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
ܒܐܦܣܘܣ
bʾpsws
b'psws
Acts 18:21 Acts 19:17 1 Corinthians 15:32 1 Corinthians 16:8 Ephesians 1:1 1 Timothy 1:3 2 Timothy 1:18
ܠܐܦܣܘܣ
lʾpsws
l'psws
Acts 18:19 Acts 18:24 Acts 19:1 Acts 20:16 2 Timothy 4:12
ܐܦܣܘܣ
ʾpsws
'psws
Ephesus Acts 19:26
ܕܐܦܣܘܣ
dʾpsws
d'psws
Acts 20:17
Hebrew Cognates

No Hebrew cognates available for this root.

Arabic Cognates

No Arabic cognates available for this root.