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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ܕܢܩܦ | dnqp dnqp |
of-follow, go around | Acts 10:28 1 Corinthians 6:16 1 Corinthians 6:17 Proverbs 18:24 |
| ܢܩܦ | nqp nqp |
follow, go around Peal | Mark 9:38 Luke 15:15 Psalms 101:3 |
| ܢܩܦܬ | nqpt nqpth |
follow, go around[perf] Peal | Psalms 119:25 Psalms 119:31 Ezekiel 23:12 |
| ܘܢܩܦ | wnqp wnqp |
and-follow, go around | Matthew 19:5 Mark 10:7 Ephesians 5:31 |
| ܘܐܬܢܩܦܬ | wʾtnqpt w'thnqpth |
and-[pass]follow, go around[perf] Ethpeel | Ezekiel 23:16 Ezekiel 23:20 |
| ܢܩܦܘܗܝ | nqpwhy nqpwhy |
follow, go around-her | Matthew 8:1 Acts 17:34 |
| ܕܐܬܢܩܦܬ | dʾtnqpt d'thnqpth |
of-[pass]follow, go around[perf] Ethpeel | Ezekiel 23:7 Ezekiel 23:9 |
| ܘܡܬܢܩܦܝܢ | wmtnqpyn wmthnqpyn |
and.from-[impf]follow, go around[pl] | Romans 12:9 |
| ܢܩܦܢ | nqpn nqpn |
follow, go around-them | Mark 16:17 |
| ܠܡܬܢܩܦܘ | lmtnqpw lmthnqpw |
so.that-[impf]follow, go around[3pl] | Acts 9:26 |
| ܘܢܩ̈ܦܢ | wnqpn wnqpn |
and-follow, go around-them | Ezekiel 41:7 |
| ܘܢܩܦܬ | wnqpt wnqpth |
and-follow, go around[perf] Peal | Ezekiel 23:5 |
| ܘܢܩܦܘ | wnqpw wnqpw |
and-follow, go around[3pl] Peal | Acts 17:4 |
| ܢܩܦܗ | nqph nqph |
follow, go around-his | Mark 3:7 |
| ܕܐܬܢܩܦܘ | dʾtnqpw d'thnqpw |
of-[pass]follow, go around[3pl] Ethpeel | Psalms 106:28 |
| ܢܩܦܘ | nqpw nqpw |
follow, go around[3pl] Peal | Psalms 25:21 |
Hebrew Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| נִקֵּף | niqéf | to surround, encircle |
Arabic Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| نَقَفَ | naqafa | to follow, go around |
| نَاقِف | nāqif | one who follows, goes around |
| نَقْفَة | naqfah | act of following, going around |