Peshitta Constellations

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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.

3,329

Root patterns

165,527

Word forms

3,459

Cognates

589

Semantic bridges

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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.

Read Luke 1:28 →

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).

Explore ܫܘܚ R-W-KH → | Visualize R-W-KH →

Select a verse and watch how all its roots form a constellation of interconnected meanings. From the reader, click the scatter_plot icon next to the verse number.

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Semitic languages don't define: they radiate. Every word grows from a triliteral root that opens a force field. Discover the method of Semitic exegesis behind this application.

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Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܩܐܡ	qʾm q'm	Peal	Matthew 13:2 Matthew 27:63 Mark 4:1 Luke 1:21 Luke 5:1 Luke 14:9 Luke 18:11 Luke 18:13 Luke 23:35 John 1:26 John 1:35 John 7:37 John 7:52 John 8:44 John 11:23 John 18:5 John 18:16 John 18:18 John 18:25 Acts 4:10 ... +19
ܕܩܐܡ	dqʾm dq'm		Matthew 26:32 Mark 15:39 Luke 1:11 Luke 1:19 John 3:29 John 6:22 John 11:24 John 11:42 John 12:29 John 18:22 John 19:26 John 20:14 Acts 4:14 Acts 7:33 Acts 16:9 Acts 22:25 Romans 13:2 1 Corinthians 11:14 Ephesians 2:14 Titus 2:8 ... +3
ܩܐ̇ܡ	qʾm q'm	Peal	Isaiah 3:13 Isaiah 10:32 Isaiah 21:8 Isaiah 21:8 Ezekiel 3:23 Ezekiel 8:11 Ezekiel 22:14 Ezekiel 43:6
ܕܩܐ̇ܡ	dqʾm dq'm		Isaiah 2:19 Isaiah 2:21 Isaiah 11:10 Ezekiel 9:3
ܘܩܐ̇ܡ	wqʾm wq'm		Isaiah 3:13 Ezekiel 22:30 Ezekiel 40:3
ܘܕܩܐܡ	wdqʾm wdq'm		Romans 12:8
ܘܩܐܡ	wqʾm wq'm		Proverbs 24:16

Hebrew Cognates

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Arabic Cognates

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Every word is a root, and every root is a constellation.

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