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.

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Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܘܢܫܩܗ
wnšqh
wnshqh
and-kiss-his Matthew 26:49 Mark 14:45 Luke 15:20 Luke 22:47
ܕܢܫܩ
dnšq
dnshq
of-kiss Matthew 26:48 Mark 14:44 Luke 22:47
ܘܢܫܩܬܗ
wnšqth
wnshqthh
and-kiss-his Proverbs 7:13
ܠܡܢܫܩܘ
lmnšqw
lmnshqw
so.that-kiss[3pl] Peal Luke 7:45
ܘܡܢܫܩܝܢ
wmnšqyn
wmnshqyn
and.from-kiss[pl] Acts 20:37
ܘܡܢܫܩܐ
wmnšqʾ
wmnshq'
and.from-kiss Luke 7:38
ܘܢܫܩܢ
wnšqn
wnshqn
and-kiss-them Acts 21:6
ܘܢܫܩ
wnšq
wnshq
and-kiss Acts 20:1
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
נָשַׁק nashaq to kiss
נְשִׁיקָה neshiqah kiss
נֶשֶׁק nesheq weapon/armament
נְשִׁיקָה n'shiqah kiss
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
نَشَقَ nashaqa to smell/inhale
اِسْتَنْشَقَ istanshaq to inhale
نَشَقَ nashaqа to smell, inhale
اِسْتَنْشَقَ istanshaqа to inhale
شُمُوم shumūm perfumes
مَنَاشِق manāshiq nasal passages