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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Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܐܪܒܥܝܢ
ʾrbʿyn
'rbeyn
[impf]four[pl] Aphel Matthew 4:2 Mark 1:13 Luke 4:2 Acts 1:3 Acts 4:22 Acts 7:23 Acts 7:30 Acts 7:36 Acts 7:42 Acts 13:18 Acts 13:21 Acts 23:13 Acts 23:21 2 Corinthians 11:24 2 Corinthians 11:24 Hebrews 3:9 Hebrews 3:17
ܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ
ʾrbʿʾ
'rbe'
four Ezekiel 1:8 Ezekiel 14:21 Ezekiel 40:41 Ezekiel 46:21 Ezekiel 48:16 Ezekiel 48:16 Ezekiel 48:16 Ezekiel 48:16 Ezekiel 48:30 Ezekiel 48:32 Ezekiel 48:33 Ezekiel 48:34
ܐܪ̈ܒܥ
ʾrbʿ
'rbe
[impf]four Aphel Proverbs 30:21 Proverbs 30:24 Ezekiel 7:2 Ezekiel 10:9 Ezekiel 10:21 Ezekiel 10:21 Ezekiel 37:9 Ezekiel 43:14 Ezekiel 43:15 Ezekiel 43:15 Ezekiel 45:19
ܐܪܒܥܐ
ʾrbʿʾ
'rbe'
[impf]four Aphel Matthew 15:38 Mark 2:3 Mark 8:9 John 4:35 John 11:39 Acts 10:30 Acts 21:23 Acts 21:38 Ezekiel 1:17 Ezekiel 10:11 Ezekiel 43:17
ܡܪܒܥܐ
mrbʿʾ
mrbe'
[ptcp]four Luke 2:23 Psalms 22:10 Psalms 22:11 Psalms 58:4 Psalms 71:6 Psalms 110:3 Isaiah 49:1 Ezekiel 45:2
ܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ
ʾrbʿyn
'rbeyn
[impf]four[pl] Aphel Psalms 95:10 Ezekiel 4:6 Ezekiel 29:11 Ezekiel 29:12 Ezekiel 29:13 Ezekiel 41:2 Ezekiel 46:22
ܘܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ
wʾrbʿʾ
w'rbe'
and-[impf]four Aphel Isaiah 17:6 Ezekiel 1:6 Ezekiel 10:21 Ezekiel 40:41 Ezekiel 40:42
ܒܡܪܒܥܐ
bmrbʿʾ
bmrbe'
in-[ptcp]four Isaiah 44:2 Isaiah 44:24 Isaiah 46:3 Isaiah 49:5
ܐܪܒܥ
ʾrbʿ
'rbe
four Acts 21:9 Acts 27:29 Galatians 3:17 Ezekiel 34:15
ܒܐܪܒܥ
bʾrbʿ
b'rbe
in-[impf]four Aphel Acts 10:11 Acts 11:5
ܘܐܪܒܥ
wʾrbʿ
w'rbe
and-[impf]four Aphel Luke 2:37 Acts 13:20
ܕܐܪܒܥܐ
dʾrbʿʾ
d'rbe'
of-[impf]four Aphel Matthew 16:10 John 11:17
ܪܒܥܝܢ
rbʿyn
rbeyn
four[pl] John 2:6 Psalms 104:22
ܘܐܪ̈ܒܥ
wʾrbʿ
w'rbe
and-[impf]four Aphel Ezekiel 1:6 Ezekiel 10:14
ܠܡܪܒܥܐ
lmrbʿʾ
lmrbe'
so.that-four Isaiah 65:10 Ezekiel 25:5
ܢܪ̈ܒܥܢ
nrbʿn
nrben
[impf]four-them Isaiah 13:21 Ezekiel 34:14
ܘܕܐܪ̈ܒܥ
wdʾrbʿ
wd'rbe
and.of-[impf]four Aphel Proverbs 30:18 Proverbs 30:29
ܘܒܐܪ̈ܒܝܥܐ
wbʾrbyʿʾ
wb'rbye'
four Psalms 149:3 Psalms 150:4
ܕܐܪܒܥܬ
dʾrbʿt
d'rbeth
of-[impf]four[perf] Aphel Acts 10:12 Acts 11:6
ܠܐܪܒܥܐ
lʾrbʿʾ
l'rbe'
to-[impf]four Aphel Mark 8:20 Ezekiel 43:16
ܘܕܐܪܒܥܬ
wdʾrbʿt
wd'rbeth
and.of-[impf]four[perf] Aphel Romans 1:23
ܢܪܒܥ
nrbʿ
nrbe
[impf]four Isaiah 11:6
ܐܪ̈ܒܥܬ
ʾrbʿt
'rbeth
[impf]four[perf] Aphel Isaiah 11:12
ܘܒܐܪ̈ܒܥ
wbʾrbʿ
wb'rbe
and.in-[impf]four Aphel Ezekiel 43:20
ܒܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ
bʾrbʿʾ
b'rbe'
in-[impf]four Aphel Ezekiel 46:22
ܘܕܐܪܒܥ
wdʾrbʿ
wd'rbe
and.of-[impf]four Aphel Proverbs 30:15
ܠܐܪܒܥܝܢ
lʾrbʿyn
l'rbeyn
to-[impf]four[pl] Aphel John 2:20
ܕܪܒܝܥ
drbyʿ
drbye
four Ezekiel 29:3
ܒܐܪܒܥܐ
bʾrbʿʾ
b'rbe'
in-[impf]four Aphel Luke 19:8
ܘܐܪܒܥܝܢ
wʾrbʿyn
w'rbeyn
and-[impf]four[pl] Aphel Matthew 4:2
ܐܪܒܥܬ
ʾrbʿt
'rbeth
[impf]four[perf] Aphel Matthew 24:31
ܘܒܪ̈ܒܝܥܐ
wbrbyʿʾ
wbrbye'
four Isaiah 5:12
ܪܒܝܥܐ
rbyʿʾ
rbye'
four Ezekiel 19:2
ܠܐܪܒܥ
lʾrbʿ
l'rbe
to-[impf]four Aphel John 19:23
ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥ
dʾrbʿ
d'rbe
of-[impf]four Aphel Ezekiel 1:5
ܠܐܪ̈ܒܥ
lʾrbʿ
l'rbe
to-[impf]four Aphel Ezekiel 42:20
ܡܪܒܥ
mrbʿ
mrbe
[ptcp]four Ezekiel 43:16
ܠܪܒܥܐ
lrbʿʾ
lrbe'
to-four Ezekiel 25:5
ܘܒܡܪܒܥܐ
wbmrbʿʾ
wbmrbe'
and.in-[ptcp]four Romans 4:19
ܒܐܪ̈ܒܥ
bʾrbʿ
b'rbe
in-[impf]four Aphel Ezekiel 43:20
ܕܒܡܪܒܥܐ
dbmrbʿʾ
dbmrbe'
that.in-[ptcp]four Psalms 127:3
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
אַרְבַּע arba' four
רְבִיעִי revi'i fourth
רֹבַע rova' quarter, district
רַבַּעַת rabba'at quartet
רִבּוּעַ ribu'a square
מְרֻבָּע merubba' square, rectangular
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
أَرْبَعَة arba'a four
رُبْع rub' quarter
أَرْبَعَة arba'at four
مُرَبَّع murabba' square
رُبَاعِي ruba'i quadruple, quaternary