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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ܦܠܚܐ | plḥʾ plkh' |
work, serve | Matthew 21:34 Matthew 21:35 Matthew 21:38 Matthew 21:41 Mark 12:2 Mark 12:7 Mark 12:9 Luke 2:37 Luke 13:8 Luke 20:10 Luke 20:10 Luke 20:14 John 15:1 Romans 16:3 Romans 16:9 Romans 16:21 2 Timothy 2:3 2 Timothy 2:15 Philemon 1:2 |
| ܦܠܚ | plḥ plkh |
work, serve Peal | Luke 15:29 Acts 20:19 Acts 24:14 Acts 27:23 Romans 4:5 1 Corinthians 5:11 1 Corinthians 16:10 Ephesians 5:5 Philippians 2:22 2 Timothy 2:4 |
| ܦܠܚܝܢ | plḥyn plkhyn |
work, serve[pl] | Acts 7:42 Romans 12:11 1 Corinthians 9:13 1 Corinthians 9:13 1 Thessalonians 4:11 2 Thessalonians 3:8 2 Thessalonians 3:11 2 Thessalonians 3:12 Titus 3:14 |
| ܠܡܦܠܚ | lmplḥ lmplkh |
so.that-work, serve | Matthew 6:24 Matthew 6:24 Luke 13:14 Luke 16:13 Luke 16:13 John 9:4 Titus 3:8 Psalms 102:23 |
| ܦܠܚܝ | plḥy plkhy |
work, serve-my | Matthew 7:23 Luke 3:14 Luke 13:27 1 Corinthians 5:10 1 Corinthians 6:9 1 Corinthians 10:7 |
| ܕܦܠܚ | dplḥ dplkh |
of-work, serve | Romans 2:9 Romans 2:10 Romans 4:4 Proverbs 10:5 Proverbs 12:11 Proverbs 28:19 |
| ܠܦܠܚܐ | lplḥʾ lplkh' |
to-work, serve | Matthew 21:33 Matthew 21:40 Mark 12:1 Luke 13:7 Luke 20:9 Luke 20:16 |
| ܦܠܘܚܘ | plwḥw plwkhw |
work, serve | Philippians 2:12 Psalms 2:11 Psalms 100:2 Ezekiel 20:39 |
| ܘܦܠܚܐ | wplḥʾ wplkh' |
and-work, serve | Acts 10:7 Galatians 4:25 Philippians 2:25 Philemon 1:1 |
| ܢܦܠܘܚ | nplwḥ nplwkh |
work, serve | Luke 1:74 1 Corinthians 9:6 Galatians 6:10 |
| ܕܢܦܠܘܚ | dnplwḥ dnplwkh |
work, serve | John 6:28 2 Thessalonians 3:10 |
| ܬܦܠܘܚ | tplwḥ thplwkh |
work, serve | Matthew 4:10 Luke 4:8 |
| ܕܬܦܠܘܚ | dtplwḥ dthplwkh |
work, serve | 1 Corinthians 7:21 1 Timothy 1:18 |
| ܘܦܠܚ | wplḥ wplkh |
and-work, serve | Acts 10:35 Acts 18:3 |
| ܘܢܦܠܘܚ | wnplwḥ wnplwkh |
work, serve | 2 Corinthians 7:1 Ephesians 4:28 |
| ܒܦܠܚܘܬܐ | bplḥwtʾ bplkhwth' |
in-work, serve[abst] | 1 Corinthians 9:7 |
| ܘܦ̇ܠܚ | wplḥ wplkh |
and-work, serve | Isaiah 41:7 |
| ܘܦܠܚܘܗܝ | wplḥwhy wplkhwhy |
and-work, serve-her | Luke 23:11 |
| ܕܡܦܠܚ | dmplḥ dmplkh |
that.from-work, serve | 1 Corinthians 9:7 |
| ܕܦܠܚ̇ܝܢ | dplḥyn dplkhyn |
of-work, serve[pl] | Isaiah 30:24 |
| ܘܐܦܠܘܚ | wʾplwḥ w'plwkh |
work, serve | Romans 15:16 |
| ܘܦܠܚܘ | wplḥw wplkhw |
and-work, serve[3pl] Peal | Hebrews 11:33 |
| ܕܦܠܚܬܘܢ | dplḥtwn dplkhthwn |
of-work, serve-you(pl) Peal | 1 Peter 4:3 |
| ܕܦܠܚܐ | dplḥʾ dplkh' |
of-work, serve | 1 Timothy 5:6 |
| ܦ̈ܠܚܘܗܝ | plḥwhy plkhwhy |
work, serve-her | Proverbs 29:12 |
| ܦܠܚܬܘܢ | plḥtwn plkhthwn |
work, serve-you(pl) Peal | Galatians 4:8 |
| ܕܬܦܠܚܝܢ | dtplḥyn dthplkhyn |
of-[impf]work, serve[pl] | Ezekiel 27:19 |
| ܦܠܚܘ | plḥw plkhw |
work, serve[3pl] Peal | 1 Corinthians 10:7 |
| ܦܠܘܚ | plwḥ plwkh |
work, serve | Matthew 21:28 |
| ܕܦ̇ܠܚ̈ܝܢ | dplḥyn dplkhyn |
of-work, serve[pl] | Ezekiel 48:18 |
| ܠܡܦܠܚܗ | lmplḥh lmplkhh |
so.that-work, serve-his | Psalms 119:126 |
| ܦܘܠܚܢܢ | pwlḥnn pwlkhnn |
work, serve | Philippians 3:20 |
| ܘܕܦܠܚ | wdplḥ wdplkh |
and.of-work, serve | Proverbs 28:7 |
| ܦܠܝܚܐ | plyḥʾ plykh' |
work, serve | John 8:33 |
| ܦܠܚܘܬܐ | plḥwtʾ plkhwth' |
work, serve[abst] | 1 Timothy 1:18 |
| ܕܦܠܚܝܢ | dplḥyn dplkhyn |
of-work, serve[pl] | Acts 19:25 |
| ܕܦ̇ܠܚ | dplḥ dplkh |
of-work, serve | Ezekiel 48:19 |
| ܘܦܠܚܗ | wplḥh wplkhh |
and-work, serve-his | Isaiah 5:2 |
Hebrew Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| פָּלַח | palakh | to cut/plow |
| פְּלָח | p'lakh | servant, worker |
| פִּלּוֹחַ | pilloakh | agriculture, cultivation |
Arabic Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| فَلَحَ | falaha | to cultivate/prosper |
| فَلَّاح | fallah | farmer |
| فَلَاح | falah | success/prosperity |
| فَلاَّح | fallākh | peasant, farmer |
| فَلاَحَة | falāḥah | agriculture, plowing |