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 Luke 1:28 →Peshitta Occurrences
| Form | Transliteration | Gloss | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| ܩܛܠ | qṭl qTl |
he killed | Matthew 2:16 John 8:22 John 8:44 2 Corinthians 3:6 Ephesians 2:16 James 2:11 1 John 3:15 Psalms 10:8 Psalms 78:51 Psalms 105:36 |
| ܩܛܠܐ | qṭlʾ qTl' |
kill | Matthew 15:19 Mark 7:21 Galatians 5:21 Psalms 34:22 Proverbs 21:25 Proverbs 22:13 Isaiah 14:21 Isaiah 27:7 Ezekiel 21:15 |
| ܩܛܠܘ | qṭlw qTlw |
kill[3pl] Peal | Mark 12:5 Luke 11:47 Luke 11:48 Romans 11:3 1 Thessalonians 2:15 Psalms 94:6 Ezekiel 9:6 Ezekiel 9:7 Ezekiel 23:10 |
| ܩ̈ܛܝܠܝ | qṭyly qTyly |
kill | Ezekiel 31:17 Ezekiel 32:20 Ezekiel 32:21 Ezekiel 32:28 Ezekiel 32:29 Ezekiel 32:30 Ezekiel 32:30 Ezekiel 32:31 Ezekiel 32:32 |
| ܬܩܛܘܠ | tqṭwl thqTwl |
kill | Matthew 5:21 Matthew 19:18 Mark 10:19 Luke 18:20 Romans 13:9 James 2:11 Psalms 59:12 Psalms 139:19 Proverbs 1:32 |
| ܠܡܩܛܠܗ | lmqṭlh lmqTlh |
so.that-kill-his | Matthew 14:5 Mark 6:19 John 5:16 John 5:18 John 7:1 Acts 9:29 Acts 21:31 Psalms 37:32 |
| ܩ̈ܛܝܠܐ | qṭylʾ qTyl' |
kill | Psalms 88:6 Isaiah 22:2 Ezekiel 32:22 Ezekiel 32:24 Ezekiel 32:25 Ezekiel 32:25 Ezekiel 37:9 |
| ܘܩܛܠ | wqṭl wqTl |
and he killed | Luke 13:4 Luke 15:27 Acts 12:2 1 John 3:12 Psalms 78:31 Psalms 135:10 Psalms 136:18 |
| ܠܡܩܛܠܢܝ | lmqṭlny lmqTlny |
so.that-kill-me Peal | John 7:20 John 8:37 John 8:40 Acts 7:28 Acts 26:21 Psalms 32:4 |
| ܠܡܩܛܠ | lmqṭl lmqTl |
to kill | Matthew 10:28 John 7:25 John 18:31 Acts 5:33 Psalms 40:15 Ezekiel 13:19 |
| ܕܩ̈ܛܝܠܐ | dqṭylʾ dqTyl' |
kill | Proverbs 7:26 Isaiah 14:19 Ezekiel 21:19 Ezekiel 21:19 Ezekiel 28:8 Ezekiel 30:24 |
| ܠܩܛܠܐ | lqṭlʾ lqTl' |
to-kill | Acts 25:16 Proverbs 24:11 Isaiah 34:2 Ezekiel 21:20 Ezekiel 21:33 |
| ܘܩܛܠܐ | wqṭlʾ wqTl' |
and-kill | Luke 23:19 Luke 23:25 Romans 1:29 Isaiah 34:6 |
| ܕܩܛܠܐ | dqṭlʾ dqTl' |
of-kill | Mark 15:7 Acts 9:1 Isaiah 30:25 |
| ܘܩܛܠܘܗܝ | wqṭlwhy wqTlwhy |
and-kill-her | Matthew 21:39 Luke 20:15 Acts 10:39 |
| ܩܛܠܘܗܝ | qṭlwhy qTlwhy |
kill-her | Mark 12:5 Mark 12:8 Isaiah 37:38 |
| ܩܛܘܠܐ | qṭwlʾ qTwl' |
kill | Acts 3:14 Acts 28:4 1 Peter 4:15 |
| ܕܩܛܠ | dqṭl dqTl |
of-kill | Luke 12:5 1 John 3:15 Psalms 78:34 |
| ܩܛܠܬ | qṭlt qTlth |
kill[perf] Peal | Matthew 23:37 Luke 13:34 Isaiah 14:20 |
| ܘܩܛܠܘ | wqṭlw wqTlw |
and-kill[3pl] Peal | Matthew 22:6 Luke 19:27 Acts 7:52 |
| ܕܢܩܛܘܠ | dnqṭwl dnqTwl |
kill | Matthew 5:21 Acts 16:27 Acts 23:14 |
| ܕܩܛܠܝܢ | dqṭlyn dqTlyn |
of-kill[pl] | Matthew 10:28 Luke 12:4 |
| ܕܩܛܝܠܝܢ | dqṭylyn dqTylyn |
kill | Isaiah 14:19 Ezekiel 31:18 |
