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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ܢܦܫ N-P-SH
soul, self
Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܢܦܫܗ
npšh
npshh
himself/his soul Matthew 2:20 Matthew 10:39 Matthew 10:39 Matthew 12:25 Matthew 12:25 Matthew 12:26 Matthew 16:25 Matthew 16:25 Matthew 18:4 Matthew 20:28 Matthew 23:12 Matthew 23:12 Matthew 27:5 Matthew 27:42 Mark 3:24 Mark 3:25 Mark 3:26 Mark 5:5 Mark 8:35 Mark 8:35 ... +122
ܢܦܫܝ
npšy
npshy
myself/my soul Matthew 12:18 Luke 1:46 Luke 12:19 John 5:30 John 5:31 John 7:17 John 7:28 John 8:14 John 8:18 John 8:28 John 8:42 John 8:54 John 10:17 John 12:27 John 12:49 John 13:37 John 14:10 John 14:21 John 17:19 Acts 20:24 ... +80
ܢܦܫܟ
npšk
npshk
yourself/your soul Matthew 4:6 Matthew 8:4 Matthew 19:19 Matthew 22:37 Matthew 22:39 Matthew 27:40 Mark 1:44 Mark 12:30 Mark 12:31 Mark 15:30 Luke 4:9 Luke 4:23 Luke 5:14 Luke 10:27 Luke 10:27 Luke 12:20 Luke 23:37 Luke 23:39 John 1:22 John 7:4 ... +30
ܠܢܦܫܝ
lnpšy
lnpshy
to-soul, self-my Matthew 26:38 Mark 14:34 Luke 12:19 Acts 2:27 Romans 11:3 Romans 11:4 Psalms 3:3 Psalms 6:5 Psalms 7:3 Psalms 7:6 Psalms 11:1 Psalms 16:10 Psalms 17:13 Psalms 22:21 Psalms 30:4 Psalms 31:14 Psalms 35:3 Psalms 35:4 Psalms 35:7 Psalms 38:13 ... +22
ܢܦܫܐ
npšʾ
npsh'
soul/self Matthew 6:25 Matthew 10:28 Mark 3:4 Mark 12:33 Luke 6:9 Luke 10:30 Luke 12:23 Acts 3:23 Acts 3:23 Acts 27:22 1 Corinthians 14:7 2 Corinthians 7:10 1 Thessalonians 5:14 James 4:8 1 Peter 2:11 Psalms 19:8 Psalms 74:19 Proverbs 6:26 Proverbs 11:25 Proverbs 12:10 ... +13
ܢܦܫܢ
npšn
npshn
soul, self-them John 10:24 Acts 2:41 Acts 7:14 Acts 27:37 1 Corinthians 11:31 2 Corinthians 1:9 2 Corinthians 1:9 2 Corinthians 3:5 2 Corinthians 4:2 2 Corinthians 4:5 2 Corinthians 5:12 2 Corinthians 6:4 2 Corinthians 7:1 2 Corinthians 10:12 2 Corinthians 10:14 1 Thessalonians 2:8 Hebrews 10:39 1 Peter 3:20 1 John 1:8 Psalms 33:20 ... +9
ܢܦܫܗܘܢ
npšhwn
npshhwn
themselves/their souls Matthew 19:12 Luke 16:15 Luke 18:9 John 11:55 Acts 21:25 Acts 23:21 1 Corinthians 4:19 1 Corinthians 16:15 2 Corinthians 8:3 2 Corinthians 8:5 2 Corinthians 10:12 2 Corinthians 11:13 Ephesians 4:19 2 Timothy 2:26 2 Timothy 3:2 Psalms 107:18 Proverbs 8:36 Proverbs 13:7 Proverbs 28:4 Isaiah 5:21 ... +7
ܢܦܫܟܘܢ
npškwn
npshkwn
