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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ܩܕܡ Q-D-M
before, front, precede
Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܩܕܝܡ
qdym
qdym
before, front, precede Mark 10:32 Luke 1:2 Luke 23:12 John 6:62 John 6:64 John 9:8 John 9:13 John 10:40 John 16:4 John 19:39 Acts 3:26 Acts 11:15 Acts 26:9 Romans 1:2 Romans 3:25 Romans 7:9 Romans 11:2 Romans 11:30 Romans 15:4 2 Corinthians 1:15 ... +43
ܩܕܡܘܗܝ
qdmwhy
qdmwhy
before him Matthew 8:16 Matthew 14:22 Matthew 21:9 Matthew 25:32 Matthew 27:29 Mark 5:33 Mark 6:33 Mark 6:45 Luke 1:17 Luke 1:74 Luke 5:18 Luke 5:19 Luke 8:28 Luke 14:2 Luke 18:39 Luke 19:24 Acts 7:46 Acts 23:33 Acts 26:26 Romans 3:20 ... +40
ܩܕܡܝ
qdmy
qdmy
before, front, precede-my Mark 12:29 Luke 4:7 Luke 19:27 John 1:15 John 1:27 John 1:30 John 5:7 Acts 10:30 Acts 25:9 Romans 16:7 2 Corinthians 9:5 Galatians 1:17 Colossians 1:18 Psalms 5:9 Psalms 18:41 Psalms 23:5 Psalms 44:16 Proverbs 8:7 Isaiah 37:6 Isaiah 37:21 ... +26
ܕܩܕܡ
dqdm
dqdm
that before Matthew 26:75 Mark 14:72 Luke 22:61 Acts 1:16 Acts 3:18 Acts 21:38 Romans 3:25 Romans 8:28 Romans 8:30 Romans 9:29 Galatians 3:8 Ephesians 1:4 Ephesians 1:9 Ephesians 1:11 1 Thessalonians 3:10 2 Timothy 4:21 Hebrews 6:20 Proverbs 5:21 Isaiah 28:4 Isaiah 36:7 ... +6
ܘܩܕܡ
wqdm
wqdm
and before Matthew 10:18 Mark 13:9 Luke 24:19 Acts 2:31 Acts 24:16 Romans 14:18 1 Corinthians 2:7 1 Peter 4:8 1 John 3:19 Psalms 72:5 Psalms 72:17 Psalms 138:1 Psalms 147:17 Proverbs 3:4 Proverbs 8:25 Proverbs 16:18 Proverbs 18:12 Proverbs 18:16 Isaiah 24:23 Ezekiel 40:14 ... +3
ܩܕܡܬ
qdmt
qdmth
before, front, precede[perf] Peal Matthew 24:25 Mark 13:23 Romans 9:11 2 Corinthians 7:3 Psalms 119:147
ܘܡܩܕܡܝܢ
wmqdmyn
wmqdmyn
and.from-before, front, precede[pl] 1 Timothy 5:24 Psalms 78:34 Ezekiel 8:16
ܩܕܡܗ
qdmh
qdmh
before, front, precede-his Matthew 17:25 Luke 19:4 John 20:4
ܠܩܘܕܡܝܢ
lqwdmyn
lqwdmyn
before, front, precede Acts 26:20 Psalms 102:26 Isaiah 1:26
ܩܕܡܝܢ
qdmyn
qdmyn
before, front, precede[pl] Matthew 21:31 Acts 7:40 Acts 20:5
ܕܩܕܡܘܗܝ
dqdmwhy
dqdmwhy
of-before, front, precede-her Mark 11:9 John 3:28 Ezekiel 40:20
ܡܩܕܡܝܢ
mqdmyn
mqdmyn
[ptcp]before, front, precede[pl] Luke 21:38 Romans 12:10 Psalms 89:15
ܘܩܕܡܘܗܝ
wqdmwhy
wqdmwhy
and-before, front, precede-her Psalms 22:28 Psalms 22:30
ܡܩܕܡ
mqdm
mqdm
[ptcp]before, front, precede Acts 2:25 2 Corinthians 13:2
ܠܩܕܡܘܗܝ
lqdmwhy
lqdmwhy
to-before, front, precede-her Luke 19:28 Philippians 1:12
ܩܕܡܘ
qdmw
qdmw
before, front, precede[3pl] Peal Acts 21:29 Psalms 68:26
ܕܩܕܡܢ
dqdmn
dqdmn
of-before, front, precede-them Romans 3:9 Ephesians 1:12
ܩܕܡܝܬܗ
qdmyth
qdmythh
before, front, precede-him Peal Matthew 12:45 Luke 11:26
ܕܩܕܡܝ
dqdmy
dqdmy
of-before, front, precede-my John 1:15 John 1:30
ܘܩܕܡܬ
wqdmt
wqdmth
and-before, front, precede[perf] Peal Mark 14:8
ܩܕܡܢ
qdmn
qdmn
before, front, precede-them 1 Thessalonians 3:4
ܕܩܕܡܘ
dqdmw
dqdmw
of-before, front, precede[3pl] Peal Acts 7:52
ܕܩܕܡܐ
dqdmʾ
dqdm'
of-before, front, precede 2 Timothy 2:6
ܕܡܩܕܡܝܢ
dmqdmyn
dmqdmyn
that.from-before, front, precede[pl] Psalms 127:2
ܘܠܩܕܡܝ
wlqdmy
wlqdmy
and.to-before, front, precede-my Philippians 3:13
ܬܩܕܡ
tqdm
thqdm
[impf]before, front, precede Psalms 88:14
ܘܩܕܡܝ
wqdmy
wqdmy
and-before, front, precede-my Isaiah 43:10
ܩܕܡܐ
qdmʾ
qdm'
before, front, precede 1 Timothy 1:16
ܩܕܡ.
qdm
qdm
before, front, precede Peal Psalms 77:6
ܘܩܕܡܘ
wqdmw
wqdmw
and-before, front, precede[3pl] Peal Isaiah 37:36
ܬܩܕܡܢܝ
tqdmny
thqdmny
[impf]before, front, precede-me Psalms 59:11
ܢܩܕܡ
nqdm
nqdm
[impf]before, front, precede Psalms 95:2
ܡܩܕܡܐ
mqdmʾ
mqdm'
[ptcp]before, front, precede Isaiah 26:9
ܕܡܩܕܡ
dmqdm
dmqdm
that.from-before, front, precede 1 Peter 1:20
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
קָדַם qadam to precede
קֶדֶם qedem ancient
מַקְדִּים makdím precursor, pioneer
קֶדֶם kédem ancient, prior
קִדְמָה kidmá forward, eastward
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
قَدَّمَ qaddama to present
قَدِيم qadīm ancient
مُقَدِّم muqaddim presenter, host
قُدَّام quddám in front of, before
تَقْدِيم taqdím presentation, offering