.in-prophesy Luke 24:44 John 1:45 Acts 24:14
ܐܬܢܒܝ
ʾtnby
'thnby
[pass]prophesy Ethpeel Matthew 15:7 Mark 7:6 John 11:51
ܐܬܢܒܝ̇ܬ
ʾtnbyt
'thnbyth
[pass]prophesy[perf] Ethpeel Ezekiel 11:13 Ezekiel 37:7
ܘܠܢܒܝܐ
wlnbyʾ
wlnby'
and.to-prophesy Luke 16:31 1 Thessalonians 2:15
ܘܐܬܢܒܝ̇ܬ
wʾtnbyt
w'thnbyth
and-[pass]prophesy[perf] Ethpeel Ezekiel 37:7 Ezekiel 37:10
ܕܢܒܝܘܗܝ
dnbywhy
dnbywhy
of-prophesy-her Luke 1:70 Acts 3:21
ܒܢܒܝܘܬܐ
bnbywtʾ
bnbywth'
in-prophesy[abst] 1 Corinthians 14:6 1 Timothy 4:14
ܕܠܢܒܝܐ
dlnbyʾ
dlnby'
that.to-prophesy Matthew 14:5 Matthew 21:46
ܐܬܢܒܝܘ
ʾtnbyw
'thnbyw
[pass]prophesy[3pl] Ethpeel Matthew 11:13 1 Peter 1:10
ܘܕܢܒܝܐ
wdnbyʾ
wdnby'
and.of-prophesy Ephesians 2:20
ܘܢܒ̈ܝܐ
wnbyʾ
wnby'
and the prophets Isaiah 28:7
ܢܒܝܘܬܗ
nbywth
nbywthh
prophesy[abst]-his Matthew 13:14
ܕܠܢܒܝܢ
dlnbyn
dlnbyn
that.to-prophesy-them Psalms 83:10
ܠܢܒܝܝܟ
lnbyyk
lnbyyk
prophesy Romans 11:3
ܢܒܝܝ̈ܟ
nbyyk
nbyyk
prophesy Ezekiel 13:4
ܘܠܢܒܝ̈ܝ
wlnbyy
wlnbyy
and.to-prophesy-my Psalms 105:15
ܕܡܬܢܒ̈ܝܢ
dmtnbyn
dmthnbyn
that.from-[impf]prophesy-them Ezekiel 13:17
ܢܒܝܬܐ
nbytʾ
nbyth'
prophesy[fem] Luke 2:36
ܢܒܝܗ
nbyh
nbyh
prophesy-his Luke 1:76
ܕܢܒܝܘܬܐ
dnbywtʾ
dnbywth'
of-prophesy[abst] Romans 12:6
ܐܬܢܒܝܢ
ʾtnbyn
'thnbyn
[pass]prophesy-them Ethpeel Matthew 7:22
ܠܡܬܢܒܝܘ
lmtnbyw
lmthnbyw
so.that-[impf]prophesy[3pl] 1 Corinthians 14:39
ܠܢܒ̈ܝܐ
lnbyʾ
lnby'
to-prophesy Ezekiel 13:3
ܢܒܝܘܗܝ
nbywhy
nbywhy
prophesy-her Romans 1:2
ܘܠܢܒ̈ܝܐ
wlnbyʾ
wlnby'
and.to-prophesy Isaiah 30:10
ܘܐܬܢܒܝ
wʾtnby
w'thnby
and-[pass]prophesy Ethpeel Luke 1:67
ܘܡܬܢܒܝܢ
wmtnbyn
wmthnbyn
and.from-[impf]prophesy-them Acts 19:6
ܘܢܝ̈ܒܝܗܘܢ
wnybyhwn
wnybyhwn
prophesy Psalms 58:7
ܢܒܝ̈ܐ
nbyʾ
nby'
prophesy Ezekiel 13:9
ܠܢܒܝܬܐ
lnbytʾ
lnbyth'
to-prophesy[fem] Isaiah 8:3
ܘܠܢܒܝܘܗܝ
wlnbywhy
wlnbywhy
and.to-prophesy-her Ephesians 3:5
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
נָבִיא navi prophet
נִבָּא nibba to prophesy
נְבוּאָה nevu'ah prophecy
נִבֵּא nive to prophesy
נְבוּאָה nəvu'ah prophecy
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
نَبِيّ nabiyy prophet
نُبُوَّة nubuwwa prophecy
نَبَأَ naba'a to announce, inform
نَبَوِيّ nabawiyy prophetic
تَنَبَّأَ tanabba'a to prophesy