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.
Read Luke 1:28 →Peshitta Occurrences
| Form | Transliteration | Gloss | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| ܢܚܬ | nḥt nkhth |
he descended | Matthew 8:1 Matthew 28:2 Luke 10:30 Luke 10:31 Luke 19:6 John 2:12 John 4:51 John 5:4 John 5:4 John 5:7 Acts 8:5 Acts 9:32 Acts 10:21 Acts 19:35 Acts 21:10 Acts 24:1 Acts 25:6 Acts 25:13 Romans 10:7 Ephesians 4:9 ... +6 |
| ܢܚ̈ܬܝ | nḥty nkhthy |
descend-my | Psalms 22:19 Psalms 22:30 Psalms 28:1 Psalms 30:4 Psalms 88:5 Psalms 107:23 Psalms 115:17 Psalms 143:7 Proverbs 1:12 Isaiah 63:3 Ezekiel 26:20 Ezekiel 26:20 Ezekiel 31:16 Ezekiel 32:18 Ezekiel 32:24 Ezekiel 32:25 Ezekiel 32:29 Ezekiel 32:30 |
| ܘܢܚܬ | wnḥt wnkhth |
and he descended | Matthew 7:25 Matthew 7:27 Matthew 14:29 Luke 2:51 Luke 4:31 Luke 6:17 Acts 7:15 Acts 20:10 Psalms 18:10 Proverbs 30:4 |
| ܢܚܘܬ | nḥwt nkhwth |
descend | Matthew 24:17 Matthew 27:42 Mark 13:15 Mark 15:32 Luke 17:31 James 5:17 Psalms 7:17 Psalms 72:6 Isaiah 31:4 Isaiah 32:19 |
| ܢܚܬܘ | nḥtw nkhthw |
descend[3pl] Peal | Mark 3:22 John 6:16 Acts 13:4 Acts 14:25 Acts 15:1 Acts 16:8 Hebrews 6:4 Psalms 11:6 Ezekiel 31:17 |
| ܢܚܬܐ | nḥtʾ nkhth' |
garment | Matthew 9:16 Matthew 9:16 Matthew 22:12 Luke 23:11 John 19:2 Acts 19:12 Acts 20:33 Hebrews 1:11 James 1:17 |
| ܢܚܬܘܗܝ | nḥtwhy nkhthwhy |
descend-her | Matthew 17:2 Matthew 27:31 Matthew 27:35 Luke 23:34 John 13:4 John 13:12 John 19:23 |
| ܘܢܚܬܘ | wnḥtw wnkhthw |
and-descend[3pl] Peal | Acts 8:15 Acts 8:38 Acts 14:11 Psalms 104:8 Ezekiel 32:24 |
| ܢܚܬܬ | nḥtt nkhthth |
descend[perf] Peal | John 6:42 John 6:51 James 3:15 Psalms 139:15 Isaiah 64:2 |
| ܠܢܝܚܬܝ | lnyḥty lnykhthy |
descend | Hebrews 3:11 Hebrews 4:3 Hebrews 4:5 Psalms 95:11 |
| ܘܢܚܬܬ | wnḥtt wnkhthth |
and-descend[perf] Peal | Luke 3:22 Acts 7:34 Isaiah 63:19 Ezekiel 31:18 |
| ܢܚܬܝܢ | nḥtyn nkhthyn |
descend[pl] | Matthew 17:9 Mark 9:9 Luke 9:37 |
| ܕܢܚܬܬ | dnḥtt dnkhthth |
of-descend[perf] Peal | Mark 1:10 John 6:38 John 6:41 |
| ܕܢܚܬܘ | dnḥtw dnkhthw |
of-descend[3pl] Peal | Acts 25:7 Ezekiel 32:27 Ezekiel 32:30 |
| ܢܚ̈ܬܘܗܝ | nḥtwhy nkhthwhy |
descend-her | Isaiah 37:1 Isaiah 63:1 |
| ܢܝܚܬܝ | nyḥty nykhthy |
descend | Psalms 132:14 Isaiah 28:12 |
| ܠܢܝܚܬܗ | lnyḥth lnykhthh |
