Peshitta Constellations

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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.

3,329

Root patterns

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Word forms

3,459

Cognates

589

Semantic bridges

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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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Every triliteral root connects Aramaic to its sister languages. Search a root and explore its Hebrew and Arabic cognates, then visualize the full Semitic family as an interactive graph. The Root Card shows the semantic field, a key verse, and sister roots — roots sharing 2 of 3 consonants (e.g., SH-L-M ↔ SH-L-KH).

Explore ܫܘܚ R-W-KH → | Visualize R-W-KH →

Select a verse and watch how all its roots form a constellation of interconnected meanings. From the reader, click the scatter_plot icon next to the verse number.

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Semitic languages don't define: they radiate. Every word grows from a triliteral root that opens a force field. Discover the method of Semitic exegesis behind this application.

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Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܡܢܗܘܢ	mnhwn mnhwn	from them	Matthew 2:7 Matthew 6:26 Matthew 8:30 Matthew 9:15 Matthew 10:26 Matthew 17:12 Matthew 18:12 Matthew 20:13 Matthew 22:35 Matthew 23:34 Matthew 25:19 Matthew 26:22 Matthew 26:73 Matthew 27:48 Matthew 28:17 Mark 2:20 Mark 8:3 Mark 12:5 Mark 12:23 Mark 14:69 ... +144
ܢܗܘܝܢ	nhwyn nhwyn		Matthew 4:3 Matthew 24:3 Matthew 24:6 Matthew 24:34 Matthew 24:41 Mark 13:4 Mark 13:30 Luke 1:20 Luke 9:3 Luke 12:20 Luke 17:35 Luke 21:7 Luke 21:32 1 Corinthians 1:10 1 Corinthians 14:26 1 Corinthians 14:34 1 Corinthians 16:2 1 Corinthians 16:14 1 Timothy 3:11 1 Timothy 3:11 ... +6
ܢܗ̈ܘܝܢ	nhwyn nhwyn		Psalms 19:15 Psalms 90:5 Psalms 130:2 Isaiah 16:2 Isaiah 17:9 Isaiah 19:18 Isaiah 20:3 Ezekiel 7:4 Ezekiel 30:7 Ezekiel 34:10 Ezekiel 36:38
ܘܢܗܘܝܢ	wnhwyn wnhwyn		Luke 21:11 Luke 21:25 1 Timothy 3:11 Titus 2:3 Titus 2:5 Titus 2:5 1 Peter 1:22
ܘܢܗ̈ܘܝܢ	wnhwyn wnhwyn		Psalms 35:6 Isaiah 17:2 Isaiah 17:2 Ezekiel 20:20 Ezekiel 29:12
ܕܢܗܘܝܢ	dnhwyn dnhwyn		Luke 21:7 Luke 21:28 Acts 4:30 Acts 26:22 Titus 2:3
ܕܢܗ̈ܘܝܢ	dnhwyn dnhwyn		Ezekiel 20:12 Ezekiel 41:6

Hebrew Cognates

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Arabic Cognates

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