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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Every triliteral root connects Aramaic to its sister languages. Search a root and explore its Hebrew and Arabic cognates, then visualize the full Semitic family as an interactive graph. The Root Card shows the semantic field, a key verse, and sister roots — roots sharing 2 of 3 consonants (e.g., SH-L-M ↔ SH-L-KH).

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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
ܦܣܩܝܢ	psqyn psqyn	cut, decide[pl]	Matthew 21:8 Mark 11:8
ܡܦܣܩ	mpsq mpsq	[ptcp]cut, decide	Mark 5:4 Galatians 5:12
ܦܣܩܘ	psqw psqw	cut, decide[3pl] Peal	John 9:22 Acts 27:32
ܦܣܩܢ	psqn psqn	cut, decide-them	Romans 3:9 2 Corinthians 1:9
ܦܣܩ	psq psq	cut, decide Peal	1 Corinthians 7:37 Philippians 3:2
ܦܣܩܗ	psqh psqh	cut, decide-his	Matthew 14:10 Mark 6:27
ܦܣܩܬ	psqt psqth	cut, decide[perf] Peal	Mark 6:16 Luke 9:9
ܘܦܣܩ	wpsq wpsq	and-cut, decide	Romans 9:28
ܐܬܦܣܩ	ʾtpsq 'thpsq	[pass]cut, decide Ethpeel	Acts 27:20
ܒܦܣܝܩܬܐ	bpsyqtʾ bpsyqth'	cut, decide	Acts 24:4
ܘܦܣܩܘ	wpsqw wpsqw	and-cut, decide[3pl] Peal	Acts 27:40
ܘܡܦܣܩ	wmpsq wmpsq	and.from-cut, decide	Luke 8:29
ܕܦܣܩܘ	dpsqw dpsqw	of-cut, decide[3pl] Peal	Ephesians 4:19
ܦܣܘܩܐ	pswqʾ pswq'	cut, decide	Acts 8:32
ܕܐܦܣܘܩ	dʾpswq d'pswq	cut, decide	2 Corinthians 11:12
ܦܣܝܩ	psyq psyq	cut, decide	Acts 20:16
ܘܦܣܩܬܘܢ	wpsqtwn wpsqthwn	and-cut, decide-you(pl) Peal	Acts 13:46
ܦܣܘܩ	pswq pswq	cut, decide	Matthew 5:30
ܕܦܣܩ	dpsq dpsq	of-cut, decide	John 18:26

Hebrew Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
פָּסַק	pasaq	to cut, to decide, to cease
פְּסָק	psaq	verdict, ruling
פָּסוּק	pasuq	verse
פָּסוּק	pasuk	verse
פִּסְקָה	pisskah	paragraph
פְּסִיקָה	psiqqah	decision, ruling

Arabic Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
فَصَلَ	faṣala	to separate, to decide
فَصْل	faṣl	chapter, season, separation
قِطَاع	qitāʿ	section, sector
انْفِصَال	infiṣāl	separation
قَاطَع	qāṭiʿ	decisive, cutting