ARAMAIC NEW TESTAMENT
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 ... +33 |
| ܢܗܪ̈ܘܬܐ | nhrwtʾ nhrwth' |
shine, river[abst] | Psalms 72:8 Psalms 74:15 Psalms 78:16 Psalms 80:12 Psalms 93:3 Psalms 93:3 Psalms 93:3 Psalms 98:8 Psalms 107:33 Psalms 137:1 Isaiah 7:18 Isaiah 18:1 Isaiah 18:2 Isaiah 18:7 Isaiah 19:6 Isaiah 19:6 Isaiah 37:25 Isaiah 41:18 Isaiah 42:15 Isaiah 47:2 ... +4 |
| 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 Isaiah 10:17 Isaiah 30:26 Isaiah 30:26 Ezekiel 32:7 |
| ܢܗܪܐ | nhrʾ nhr' |
shine, river | Matthew 3:6 Luke 6:49 Acts 16:13 Isaiah 8:23 Isaiah 11:15 Isaiah 18:4 Isaiah 19:7 Isaiah 23:10 Isaiah 48:18 Isaiah 59:19 Isaiah 66:12 Ezekiel 29:3 Ezekiel 29:9 |
| ܘܢܘܗܪܐ | wnwhrʾ wnwhr' |
shine, river | Acts 12:7 Romans 2:19 1 John 2:8 Psalms 38:11 Psalms 44:4 Psalms 119:105 Psalms 148:3 Isaiah 5:30 Isaiah 42:6 Isaiah 49:8 |
| 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 Psalms 89:16 Psalms 90:8 Proverbs 16:15 |
| ܘܐܢܗܪ | wʾnhr w'nhr |
and-[impf]shine, river Aphel | Acts 16:29 Ephesians 3:9 Psalms 13:4 Psalms 80:4 Psalms 80:8 Psalms 80:20 Psalms 119:130 Psalms 132:17 |
| ܢܢܗܪ | nnhr nnhr |
[impf]shine, river | Matthew 5:16 Psalms 18:29 Psalms 139:11 Psalms 139:11 Psalms 139:12 Isaiah 13:10 Isaiah 60:19 Ezekiel 32:7 |
| 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 Isaiah 26:19 |
| ܡܢܗܪ | mnhr mnhr |
[ptcp]shine, river | Luke 8:16 Luke 11:33 Luke 11:36 Luke 11:36 Luke 17:24 John 1:5 Proverbs 29:13 |
| ܕܢܗܪܐ | dnhrʾ dnhr' |
of-shine, river | Isaiah 7:20 Isaiah 8:7 Isaiah 19:7 Isaiah 19:7 Isaiah 23:3 Isaiah 27:12 |
| ܠܢܘܗܪܐ | lnwhrʾ lnwhr' |
shine, river | John 3:20 John 3:20 Isaiah 59:9 Isaiah 60:3 Isaiah 60:19 |
| ܢܗܝܪ | nhyr nhyr |
shine, river | Matthew 6:22 Luke 11:34 Luke 11:36 Psalms 76:5 |
| ܢܗܝܪܐ | nhyrʾ nhyr' |
shine, river | Philippians 2:15 Psalms 139:12 Isaiah 5:20 Isaiah 33:21 |
| ܠܢܗܝܪܐ | lnhyrʾ lnhyr' |
shine, river | Acts 26:18 2 Corinthians 6:14 Isaiah 5:20 |
| ܘܡܢܗܪ | wmnhr wmnhr |
and.from-shine, river | Matthew 5:15 John 5:35 Psalms 19:9 |
| ܐܢܗܪ | ʾnhr 'nhr |
[impf]shine, river Aphel | Psalms 31:17 Psalms 118:27 Psalms 119:135 |
| ܘܢܗܪ̈ܘܬܐ | wnhrwtʾ wnhrwth' |
and-shine, river[abst] | Isaiah 43:2 Isaiah 43:19 Isaiah 43:20 |
| ܢܘܗܪܟ | nwhrk nwhrk |
shine, river | Psalms 43:3 Isaiah 58:8 Isaiah 58:10 |
| ܢܗܪܘܬܐ | nhrwtʾ nhrwth' |
shine, river[abst] | Matthew 7:25 Matthew 7:27 John 7:38 |
| ܕܢܗܪܟ | dnhrk dnhrk |
of-shine, river-your | Ezekiel 29:4 Ezekiel 29:4 Ezekiel 29:5 |
| ܘܢܘܗܪܗ | wnwhrh wnwhrh |
shine, river | Isaiah 13:10 Isaiah 30:26 Isaiah 60:19 |
| ܘܒܢܗܪ̈ܘܬܐ | wbnhrwtʾ wbnhrwth' |
