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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| ܢܚܬܬ | nḥtt nkhthth |
descend[perf] Peal | John 6:42 John 6:51 James 3:15 Psalms 139:15 Isaiah 64:2 |
| ܘܢܚܬܘ | wnḥtw wnkhthw |
and-descend[3pl] Peal | Acts 8:15 Acts 8:38 Acts 14:11 Psalms 104:8 Ezekiel 32:24 |
| ܘܢܚܬܬ | wnḥtt wnkhthth |
and-descend[perf] Peal | Luke 3:22 Acts 7:34 Isaiah 63:19 Ezekiel 31:18 |
| ܠܢܝܚܬܝ | lnyḥty lnykhthy |
descend | Hebrews 3:11 Hebrews 4:3 Hebrews 4:5 Psalms 95:11 |
| ܕܢܚܬܘ | dnḥtw dnkhthw |
of-descend[3pl] Peal | Acts 25:7 Ezekiel 32:27 Ezekiel 32:30 |
| 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 |
| ܢܚ̈ܬܘܗܝ | nḥtwhy nkhthwhy |
descend-her | Isaiah 37:1 Isaiah 63:1 |
| ܘܢܚܬܐ | wnḥtʾ wnkhth' |
and-descend | John 19:5 Isaiah 9:4 |
| ܢܝܚܬܝ | nyḥty nykhthy |
descend | Psalms 132:14 Isaiah 28:12 |
| ܕܢܚܘܬ | dnḥwt dnkhwth |
descend | John 4:47 Acts 17:14 |
| ܘܢܚ̈ܬܢ | wnḥtn wnkhthn |
and-descend-them | Psalms 140:11 Proverbs 26:22 |
| ܢܚܬܢ | nḥtn nkhthn |
descend-them | Acts 20:13 Acts 27:2 |
| ܠܢܝܚܬܗ | lnyḥth lnykhthh |
descend | Hebrews 3:18 Hebrews 4:10 |
| ܕܢܝܚܬܝ | dnyḥty dnykhthy |
descend | Acts 7:49 Isaiah 66:1 |
| ܘܢܚܬܝܢ | wnḥtyn wnkhthyn |
and-descend[pl] | John 1:51 Psalms 107:26 |
| ܒܬܢܚܬܐ | btnḥtʾ bthnkhth' |
in-[impf]descend | Romans 8:26 Hebrews 13:17 |
| ܕܢܚ̈ܬܢ | dnḥtn dnkhthn |
of-descend-them | Proverbs 7:27 |
| ܢܚܬ̇ܝܢ | nḥtyn nkhthyn |
descend[pl] | Ezekiel 47:1 |
| ܠܢܝܚܬܐ | lnyḥtʾ lnykhth' |
descend | Hebrews 4:3 |
| ܘܢܚ̇ܬ | wnḥt wnkhth |
and-descend | Isaiah 15:3 |
| ܕܐܬܢܝܚܬ | dʾtnyḥt d'thnykhth |
descend | 2 Corinthians 7:13 |
| ܘܢܚܬܘܗܝ | wnḥtwhy wnkhthwhy |
and-descend-her | Luke 9:29 |
| ܢܚ̈ܬܐ | nḥtʾ nkhth' |
descend | Isaiah 3:6 |
| ܘܢܚ̈ܬܐ | wnḥtʾ wnkhth' |
and-descend | Proverbs 31:22 |
| ܠܢܝܚܬܟ | lnyḥtk lnykhthk |
descend | Psalms 132:8 |
| ܢܝܚܬܗ | nyḥth nykhthh |
descend | Isaiah 11:10 |
| ܕܠܢܝܚܬܗ | dlnyḥth dlnykhthh |
descend | Hebrews 4:1 |
| ܘܢܚ̈ܬܝܢ | wnḥtyn wnkhthyn |
and-descend[pl] | Isaiah 4:1 |
| ܢܚܬܗ | nḥth nkhthh |
descend-his | Luke 22:36 |
| ܢܚ̈ܬܢ | nḥtn nkhthn |
descend-them | Isaiah 5:6 |
| ܢܚܬܬܘܢ | nḥttwn nkhththwn |
descend-you(pl) Peal | 1 Corinthians 11:17 |
| ܢܚܬܝ | nḥty nkhthy |
descend-my | John 19:24 |
| ܢܝܚܬܐ | nyḥtʾ nykhth' |
descend | Hebrews 4:11 |
| ܒܬ̈ܢܚܬܐ | btnḥtʾ bthnkhth' |
in-[impf]descend | Psalms 31:11 |
| ܘܬܢܚܬܗ | wtnḥth wthnkhthh |
and-[impf]descend-his | Acts 7:34 |
| ܢ̇ܚ̈ܬܝ | nḥty nkhthy |
descend-my | Isaiah 42:10 |
| ܒܢܚܬܐ | bnḥtʾ bnkhth' |
in-descend | 1 Timothy 2:9 |
| ܘܢܚ̈ܬܘܗܝ | wnḥtwhy wnkhthwhy |
and-descend-her | Proverbs 6:27 |
| ܬܢܚ̈ܬܐ | tnḥtʾ thnkhth' |
[impf]descend | Proverbs 11:29 |
| 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 |