yourselves/your souls Matthew 23:31 Mark 13:9 Luke 12:57 Luke 17:14 Luke 21:19 Acts 13:46 Acts 15:29 Romans 6:11 Romans 6:13 Romans 6:16 Romans 11:25 Romans 12:16 Romans 12:16 Romans 12:19 2 Corinthians 7:11 2 Corinthians 13:5 2 Corinthians 13:5 Ephesians 5:19 Ephesians 6:7 Colossians 3:16 ... +6
ܕܢܦܫܗ
dnpšh
dnpshh
of-soul, self-his Matthew 16:26 Mark 8:37 Luke 9:24 John 19:12 Acts 1:7 Acts 20:10 Acts 21:11 Romans 14:5 1 Corinthians 9:7 1 Corinthians 10:24 2 Corinthians 10:18 Galatians 6:5 Philippians 2:4 1 Timothy 3:5 Hebrews 9:12 Psalms 10:3 Psalms 49:19 Proverbs 7:23 Proverbs 13:8 Proverbs 14:14 ... +5
ܒܢܦܫܗ
bnpšh
bnpshh
in-soul, self-his Matthew 9:21 Matthew 16:24 Mark 5:30 Mark 8:34 Luke 7:39 Luke 9:23 Luke 12:17 Luke 16:3 Luke 18:4 Luke 24:12 John 6:61 Acts 10:17 2 Timothy 2:13 Hebrews 6:13 Hebrews 7:27 Hebrews 11:19 1 John 5:10 Psalms 24:4 Proverbs 13:3 Proverbs 16:17 ... +4
ܒܢܦܫܗܘܢ
bnpšhwn
bnpshhwn
in-soul, self-their Matthew 9:3 Matthew 16:7 Matthew 21:25 Mark 2:8 Mark 4:17 Mark 6:51 Mark 9:10 Mark 11:31 Mark 12:7 Mark 14:4 Luke 7:30 Luke 7:49 Luke 20:5 Luke 20:14 John 7:35 Acts 7:54 Romans 1:22 Romans 1:28
ܠܢܦܫܗ
lnpšh
lnpshh
to-soul, self-his Luke 14:26 Luke 18:11 John 7:18 Romans 15:3 1 Corinthians 11:29 1 Corinthians 14:28 Galatians 6:4 Ephesians 5:27 Titus 2:14 Hebrews 5:4 Proverbs 11:17 Proverbs 13:3 Proverbs 14:10 Proverbs 16:24 Proverbs 17:19 Proverbs 18:7 Proverbs 22:16
ܢܦܫ̈ܬܐ
npštʾ
npshth'
soul, self[fem] Psalms 34:23 Psalms 97:10 Psalms 107:9 Proverbs 1:19 Proverbs 14:25 Ezekiel 13:18 Ezekiel 13:19 Ezekiel 13:20 Ezekiel 13:20 Ezekiel 17:17 Ezekiel 18:4 Ezekiel 22:25 Ezekiel 22:27 Ezekiel 36:5
ܠܢܦܫܗܘܢ
lnpšhwn
lnpshhwn
to-soul, self-their Romans 2:14 2 Corinthians 5:15 1 Timothy 3:13 1 Timothy 6:19 2 Timothy 4:3 Hebrews 12:3 1 Peter 1:12 Psalms 49:14 Psalms 78:18 Isaiah 3:9
ܒܢܦܫܟܘܢ
bnpškwn
bnpshkwn
in-soul, self-your(pl) Matthew 3:9 Matthew 16:8 Luke 3:8 Luke 12:1 Luke 17:3 Luke 21:34 Acts 5:35 Acts 20:28 Philippians 2:5 James 2:4
ܠܢܦܫܟ
lnpšk
lnpshk
to-soul, self-your John 21:18 Acts 16:28 Romans 2:21 Romans 12:19 Psalms 128:2 Proverbs 2:10 Proverbs 3:22 Proverbs 9:12 Proverbs 22:25 Proverbs 24:14
ܕܢܦܫܝ
dnpšy
dnpshy
of-soul, self-my Philippians 3:9 Psalms 17:9 Psalms 31:8 Psalms 54:6 Psalms 138:3 Psalms 143:12 Isaiah 38:15
ܕܢܦܫܗܘܢ
dnpšhwn
dnpshhwn
of-soul, self-their Acts 14:16 Romans 10:3 Philippians 2:21 Psalms 49:9 Psalms 81:13 Proverbs 22:23 Ezekiel 25:15
ܘܢܦܫܐ
wnpšʾ
wnpsh'