and.in-shine, river[abst] | Psalms 24:2 Psalms 89:26 |
| ܠܡܢܗܪܘ | lmnhrw lmnhrw |
so.that-shine, river[3pl] Peal | Luke 1:79 Psalms 105:39 |
| ܕܢܗܝܪܐ | dnhyrʾ dnhyr' |
shine, river | John 11:10 James 1:17 |
| ܐܢܗܪܘ | ʾnhrw 'nhrw |
[impf]shine, river[3pl] Aphel | Psalms 77:19 Psalms 97:4 |
| ܢܗܪܟ | nhrk nhrk |
shine, river-your | Ezekiel 29:4 Ezekiel 29:10 |
| ܢܗܝܪ̈ܐ | nhyrʾ nhyr' |
shine, river | Psalms 136:7 Ezekiel 32:8 |
| ܕܡܢܗܪ | dmnhr dmnhr |
that.from-shine, river | John 1:9 1 Corinthians 4:5 |
| ܒܢܘܗܪܗ | bnwhrh bnwhrh |
shine, river | John 5:35 Isaiah 2:5 |
| ܘܢܗܪܐ | wnhrʾ wnhr' |
and-shine, river | Proverbs 9:18 Isaiah 19:5 |
| ܘܢܢܗܪ | wnnhr wnnhr |
and-[impf]shine, river | Ephesians 5:14 Psalms 67:2 |
| ܒܢܗܝܪܐ | bnhyrʾ bnhyr' |
shine, river | Matthew 10:27 Luke 12:3 |
| ܠܢܘܗܪܗ | lnwhrh lnwhrh |
shine, river | 1 Peter 2:9 |
| ܢܗܪܟܘܢ | nhrkwn nhrkwn |
shine, river-your(pl) | Luke 10:19 |
| ܘܠܢܗܪܐ | wlnhrʾ wlnhr' |
and.to-shine, river | Psalms 66:6 |
| ܡܢܗܪ̈ܢ | mnhrn mnhrn |
[ptcp]shine, river-them | Isaiah 27:11 |
| ܕܠܢܘܗܪܐ | dlnwhrʾ dlnwhr' |
shine, river | John 3:19 |
| ܕܢܘܗܪܗ | dnwhrh dnwhrh |
shine, river | Isaiah 31:9 |
| ܘܒܢܘܗܪܟ | wbnwhrk wbnwhrk |
shine, river | Psalms 36:10 |
| ܢܗܪ | nhr nhr |
shine, river Peal | Mark 16:18 |
| ܡܢܗܪܐ | mnhrʾ mnhr' |
[ptcp]shine, river | Luke 15:8 |
| ܘܢܗܪܟܘܢ | wnhrkwn wnhrkwn |
and-shine, river-your(pl) | Hebrews 12:15 |
| ܢܗܪܬ | nhrt nhrth |
shine, river[perf] Peal | Ezekiel 43:2 |
| ܢܗܝܪܬܐ | nhyrtʾ nhyrth' |
shine, river | Matthew 17:5 |
| ܒܢܗܪܐ | bnhrʾ bnhr' |
in-shine, river | Isaiah 19:8 |
| ܐܢܗܪܬ | ʾnhrt 'nhrth |
[impf]shine, river[perf] Aphel | Luke 2:9 |
| ܕܢܗܪ̈ܘܬܐ | dnhrwtʾ dnhrwth' |
of-shine, river[abst] | Psalms 46:5 |
| ܐܢܗܪܝ | ʾnhry 'nhry |
[impf]shine, river-my Aphel | Isaiah 60:1 |
| ܬܢܗܪ | tnhr thnhr |
[impf]shine, river | Psalms 18:29 |
| ܢܘܗܪܝ | nwhry nwhry |
shine, river | Psalms 27:1 |
| ܕܢܗܪܘܬܐ | dnhrwtʾ dnhrwth' |
of-shine, river[abst] | 2 Corinthians 11:26 |
| ܢܗܪ̈ܘܬܗ | nhrwth nhrwthh |
shine, river[abst]-his | Ezekiel 31:15 |
| ܘܢܗܪ | wnhr wnhr |
and-shine, river | Matthew 17:2 |
| ܘܡܢܗܪܝܢ | wmnhryn wmnhryn |
and.from-shine, river[pl] | Luke 12:35 |
| ܘܬܢܗܪܝܢ | wtnhryn wthnhryn |
and-[impf]shine, river[pl] | Isaiah 60:5 |
| ܘܢܢܗܪܢ | wnnhrn wnnhrn |
and-[impf]shine, river-them | Ephesians 1:18 |
| ܢܘܗܪܟܘܢ | nwhrkwn nwhrkwn |
shine, river | Matthew 5:16 |
| ܕܡܢܗܪ̈ܝܢ | dmnhryn dmnhryn |
that.from-shine, river[pl] | Ezekiel 32:8 |
| ܡܢܗܪܝܢ | mnhryn mnhryn |
[ptcp]shine, river[pl] | Matthew 5:15 |
| ܘܢܗܝܪܘܬܐ | wnhyrwtʾ wnhyrwth' |
shine, river | Isaiah 33:21 |
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 |