ARAMAIC NEW TESTAMENT

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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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ܦܫܛ P-SH-T
stretch, simple (Peshitta)
Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܘܦܫܛ
wpšṭ
wpshT
and-stretch, simple (Peshitta) Matthew 8:3 Matthew 12:13 Matthew 12:49 Mark 1:41 Mark 3:5 Luke 5:13 Luke 6:10
ܦܫܝܛܐ
pšyṭʾ
pshyT'
stretch, simple (Peshitta) Matthew 6:22 Luke 11:34 Colossians 3:22 Hebrews 1:8 Psalms 45:7
ܘܦܫܛܬ
wpšṭt
wpshTth
and-stretch, simple (Peshitta)[perf] Peal Psalms 88:10 Psalms 143:6 Ezekiel 17:6
ܦܫܘܛ
pšwṭ
pshwT
stretch, simple (Peshitta) Matthew 12:13 Mark 3:5 Luke 6:10
ܐܬܦܫܛ
ʾtpšṭ
'thpshT
[pass]stretch, simple (Peshitta) Ethpeel John 8:7 John 8:10
ܐܬܦܫܛܬ
ʾtpšṭt
'thpshTth
[pass]stretch, simple (Peshitta)[perf] Ethpeel Luke 13:13 Ezekiel 2:9
ܦܫܝܛܘܬܐ
pšyṭwtʾ
pshyTwth'
stretch, simple (Peshitta) 2 Corinthians 9:11 2 Corinthians 11:3
ܦܫܛ
pšṭ
pshT
stretch, simple (Peshitta) Peal Matthew 14:31 Acts 26:1
ܦܫܛܘ
pšṭw
pshTw
stretch, simple (Peshitta)[3pl] Peal Isaiah 33:23
ܕܦܫܛܬ
dpšṭt
dpshTth
of-stretch, simple (Peshitta)[perf] Peal Romans 10:21
ܦܫ̇ܛܬ
pšṭt
pshTth
stretch, simple (Peshitta)[perf] Peal Isaiah 65:2
ܬܦܫܘܛ
tpšwṭ
thpshwT
stretch, simple (Peshitta) John 21:18
ܒܦܫܝܛܘܬܐ
bpšyṭwtʾ
bpshyTwth'
stretch, simple (Peshitta) Romans 12:8
ܦܫܛܬ
pšṭt
pshTth
stretch, simple (Peshitta)[perf] Peal Proverbs 31:20
ܦܫܛܢ
pšṭn
pshTn
stretch, simple (Peshitta)-them Psalms 44:21
ܕܦܫܝܛܐ
dpšyṭʾ
dpshyT'
stretch, simple (Peshitta) Romans 16:18
ܦܫ̈ܝܛܢ
pšyṭn
pshyTn
stretch, simple (Peshitta) Ezekiel 1:7
ܕܒܦܫܝܛܘܬܐ
dbpšyṭwtʾ
dbpshyTwth'
stretch, simple (Peshitta) 2 Corinthians 1:12
ܘܦܫܛܗ
wpšṭh
wpshTh
and-stretch, simple (Peshitta)-his Ezekiel 2:10
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
פָּשַׁט pashat to stretch/undress
פְּשַׁט pshat literal meaning
פָּשׁוּט pashut simple
פְּשִׁיטָא pshitta Peshitta (the simple)
פֶּשֶׁט péshet literal meaning
פִּשְׁטּוּת pishtút simplicity
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
بَسَطَ basata to spread/expand
بَسْط bast extension
بَسِيط basít simple, plain
انْبَسَطَ inbasata to spread out, expand