and-soul, self Acts 17:25 Psalms 107:9 Proverbs 13:4 Proverbs 19:15 Proverbs 25:13 Proverbs 27:7 Ezekiel 18:4
ܢܦܫ
npš
npsh
soul, self Peal Acts 1:14 Acts 2:43 Acts 2:46 Acts 4:32 Romans 13:1 Philippians 1:27 Philippians 2:2
ܘܢܦܫܗ
wnpšh
wnpshh
and-soul, self-his Matthew 16:26 Mark 8:36 Ephesians 5:25 Proverbs 23:14 Isaiah 15:4
ܘܢܦܫܝ
wnpšy
wnpshy
and-soul, self-my John 10:15 Psalms 6:4 Psalms 71:23 Psalms 139:14
ܕܢܦܫܐ
dnpšʾ
dnpsh'
of the soul Hebrews 4:12 James 3:15 Proverbs 28:17 Isaiah 19:10
ܒܢܦܫܝ
bnpšy
bnpshy
in-soul, self-my 1 Corinthians 4:4 2 Corinthians 2:1 Psalms 13:3 Isaiah 38:17
ܒܢܦܫܟ
bnpšk
bnpshk
in-soul, self-your Romans 14:22 1 Timothy 4:16 Titus 2:7
ܠܢܦܫܟܘܢ
lnpškwn
lnpshkwn
to-soul, self-your(pl) Matthew 6:25 Luke 12:22 1 Corinthians 11:13
ܘܢܦܫܗܘܢ
wnpšhwn
wnpshhwn
and-soul, self-their 1 Timothy 6:10 Psalms 107:5 Psalms 107:26
ܕܠܢܦܫܗ
dlnpšh
dlnpshh
that.to-soul, self-his Romans 14:7 Romans 14:7 Ephesians 5:33
ܠܢܦܫܢ
lnpšn
lnpshn
to-soul, self-them Romans 15:1 2 Corinthians 4:5
ܠܢܦܫܐ
lnpšʾ
lnpsh'
to-soul, self Psalms 69:2 Proverbs 25:25
ܢܦܫܬܐ
npštʾ
npshth'
soul, self[fem] Luke 9:56 Luke 21:26
ܒܢܦܫܢ
bnpšn
bnpshn
in-soul, self-them Romans 8:23 Hebrews 6:19
ܘܢܦܫܟܘܢ
wnpškwn
wnpshkwn
and-soul, self-your(pl) 1 Thessalonians 5:23
ܠܢܦܫܬܐ
lnpštʾ
lnpshth'
to-soul, self[fem] 1 Peter 3:19
ܕܢܦܫܟ
dnpšk
dnpshk
of-soul, self-your Proverbs 3:5
ܕܢܦܝܫ
dnpyš
dnpysh
soul, self Proverbs 23:2
ܢܦܫ̈ܬܗ
npšth
npshthh
soul, self-his Ezekiel 13:18
ܕܒܢܦܫܢ
dbnpšn
dbnpshn
that.in-soul, self-them 2 Thessalonians 3:9
ܠܢܦܫ
lnpš
lnpsh
to-soul, self 1 Corinthians 15:45
ܕܢܦܫ
dnpš
dnpsh
of-soul, self 1 Corinthians 15:44
ܕܠܢܦܫܐ
dlnpšʾ
dlnpsh'
that.to-soul, self Matthew 10:28
ܢܦܫܟܝܢ
npškyn
npshkyn
soul, self-your(fp) Luke 23:28
ܢܦܐܫܐ
npʾšʾ
np'sh'
soul, self Philippians 2:28
ܒܢ̈ܦܫܬܐ
bnpštʾ
bnpshth'
in-soul, self[fem] Ezekiel 27:13
ܒܢܦܫܗܝܢ
bnpšhyn
bnpshhyn
in-soul, self-their(f) Mark 16:3
ܕܒܢܦܫ
dbnpš
dbnpsh
that.in-soul, self 1 Corinthians 2:14
ܘܢܦܫ̈ܬܐ
wnpštʾ
wnpshth'
and-soul, self[fem] Psalms 72:13
ܕܢܦܫܟܘܢ
dnpškwn
dnpshkwn
of-soul, self-your(pl) 1 Corinthians 6:19
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
נֶפֶשׁ nefesh soul/self
נָפַשׁ nafash to rest
נִפְשִׁי nifšî my soul, my being
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
نَفْس nafs soul/self
تَنَفُّس tanaffus breathing
نَفَسَ nafasa to breathe
نَفَّاس naffās one who breathes
نَفْسَاوِي nafsāwī psychic, spiritual
انْتِفَاش ʾintifāš to swell, expand