Peshitta Constellations

Explore the New Testament from its Aramaic roots

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Read the New Testament in its original Aramaic with transliteration and translation. Click any underlined word to discover its triliteral root. Use the ⚙️ settings to choose your preferred translation language and script.

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ܫܟܒ SH-KH-P — lie down, sleep
Semantic field: reclining, horizontal rest, prostration
What gets lost in translation: In Aramaic, ܫܟܒ (shkhab) is fundamentally a postural, bodily act: the body laying itself horizontal upon the ground, the bed, or the tomb. The root covers everything from simply reclining to rest, to … Explore this root →
שָׁכַב shakhavשִׁכְבָה shikh'vahשָׁכֵב shakhev شَكَبَ shakabaشَاكِب shāki'bشَكْب shak'b
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Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܦܢܝ
pny
pny
Peal Matthew 27:12 Acts 25:4
ܘܐܬܦܢܝܬ
wʾtpnyt
w'thpnyth
Ethpeel John 20:14 John 20:16
ܘܐܬܦܢܝܘ
wʾtpnyw
w'thpnyw
Ethpeel Acts 9:35 Acts 11:21
ܘܢܦܢܝܘܗܝ
wnpnywhy
wnpnywhy
James 5:19
ܦܢܝܗ
pnyh
pnyh
Matthew 15:23
ܦܘܢܝܗܘܢ
pwnyhwn
pwnyhwn
Romans 11:15
ܘܐܬܦܢܝܬܘܢ
wʾtpnytwn
w'thpnythwn
Ethpeel 1 Peter 2:25
ܘܡܦܢܝܐ
wmpnyʾ
wmpny'
2 Corinthians 7:10
ܐܬܦܢܝܬܘܢ
ʾtpnytwn
'thpnythwn
Ethpeel 1 Thessalonians 1:9
ܦܘܢܝܐ
pwnyʾ
pwny'
Acts 15:3
Hebrew Cognates

No Hebrew cognates available for this root.

Arabic Cognates

No Arabic cognates available for this root.