Peshitta Constellations

Explore the New Testament from its Aramaic roots

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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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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
ܩܢܝܢܗ
qnynh
qnynh
Matthew 25:14 Mark 12:44 Luke 8:43 Luke 11:21 Luke 12:44 Luke 14:33 Luke 15:12 Luke 15:13
ܩܢܝܢܐ
qnynʾ
qnyn'
Matthew 19:22 Acts 2:45 Hebrews 10:34 1 John 3:17
ܩܢܝܢܟ
qnynk
qnynk
Matthew 19:21 Luke 15:30
ܩܢܝܢܟܘܢ
qnynkwn
qnynkwn
Luke 12:33
ܕܩܢܝܢܗ
dqnynh
dqnynh
Luke 16:1
ܠܩܢܝܢܐ
lqnynʾ
lqnyn'
1 Thessalonians 5:9
Hebrew Cognates

No Hebrew cognates available for this root.

Arabic Cognates

No Arabic cognates available for this root.