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
ܕܩܨܝܐ
dqṣyʾ
dqtsy'
Matthew 14:20 Matthew 15:37 Mark 8:8 Mark 8:19 Mark 8:20
ܩܨܝܐ
qṣyʾ
qtsy'
Mark 6:43 Luke 9:17 John 6:12 John 6:13
ܘܒܩܨܝܐ
wbqṣyʾ
wbqtsy'
Acts 2:42
ܩܨܝܬ
qṣyt
qtsyth
Peal Mark 8:19
ܕܩܨܝܢܢ
dqṣynn
dqtsynn
Peal 1 Corinthians 10:16
ܩܨܝܢ
qṣyn
qtsyn
Acts 2:46
Hebrew Cognates

No Hebrew cognates available for this root.

Arabic Cognates

No Arabic cognates available for this root.