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.
Read Luke 1:28 →Peshitta Occurrences
| Form | Transliteration | Gloss | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| ܢܓܕܘ | ngdw ngdw |
draw, lead[3pl] Peal | Acts 16:23 Psalms 129:3 Isaiah 16:8 |
| ܘܢܓܕܗ | wngdh wngdh |
and-draw, lead-his | Mark 7:33 John 21:11 Acts 23:19 |
| 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 |
| ܘܢܓܕܘ | wngdw wngdw |
and-draw, lead[3pl] Peal | Acts 5:40 Acts 16:19 |
| ܕܡܬܢܓܕ | dmtngd dmthngd |
that.from-[impf]draw, lead | Proverbs 19:25 Proverbs 22:3 |
| ܢܓܕܟ | ngdk ngdk |
draw, lead-your | Psalms 39:11 |
| ܢܓܕܗܘܢ | ngdhwn ngdhwn |
draw, lead-their | Acts 16:33 |
| ܡܢܓܕ | mngd mngd |
[ptcp]draw, lead | Mark 15:15 |
| ܢܓܕܝܢ | ngdyn ngdyn |
draw, lead[pl] | James 2:6 |
| ܕܢܓ̇ܕܝܢ | dngdyn dngdyn |
of-draw, lead[pl] | Isaiah 66:19 |
| ܘܢܓܕ | wngd wngd |
and-draw, lead | Matthew 27:26 |
| ܢܓܕ | ngd ngd |
draw, lead Peal | Galatians 2:12 |
| ܕܒܢܓܕܐ | dbngdʾ dbngd' |
that.in-draw, lead | Acts 22:24 |
| ܢ̈ܓܕܐ | ngdʾ ngd' |
draw, lead | Psalms 129:3 |
| ܘܠܢܓܕܐ | wlngdʾ wlngd' |
and.to-draw, lead | Hebrews 11:36 |
| ܘܢܓܕܝܢ | wngdyn wngdyn |
and-draw, lead[pl] | John 21:8 |
| ܐܬܢܓܕܬ | ʾtngdt 'thngdth |
[pass]draw, lead[perf] Ethpeel | 2 Corinthians 11:25 |
| ܡܢܓܕܝܢ | mngdyn mngdyn |
[ptcp]draw, lead[pl] | Matthew 23:34 |
| ܘܡܢܓܕ | wmngd wmngd |
and.from-draw, lead | Hebrews 12:6 |
| ܠܡܢܓܕܘܬܗ | lmngdwth lmngdwthh |
so.that-draw, lead[abst]-his | Acts 22:29 |
| ܘܡܬܢܓܕ | wmtngd wmthngd |
and.from-[impf]draw, lead | James 1:14 |
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 |