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
ܩܠܗܘܢ
qlhwn
qlhwn
Matthew 20:31 Luke 17:13 Luke 23:23 Acts 4:24 Acts 14:11 Acts 22:22 Romans 10:18
ܕܐܫܬܩܠ
dʾštql
d'shthql
Matthew 21:21 Mark 2:20 Mark 11:23
ܐܫܬܩܠ
ʾštql
'shthql
Luke 24:31
ܩܘܠܬܗ
qwlth
qwlthh
John 4:28
ܘܐܫܬܩܠ
wʾštql
w'shthql
Acts 20:9
Hebrew Cognates

No Hebrew cognates available for this root.

Arabic Cognates

No Arabic cognates available for this root.