descend | Hebrews 3:18 Hebrews 4:10 |
| ܢܚܬܢ | nḥtn nkhthn |
descend-them | Acts 20:13 Acts 27:2 |
| ܒܬܢܚܬܐ | btnḥtʾ bthnkhth' |
in-[impf]descend | Romans 8:26 Hebrews 13:17 |
| ܘܢܚ̈ܬܢ | wnḥtn wnkhthn |
and-descend-them | Psalms 140:11 Proverbs 26:22 |
| ܕܢܚܘܬ | dnḥwt dnkhwth |
descend | John 4:47 Acts 17:14 |
| ܘܢܚܬܝܢ | wnḥtyn wnkhthyn |
and-descend[pl] | John 1:51 Psalms 107:26 |
| ܕܢܝܚܬܝ | dnyḥty dnykhthy |
descend | Acts 7:49 Isaiah 66:1 |
| ܘܢܚܬܐ | wnḥtʾ wnkhth' |
and-descend | John 19:5 Isaiah 9:4 |
| ܘܢܚ̈ܬܝܢ | wnḥtyn wnkhthyn |
and-descend[pl] | Isaiah 4:1 |
| ܢܚܬܗ | nḥth nkhthh |
descend-his | Luke 22:36 |
| ܬܢܚ̈ܬܐ | tnḥtʾ thnkhth' |
[impf]descend | Proverbs 11:29 |
| ܘܢܚ̈ܬܐ | wnḥtʾ wnkhth' |
and-descend | Proverbs 31:22 |
| ܕܠܢܝܚܬܗ | dlnyḥth dlnykhthh |
descend | Hebrews 4:1 |
| ܢܝܚܬܗ | nyḥth nykhthh |
descend | Isaiah 11:10 |
| ܘܢܚ̇ܬ | wnḥt wnkhth |
and-descend | Isaiah 15:3 |
| ܕܐܬܢܝܚܬ | dʾtnyḥt d'thnykhth |
descend | 2 Corinthians 7:13 |
| ܘܬܢܚܬܗ | wtnḥth wthnkhthh |
and-[impf]descend-his | Acts 7:34 |
| ܢܚ̈ܬܐ | nḥtʾ nkhth' |
descend | Isaiah 3:6 |
| ܕܢܚ̈ܬܢ | dnḥtn dnkhthn |
of-descend-them | Proverbs 7:27 |
| ܠܢܝܚܬܐ | lnyḥtʾ lnykhth' |
descend | Hebrews 4:3 |
| ܢܚܬܬܘܢ | nḥttwn nkhththwn |
descend-you(pl) Peal | 1 Corinthians 11:17 |
| ܒܬ̈ܢܚܬܐ | btnḥtʾ bthnkhth' |
in-[impf]descend | Psalms 31:11 |
| ܒܢܚܬܐ | bnḥtʾ bnkhth' |
in-descend | 1 Timothy 2:9 |
| ܢܚ̈ܬܢ | nḥtn nkhthn |
descend-them | Isaiah 5:6 |
| ܘܢܚ̈ܬܘܗܝ | wnḥtwhy wnkhthwhy |
and-descend-her | Proverbs 6:27 |
| ܢ̇ܚ̈ܬܝ | nḥty nkhthy |
descend-my | Isaiah 42:10 |
| ܠܢܝܚܬܟ | lnyḥtk lnykhthk |
descend | Psalms 132:8 |
| ܢܚܬ̇ܝܢ | nḥtyn nkhthyn |
descend[pl] | Ezekiel 47:1 |
| ܘܢܚܬܘܗܝ | wnḥtwhy wnkhthwhy |
and-descend-her | Luke 9:29 |
| ܢܚܬܝ | nḥty nkhthy |
descend-my | John 19:24 |
| ܢܝܚܬܐ | nyḥtʾ nykhth' |
descend | Hebrews 4:11 |
| ܘܢܚ̇ܬܝܢ | wnḥtyn wnkhthyn |
and-descend[pl] | Ezekiel 47:8 |
Hebrew Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| נַחַת | nakhat | rest/satisfaction |
| מַנְחִית | man'chit | descender |
| מַנְחָתָה | man'chata | descent |
Arabic Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| نَحَتَ | nahata | to carve/sculpt |
| نَزَلَ | nazala | to descend |
| مَنْحُوت | manhut | carved |
| نُزُول | nuzul | descent |
| نَاحِت | nāḥit | sculptor |