Peshitta Constellations

Fresco, Jossi

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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.

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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).

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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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be light, swift; curse

Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܩܠܐ	qlʾ ql'	voice/sound	Matthew 2:18 Matthew 3:3 Matthew 3:17 Matthew 20:30 Mark 1:3 Luke 1:44 Luke 3:4 Luke 9:36 John 1:23 John 12:30 Acts 2:2 Acts 2:6 Acts 9:4 Acts 10:15 Acts 11:7 Acts 11:9 Acts 12:22 Acts 19:34 Acts 22:7 Acts 22:9 ... +58
ܩܠܝܠ	qlyl qlyl	a little/quickly	Matthew 25:21 Matthew 25:23 Matthew 26:39 Matthew 26:73 Mark 1:19 Mark 6:5 Mark 6:31 Mark 8:7 Mark 14:35 Mark 14:70 Luke 5:3 Luke 7:47 Luke 10:30 Luke 15:13 Luke 22:58 John 2:12 John 6:7 John 6:7 John 7:33 John 12:35 ... +47
ܘܩܠܝܠ	wqlyl wqlyl	be light, swift; curse	Matthew 15:34 1 Corinthians 13:9 2 Corinthians 4:17 Proverbs 6:10 Proverbs 6:10 Proverbs 24:33 Proverbs 24:33 Isaiah 28:10 Isaiah 28:13
ܕܩܠܝܠ	dqlyl dqlyl	be light, swift; curse	Luke 7:47 John 16:17 John 16:19 Romans 15:24 1 Corinthians 13:10 2 Corinthians 8:15 Hebrews 10:37 James 4:14
ܩܠ	ql ql	be light, swift; curse	Luke 15:25 Luke 18:36 Isaiah 9:4 Isaiah 33:3
ܕܒܩܠܝܠ	dbqlyl dbqlyl	be light, swift; curse	Luke 16:10 Luke 16:10 Luke 19:17
ܩܠܝܠܐ	qlylʾ qlyl'	be light, swift; curse	Matthew 11:30 Proverbs 14:17
ܒܩܠܝܠ	bqlyl bqlyl	be light, swift; curse	Acts 26:28 Acts 26:29
ܩ̈ܠܝܠܐ	qlylʾ qlyl'	be light, swift; curse	Isaiah 18:2 Isaiah 30:16
ܩܠܝܠܢ	qlyln qlyln	be light, swift; curse	Romans 3:15
ܩ̈ܠܝܠܬܐ	qlyltʾ qlylth'	be light, swift; curse	Isaiah 19:1
ܘܕܩܠܝܠ	wdqlyl wdqlyl	be light, swift; curse	Proverbs 19:2
ܩܠܝܠܝܢ	qlylyn qlylyn	be light, swift; curse	Isaiah 30:16

Hebrew Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
קוֹל	qol	voice
קֹולֵל	qolél	to vociferate, to shout
קוֹלָה	qolá	outcry, loud voice
קַלִּיל	qalíl	noisy, sonorous

Arabic Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
قَالَ	qāla	to say
قُلِّيل	qulíl	talkative, garrulous
قَوْل	qawl	saying, statement
قَلِيل	qalíl	little, scarce

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

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