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.

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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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ܪܒܐ R-B-'
great, rabbi
Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܪܒܐ
rbʾ
rb'
great Matthew 4:16 Matthew 5:19 Matthew 5:35 Matthew 7:27 Matthew 8:24 Matthew 8:26 Matthew 13:32 Matthew 15:28 Matthew 20:26 Matthew 22:38 Matthew 24:21 Matthew 24:31 Matthew 28:2 Mark 4:32 Mark 4:39 Mark 5:42 Mark 10:43 Mark 13:26 Mark 16:4 Luke 1:80 ... +90
ܘܡܪܒܐ
wmrbʾ
wmrb'
and.from-great, rabbi Acts 14:17
ܕܡܪܒܐ
dmrbʾ
dmrb'
that.from-great, rabbi 1 Corinthians 3:7
ܘܠܪܒܐ
wlrbʾ
wlrb'
and.to-great, rabbi Acts 26:22
ܠܡܪܒܐ
lmrbʾ
lmrb'
so.that-great, rabbi John 3:30
ܘܕܪܒܐ
wdrbʾ
wdrb'
and.of-great, rabbi Acts 14:6
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
רַב rav great/rabbi
רַבִּי rabbi my master
רִבּוֹא ribbo myriad
רַבָּן rabban our master
רָבָּה raba to grow, increase
רֹבֶה robe multitude, great amount
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
رَبّ rabb lord/God
رَبَّى rabba to raise/educate
تَرْبِيَة tarbiya education
رُبَّمَا rubbama perhaps (great amount)
رَبِيب rabib stepson, foster child
رَبِيع rabi' spring (season)
رُبَّ rubba perhaps, maybe