Peshitta Constellations

Fresco, Jossi

doi:10.5281/zenodo.19358529

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.

3,329

Root patterns

165,527

Word forms

3,459

Cognates

589

Semantic bridges

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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.

Read Luke 1:28 →

Every triliteral root connects Aramaic to its sister languages. Search a root and explore its Hebrew and Arabic cognates, then visualize the full Semitic family as an interactive graph. The Root Card shows the semantic field, a key verse, and sister roots — roots sharing 2 of 3 consonants (e.g., SH-L-M ↔ SH-L-KH).

Explore ܫܘܚ R-W-KH → | Visualize R-W-KH →

Select a verse and watch how all its roots form a constellation of interconnected meanings. From the reader, click the scatter_plot icon next to the verse number.

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Semitic languages don't define: they radiate. Every word grows from a triliteral root that opens a force field. Discover the method of Semitic exegesis behind this application.

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Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܪܒܬܐ	rbtʾ rbth'		Matthew 2:10 Matthew 27:60 Matthew 28:8 Mark 4:37 Mark 4:41 Mark 5:11 Mark 14:15 Luke 1:44 Luke 2:9 Luke 2:10 Luke 4:38 Luke 8:37 Luke 10:17 Luke 14:16 Luke 16:26 Luke 22:12 Luke 24:52 John 3:29 John 6:18 Acts 4:33 ... +18
ܪܒܬ	rbt rbth	greatly	Luke 16:3 Luke 16:4 1 Corinthians 9:17 Ezekiel 21:25 Ezekiel 25:10
ܪܒܘܬܟ	rbwtk rbwthk		Psalms 71:8
ܘܪܒܘܬܟ	wrbwtk wrbwthk		Psalms 145:6
ܒܪܒܘܬܟ	brbwtk brbwthk		Ezekiel 31:2
ܪܒܘܬܝ	rbwty rbwthy		Psalms 71:21
ܘܪܒܝܬܝ	wrbyty wrbythy		Ezekiel 16:7

Hebrew Cognates

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Arabic Cognates

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Every word is a root, and every root is a constellation.

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