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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Read the Peshitta — the 4th–5th century Syriac translation of the New Testament — with transliteration and modern translation side by side. Click any underlined word to discover its triliteral root. Use the settings menu settings to choose your preferred translation language and script.
Read Luke 1:28 →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 |
| ܡܩܕܡܝܢ | mqdmyn mqdmyn |
[ptcp]before, front, precede[pl] | Luke 21:38 Romans 12:10 Psalms 89:15 |
| ܠܩܘܕܡܝܢ | lqwdmyn lqwdmyn |
before, front, precede | Acts 26:20 Psalms 102:26 Isaiah 1:26 |
| ܕܩܕܡܘܗܝ | dqdmwhy dqdmwhy |
of-before, front, precede-her | Mark 11:9 John 3:28 Ezekiel 40:20 |
| ܩܕܡܝܢ | qdmyn qdmyn |
before, front, precede[pl] | Matthew 21:31 Acts 7:40 Acts 20:5 |
| 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 |
| ܘܩܕܡܘܗܝ | wqdmwhy wqdmwhy |
and-before, front, precede-her | Psalms 22:28 Psalms 22:30 |
| ܩܕܡܘ | qdmw qdmw |
before, front, precede[3pl] Peal | Acts 21:29 Psalms 68:26 |
| ܡܩܕܡ | mqdm mqdm |
[ptcp]before, front, precede | Acts 2:25 2 Corinthians 13:2 |
| ܕܩܕܡܢ | dqdmn dqdmn |
of-before, front, precede-them | Romans 3:9 Ephesians 1:12 |
| ܠܩܕܡܘܗܝ | lqdmwhy lqdmwhy |
to-before, front, precede-her | Luke 19:28 Philippians 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 |
| ܕܩܕܡܘ | dqdmw dqdmw |
of-before, front, precede[3pl] Peal | Acts 7:52 |
| ܕܡܩܕܡܝܢ | dmqdmyn dmqdmyn |
that.from-before, front, precede[pl] | Psalms 127:2 |
| ܡܩܕܡܐ | mqdmʾ mqdm' |
[ptcp]before, front, precede | Isaiah 26:9 |
| ܬܩܕܡܢܝ | tqdmny thqdmny |
[impf]before, front, precede-me | Psalms 59:11 |
| ܕܡܩܕܡ | dmqdm dmqdm |
that.from-before, front, precede | 1 Peter 1:20 |
| ܘܩܕܡܬ | wqdmt wqdmth |
and-before, front, precede[perf] Peal | Mark 14:8 |
| ܢܩܕܡ | nqdm nqdm |
[impf]before, front, precede | Psalms 95:2 |
| ܬܩܕܡ | tqdm thqdm |
[impf]before, front, precede | Psalms 88:14 |
| ܕܩܕܡܐ | dqdmʾ dqdm' |
of-before, front, precede | 2 Timothy 2:6 |
| ܘܠܩܕܡܝ | wlqdmy wlqdmy |
and.to-before, front, precede-my | Philippians 3:13 |
| ܩܕܡܐ | qdmʾ qdm' |
before, front, precede | 1 Timothy 1:16 |
| ܘܩܕܡܝ | wqdmy wqdmy |
and-before, front, precede-my | Isaiah 43:10 |
| ܩܕܡܢ | qdmn qdmn |
before, front, precede-them | 1 Thessalonians 3:4 |
| ܩܕܡ. | qdm qdm |
before, front, precede Peal | Psalms 77:6 |
| ܘܩܕܡܘ | wqdmw wqdmw |
and-before, front, precede[3pl] Peal | Isaiah 37:36 |
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 |