Peshitta Constellations
Explore the New Testament from its Aramaic roots
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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Root of the day
ܦܐܪ
P-A-R
— fruit, produce
Semantic field: fruit, yield, result of labor
What gets lost in translation: In Aramaic, ܦܐܪ (par) carries the full arc from seed to consequence — fruit is not just what grows on a tree but the visible manifestation of an invisible process. Greek καρπός retains the metaphorica… Explore this root →
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Peshitta Occurrences
| Form | Transliteration | Gloss | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| ܢܘܗܪܐ | nwhrʾ nwhr' |
light | Matthew 4:16 Matthew 4:16 Matthew 6:23 Matthew 17:2 Luke 2:32 Luke 11:35 John 1:4 John 1:5 John 1:7 John 1:8 John 1:8 John 1:9 John 3:21 John 8:12 John 12:35 John 12:35 John 12:36 John 12:46 Acts 9:3 Acts 13:47 ... +11 |
| ܢܘܗܪܗ | nwhrh nwhrh |
shine, river | Matthew 5:14 Matthew 24:29 Mark 13:24 Luke 8:16 Luke 11:33 John 8:12 John 9:5 John 11:9 2 Corinthians 4:4 |
| ܒܢܘܗܪܐ | bnwhrʾ bnwhr' |
shine, river | John 12:36 Colossians 1:12 1 Timothy 6:16 1 John 1:7 1 John 1:7 1 John 2:9 1 John 2:10 |
| ܕܢܘܗܪܐ | dnwhrʾ dnwhr' |
of light | Luke 16:8 John 3:19 John 12:36 Acts 22:11 Romans 13:12 2 Corinthians 11:14 Ephesians 5:9 |
| ܡܢܗܪ | mnhr mnhr |
[ptcp]shine, river | Luke 8:16 Luke 11:33 Luke 11:36 Luke 11:36 Luke 17:24 John 1:5 |
| ܢܗܪܘܬܐ | nhrwtʾ nhrwth' |
shine, river[abst] | Matthew 7:25 Matthew 7:27 John 7:38 |
| ܢܗܝܪ | nhyr nhyr |
shine, river | Matthew 6:22 Luke 11:34 Luke 11:36 |
| ܘܢܘܗܪܐ | wnwhrʾ wnwhr' |
shine, river | Acts 12:7 Romans 2:19 1 John 2:8 |
| ܢܗܪܐ | nhrʾ nhr' |
shine, river | Matthew 3:6 Luke 6:49 Acts 16:13 |
| ܒܢܗܝܪܐ | bnhyrʾ bnhyr' |
shine, river | Matthew 10:27 Luke 12:3 |
| ܠܢܘܗܪܐ | lnwhrʾ lnwhr' |
shine, river | John 3:20 John 3:20 |
| ܘܐܢܗܪ | wʾnhr w'nhr |
and-[impf]shine, river Aphel | Acts 16:29 Ephesians 3:9 |
| ܕܡܢܗܪ | dmnhr dmnhr |
that.from-shine, river | John 1:9 1 Corinthians 4:5 |
| ܘܡܢܗܪ | wmnhr wmnhr |
and.from-shine, river | Matthew 5:15 John 5:35 |
| ܠܢܗܝܪܐ | lnhyrʾ lnhyr' |
shine, river | Acts 26:18 2 Corinthians 6:14 |
| ܕܢܗܝܪܐ | dnhyrʾ dnhyr' |
shine, river | John 11:10 James 1:17 |
| ܘܢܢܗܪܢ | wnnhrn wnnhrn |
and-[impf]shine, river-them | Ephesians 1:18 |
| ܘܢܗܪܟܘܢ | wnhrkwn wnhrkwn |
and-shine, river-your(pl) | Hebrews 12:15 |
| ܠܡܢܗܪܘ | lmnhrw lmnhrw |
so.that-shine, river[3pl] Peal | Luke 1:79 |
| ܢܗܝܪܬܐ | nhyrtʾ nhyrth' |
shine, river | Matthew 17:5 |
| ܕܢܗܪܘܬܐ | dnhrwtʾ dnhrwth' |
of-shine, river[abst] | 2 Corinthians 11:26 |
| ܒܢܘܗܪܗ | bnwhrh bnwhrh |
shine, river | John 5:35 |
| ܕܠܢܘܗܪܐ | dlnwhrʾ dlnwhr' |
shine, river | John 3:19 |
| ܡܢܗܪܐ | mnhrʾ mnhr' |
[ptcp]shine, river | Luke 15:8 |
| ܢܗܪܟܘܢ | nhrkwn nhrkwn |
shine, river-your(pl) | Luke 10:19 |
| ܐܢܗܪܬ | ʾnhrt 'nhrth |
[impf]shine, river[perf] Aphel | Luke 2:9 |
| ܠܢܘܗܪܗ | lnwhrh lnwhrh |
shine, river | 1 Peter 2:9 |
| ܢܘܗܪܟܘܢ | nwhrkwn nwhrkwn |
shine, river | Matthew 5:16 |
| ܢܢܗܪ | nnhr nnhr |
[impf]shine, river | Matthew 5:16 |
| ܘܢܢܗܪ | wnnhr wnnhr |
and-[impf]shine, river | Ephesians 5:14 |
| ܘܡܢܗܪܝܢ | wmnhryn wmnhryn |
and.from-shine, river[pl] | Luke 12:35 |
| ܢܗܪ | nhr nhr |
shine, river Peal | Mark 16:18 |
| ܢܗܝܪܐ | nhyrʾ nhyr' |
shine, river | Philippians 2:15 |
| ܘܢܗܪ | wnhr wnhr |
and-shine, river | Matthew 17:2 |
| ܡܢܗܪܝܢ | mnhryn mnhryn |
[ptcp]shine, river[pl] | Matthew 5:15 |
Hebrew Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| נָהָר | nahar | river |
| נְהָרָה | nehara | light |
| נָהִיר | nāhîr | brilliant, luminous |
| מַנְהִיר | manhîr | to illuminate, make shine |
Arabic Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| نَهْر | nahr | river |
| نَهْرَان | nahrān | two rivers |
| نَهَار | nahār | day, daylight |