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
ܒܦܩܥܬܐ
bpqʿtʾ
bpqeth'
Luke 3:4 Luke 6:17 Isaiah 35:6 Isaiah 40:3 Isaiah 41:19 Isaiah 63:14 Ezekiel 8:4 Ezekiel 37:1 Ezekiel 37:2
ܠܦܩܥܬܐ
lpqʿtʾ
lpqeth'
Luke 3:5 Isaiah 40:4 Ezekiel 3:22 Ezekiel 3:23
ܦܩܥܬܐ
pqʿtʾ
pqeth'
Isaiah 32:19 Isaiah 33:9 Isaiah 35:1
ܦܩ̈ܥܬܐ
pqʿtʾ
pqeth'
Psalms 104:8 Isaiah 41:18
ܡܦܩܥܝܢ
mpqʿyn
mpqeyn
Ezekiel 8:17
ܦܩܘܥܐ
pqwʿʾ
pqwe'
Isaiah 34:4
Hebrew Cognates

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Arabic Cognates

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