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 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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ܢܓܕ N-G-D
draw, lead
Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܘܢܓܕܗ
wngdh
wngdh
and-draw, lead-his Mark 7:33 John 21:11 Acts 23:19
ܢܓܕܘ
ngdw
ngdw
draw, lead[3pl] Peal Acts 16:23 Psalms 129:3 Isaiah 16:8
ܘܢܓܕܘ
wngdw
wngdw
and-draw, lead[3pl] Peal Acts 5:40 Acts 16:19
ܒܢܓܕܐ
bngdʾ
bngd'
in-draw, lead 2 Corinthians 6:5 Psalms 10:9
ܢܓܕܗ
ngdh
ngdh
draw, lead-his John 6:44 John 19:1
ܕܡܬܢܓܕ
dmtngd
dmthngd
that.from-[impf]draw, lead Proverbs 19:25 Proverbs 22:3
ܠܡܢܓܕܘܬܗ
lmngdwth
lmngdwthh
so.that-draw, lead[abst]-his Acts 22:29
ܢܓܕܝܢ
ngdyn
ngdyn
draw, lead[pl] James 2:6
ܐܬܢܓܕܬ
ʾtngdt
'thngdth
[pass]draw, lead[perf] Ethpeel 2 Corinthians 11:25
ܘܢܓܕܝܢ
wngdyn
wngdyn
and-draw, lead[pl] John 21:8
ܢܓܕ
ngd
ngd
draw, lead Peal Galatians 2:12
ܡܢܓܕ
mngd
mngd
[ptcp]draw, lead Mark 15:15
ܡܢܓܕܝܢ
mngdyn
mngdyn
[ptcp]draw, lead[pl] Matthew 23:34
ܢܓܕܗܘܢ
ngdhwn
ngdhwn
draw, lead-their Acts 16:33
ܕܢܓ̇ܕܝܢ
dngdyn
dngdyn
of-draw, lead[pl] Isaiah 66:19
ܢ̈ܓܕܐ
ngdʾ
ngd'
draw, lead Psalms 129:3
ܘܢܓܕ
wngd
wngd
and-draw, lead Matthew 27:26
ܢܓܕܟ
ngdk
ngdk
draw, lead-your Psalms 39:11
ܘܡܬܢܓܕ
wmtngd
wmthngd
and.from-[impf]draw, lead James 1:14
ܕܒܢܓܕܐ
dbngdʾ
dbngd'
that.in-draw, lead Acts 22:24
ܘܠܢܓܕܐ
wlngdʾ
wlngd'
and.to-draw, lead Hebrews 11:36
ܘܡܢܓܕ
wmngd
wmngd
and.from-draw, lead Hebrews 12:6
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
נָגַד nagad to flow, to pull
נֶגֶד neged opposite, before
מַנְגִּיד mangid the one who leads
נֶגֶד neghed in front of, opposite
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
نَجَدَ najada to help, to aid
نَجْد najd plateau, highland
مُنْجَد munjad aided, assisted
نَجِيد najid excellent, outstanding