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
ܪܒܘܬܐ
rbwtʾ
rbwth'
Luke 12:1 Acts 19:19 2 Corinthians 8:20 Ephesians 2:7 Ephesians 3:19 Philippians 3:8 Colossians 1:11
ܪܒܘ
rbw
rbw
Peal Matthew 18:24 1 Corinthians 4:15 1 Corinthians 14:19 Ephesians 6:4
ܪܒܘܢ
rbwn
rbwn
Acts 21:20
ܘܬܪܒܘܢ
wtrbwn
wthrbwn
Colossians 1:10
ܪܒܘܬܗ
rbwth
rbwthh
2 Corinthians 5:19
ܒܪܒܘܬ
brbwt
brbwth
Peal Luke 3:2
Hebrew Cognates

No Hebrew cognates available for this root.

Arabic Cognates

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