Peshitta Constellations
Explore the New Testament from its Aramaic roots
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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Root of the day
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ܦܬܚ | ptḥ pthkh |
he opened | Matthew 17:27 Matthew 25:11 Luke 2:23 Luke 13:25 Luke 24:45 John 9:21 John 9:26 John 9:30 John 10:3 Acts 5:19 Acts 8:32 Acts 8:35 Acts 10:34 Acts 16:14 Acts 22:13 |
| ܐܬܦܬܚ | ʾtptḥ 'thpthkh |
was opened | Matthew 9:30 Matthew 20:34 Mark 7:34 Mark 7:35 Luke 1:64 Luke 24:31 John 9:10 Acts 22:13 1 Corinthians 16:9 |
| ܘܐܬܦܬܚ | wʾtptḥ w'thpthkh |
and-[pass]open Ethpeel | Acts 9:18 Acts 12:10 2 Corinthians 2:12 |
| ܘܦܬܚ | wptḥ wpthkh |
and he opened | Matthew 5:2 Luke 4:17 John 9:14 |
| ܕܦܬܚ | dptḥ dpthkh |
of-open | John 9:17 John 9:32 John 11:37 |
| ܦܬܚܬ | ptḥt pthkhth |
open[perf] Peal | Acts 9:40 Acts 12:14 |
| ܢܦܬܚ | nptḥ npthkh |
[impf]open | Colossians 4:3 Hebrews 11:32 |
| ܕܦܬܝܚܝܢ | dptyḥyn dpthykhyn |
open | John 1:51 Acts 16:27 |
| ܦܬܝܚܝܢ | ptyḥyn pthykhyn |
open | Acts 7:56 Acts 10:11 |
| ܐܬܦܬܚܘ | ʾtptḥw 'thpthkhw |
[pass]open[3pl] Ethpeel | Matthew 27:52 Luke 3:21 |
| ܘܐܬܦܬܚܘ | wʾtptḥw w'thpthkhw |
and-[pass]open[3pl] Ethpeel | Matthew 3:16 Acts 16:26 |
| ܕܢܦܬܚ | dnptḥ dnpthkh |
of-[impf]open | Acts 18:14 |
| ܘܕܦܬܚ | wdptḥ wdpthkh |
and.of-open | Acts 14:27 |
| ܦܬܝܚܢ | ptyḥn pthykhn |
open | Acts 9:8 |
| ܦܬܝܚ | ptyḥ pthykh |
open | 2 Corinthians 6:11 |
| ܘܦܬܚܘ | wptḥw wpthkhw |
and-open[3pl] Peal | Matthew 2:11 |
| ܕܬܦܬܚ | dtptḥ dthpthkh |
of-[impf]open | Acts 26:18 |
| ܐܦܬܚ | ʾptḥ 'pthkh |
[impf]open Aphel | Matthew 13:35 |
| ܘܦܬܚܢ | wptḥn wpthkhn |
and-open-them | Acts 5:23 |
| ܘܦܬܚܬܗ | wptḥth wpthkhthh |
and-open-his | Mark 14:3 |
| ܦܬܝܚܐ | ptyḥʾ pthykh' |
open | Romans 3:13 |
| ܠܡܦܬܚܘ | lmptḥw lmpthkhw |
so.that-open[3pl] Peal | John 10:21 |
| ܒܡܦܬܚ | bmptḥ bmpthkh |
in-[ptcp]open | Ephesians 6:19 |
Hebrew Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| פָּתַח | patakh | to open |
| פֶּתַח | petakh | entrance/opening |
| מַפְתֵּחַ | mafteakh | key |
| פְּתִיחָה | ptikhah | opening |
| פָּתוּחַ | patua' | open |
| פֹּתֵחַ | pote'a' | the one who opens |
| פְּתִיחָה | peti'ḥa | opening, inauguration |
Arabic Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| فَتَحَ | fataha | to open/conquer |
| فَتْح | fath | conquest/opening |
| مِفْتَاح | miftah | key |
| فَاتِحَة | fatiha | opening (surah) |
| فَاتِح | fātiḥ | conqueror, winner |
| فَتَّاح | fattāḥ | the one who opens |
| انْفِتَاح | infitāḥ | opening, expansion |