| ܩܛܠܬܘܢ | qṭltwn qTlthwn |
kill-you(pl) Peal | Acts 3:15 Acts 5:30 |
| ܘܢܩܛܘܠ | wnqṭwl wnqTwl |
kill | Isaiah 27:1 Isaiah 42:13 |
| ܕܩ̇ܛܠ | dqṭl dqTl |
of-kill | Isaiah 66:3 Isaiah 66:3 |
| ܩܛܠܗ | qṭlh qTlh |
kill-his | 1 John 3:12 Isaiah 27:7 |
| ܘܩܛܠܬܘܢ | wqṭltwn wqTlthwn |
and-kill-you(pl) Peal | Acts 2:23 James 5:6 |
| ܕܐܬܩܛܠ | dʾtqṭl d'thqTl |
of-[pass]kill Ethpeel | Mark 9:31 Luke 11:51 |
| ܠܡܩܛܠܟ | lmqṭlk lmqTlk |
so.that-kill-your | Luke 13:31 John 7:20 |
| ܠܩܛܘܠܐ | lqṭwlʾ lqTwl' |
kill | Matthew 22:7 |
| ܩܛܝܠܝܢ | qṭylyn qTylyn |
kill | Matthew 22:4 |
| ܩܛܘ̈ܠܐ | qṭwlʾ qTwl' |
kill | Isaiah 1:21 |
| ܕܩܛܠܗ | dqṭlh dqTlh |
of-kill-his | Isaiah 27:7 |
| ܕܩܛܠܬܘܢ | dqṭltwn dqTlthwn |
of-kill-you(pl) Peal | Matthew 23:35 |
| ܩܛܘܠܘ | qṭwlw qTwlw |
kill | Luke 15:23 |
| ܕܩ̈ܛܝܠܝܢ | dqṭylyn dqTylyn |
kill | Ezekiel 32:25 |
| ܘܕܢܩܛܘܠ | wdnqṭwl wdnqTwl |
kill | John 10:10 |
| ܕܠܩ̈ܛܝܠܐ | dlqṭylʾ dlqTyl' |
kill | Psalms 89:11 |
| ܕܩ̈ܛܘܠܐ | dqṭwlʾ dqTwl' |
kill | Ezekiel 21:16 |
| ܩܛܠܝܢ | qṭlyn qTlyn |
kill[pl] | Matthew 23:34 |
| ܩܛܝܠܐ | qṭylʾ qTyl' |
kill | Isaiah 10:4 |
| ܐܬܩܛܠ | ʾtqṭl 'thqTl |
[pass]kill Ethpeel | Acts 5:36 |
| ܢܩܛܠ | nqṭl nqTl |
[impf]kill | Ezekiel 26:8 |
| ܘܩܛܠܝܢ | wqṭlyn wqTlyn |
and-kill[pl] | James 4:2 |
| ܕܡܬܩܛܠܝܢ | dmtqṭlyn dmthqTlyn |
that.from-[impf]kill[pl] | Ezekiel 26:15 |
| ܩ̈ܛܝܠܘܗܝ | qṭylwhy qTylwhy |
kill | Isaiah 66:16 |
| ܘܠܩܛܘܠܐ | wlqṭwlʾ wlqTwl' |
kill | 1 Timothy 1:9 |
| ܐܬܩܛܠܢ | ʾtqṭln 'thqTln |
[pass]kill-them Ethpeel | Psalms 44:23 |
| ܘܩܛܠܗ | wqṭlh wqTlh |
and-kill-his | Acts 7:24 |
| ܕܩܛܝ̈ܠܝܢ | dqṭylyn dqTylyn |
kill | Ezekiel 32:26 |
| ܕܩܛܠܬ | dqṭlt dqTlth |
of-kill[perf] Peal | Acts 7:28 |
| ܕܢܩܛܘܠܟܘܢ | dnqṭwlkwn dnqTwlkwn |
kill | John 16:2 |
| ܕܩܛܘܠܘܗܝ | dqṭwlwhy dqTwlwhy |
kill | Acts 22:20 |
| ܕܩܛܝܠܐ | dqṭylʾ dqTyl' |
kill | Psalms 69:27 |
| ܒܩܛܠܐ | bqṭlʾ bqTl' |
in-kill | Isaiah 65:12 |
| ܕܩܛܠܘܗܝ | dqṭlwhy dqTlwhy |
of-kill-her | Matthew 21:35 |
| ܘܩ̈ܛܠܐ | wqṭlʾ wqTl' |
and-kill | Ezekiel 26:15 |
| ܒܩܛܠܗ | bqṭlh bqTlh |
in-kill-his | Acts 8:1 |
| ܕܬܩܛܘܠ | dtqṭwl dthqTwl |
kill | Ezekiel 21:15 |
| ܩܛܝ̈ܠܐ | qṭylʾ qTyl' |
kill | Ezekiel 32:23 |
| ܕܩܛܠܘ | dqṭlw dqTlw |
of-kill[3pl] Peal | Matthew 23:31 |
| ܘܢܩܛܠ | wnqṭl wnqTl |
and-[impf]kill | Ezekiel 26:11 |
Hebrew Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| קָטַל | qatal | to kill (Aramaic) |
| קָטִיל | qatil | killed/slain |
Arabic Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| قَتَلَ | qatala | to kill |
| قَتْل | qatl | murder/killing |
| قَاتِل | qatil | killer |
| مَقْتَلَة | maqtalah | place of execution |