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 Peshitta — the 4th–5th century Syriac translation of the New Testament — with transliteration and modern translation side by side. Click any underlined word to discover its triliteral root. Use the settings menu settings to choose your preferred translation language and script.
Read Luke 1:28 →Peshitta Occurrences
| Form | Transliteration | Gloss | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| ܪܒܝ | rby rby |
rabbi/my master | Matthew 2:4 Matthew 8:19 Matthew 16:21 Matthew 21:15 Matthew 21:23 Matthew 21:45 Matthew 23:7 Matthew 23:8 Matthew 26:3 Matthew 26:14 Matthew 26:25 Matthew 26:47 Matthew 26:49 Matthew 26:59 Matthew 27:1 Matthew 27:6 Matthew 27:12 Matthew 27:20 Matthew 27:41 Matthew 27:62 ... +53 |
| ܪܒܝܬܐ | rbytʾ rbyth' |
great, many, rabbi[fem] | Luke 12:42 Luke 16:1 Luke 16:2 Luke 16:3 Romans 16:23 Titus 1:7 Proverbs 28:8 Isaiah 22:15 Isaiah 36:22 |
| ܪܒܝܢ | rbyn rbyn |
great, many, rabbi-them | Matthew 6:28 Matthew 13:30 Luke 12:27 |
| ܪܒܝܐ | rbyʾ rby' |
great, many, rabbi | Acts 6:7 2 Corinthians 10:15 2 Thessalonians 1:3 |
| ܪܒܝܬ | rbyt rbyth |
great, many, rabbi[perf] Peal | 1 Timothy 5:10 Isaiah 1:2 Ezekiel 19:2 |
| ܪܒܝܬܗ | rbyth rbythh |
great, many, rabbi-his | Matthew 25:27 Luke 8:3 Luke 19:23 |
| ܬܪܒܝܬܐ | trbytʾ thrbyth' |
[impf]great, many, rabbi[fem] | Colossians 2:19 Isaiah 28:29 |
| ܘܪܒܝܬܐ | wrbytʾ wrbyth' |
and-great, many, rabbi[fem] | Ezekiel 18:17 Ezekiel 22:12 |
| ܪܒܝܘ | rbyw rbyw |
great, many, rabbi[3pl] Peal | Psalms 84:4 Isaiah 2:6 |
| ܘܒܪܒܝܬܐ | wbrbytʾ wbrbyth' |
and.in-great, many, rabbi[fem] | Ezekiel 18:8 Ezekiel 18:13 |
| ܘܪܒܝܐ | wrbyʾ wrby' |
and-great, many, rabbi | Acts 12:24 Colossians 1:6 |
| ܘܡܪ̈ܒܝܢ | wmrbyn wmrbyn |
and.from-great, many, rabbi-them | Psalms 144:13 |
| ܕܪܒܝܬ | drbyt drbyth |
of-great, many, rabbi[perf] Peal | Isaiah 51:18 |
| ܕܐܬܪܒܝ | dʾtrby d'thrby |
of-[pass]great, many, rabbi Ethpeel | Luke 4:16 |
| ܘܐܬܪܒܝ | wʾtrby w'thrby |
and-[pass]great, many, rabbi Ethpeel | Acts 7:20 |
| ܠܪܒܝܬܐ | lrbytʾ lrbyth' |
to-great, many, rabbi[fem] | Luke 16:8 |
| ܬܪܒܝܢܝ | trbyny thrbyny |
[impf]great, many, rabbi-me | Psalms 18:36 |
| ܕܒܐܪܒܝܐ | dbʾrbyʾ db'rby' |
that.in-[impf]great, many, rabbi Aphel | Galatians 4:25 |
| ܘܠܬܪܒܝܬܐ | wltrbytʾ wlthrbyth' |
and.to-[impf]great, many, rabbi[fem] | Philippians 1:25 |
| ܠܬܪܒܝܬܐ | ltrbytʾ lthrbyth' |
to-[impf]great, many, rabbi[fem] | Ephesians 4:16 |
| ܠܐܪܒܝܐ | lʾrbyʾ l'rby' |
to-[impf]great, many, rabbi Aphel | Galatians 1:17 |
| ܘܕܪܒܝ | wdrby wdrby |
and.of-great, many, rabbi | Luke 23:23 |
| ܒܪܒܝܬܐ | brbytʾ brbyth' |
in-great, many, rabbi[fem] | Psalms 15:5 |
| ܐܬܪܒܝ | ʾtrby 'thrby |
[pass]great, many, rabbi Ethpeel | Isaiah 44:14 |
| ܪܒܝܘܗܝ | rbywhy rbywhy |
great, many, rabbi-her | Ezekiel 31:4 |
| ܐܬܪܒܝܬ | ʾtrbyt 'thrbyth |
[pass]great, many, rabbi[perf] Ethpeel | Acts 22:3 |
| ܕܡܪܒܝ | dmrby dmrby |
that.from-great, many, rabbi | 1 Corinthians 11:15 |
| ܪܒܝ̇ܬ | rbyt rbyth |
great, many, rabbi[perf] Peal | Isaiah 23:4 |
| ܕܪܒܝܘܗܝ | drbywhy drbywhy |
of-great, many, rabbi-her | Ezekiel 31:5 |
Hebrew Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| רַבִּי | rabbi | my master |
| רָב | rāv | great, numerous |
| רַבְּבָה | rabbəvāh | multitude, great number |
| רִבּוּי | ribbūy | multiplicity, abundance |
| רְבִיבִית | rəvīvīt | abundant rain |
Arabic Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| رَبّ | rabb | lord |
| رَبِيع | rabīʿ | spring |
| رَبَّى | rabbā | to raise, educate |
| رَبَّاني | rabbānī | divine, sacred |
| رُبَاعِي | rubāʿī | quadruple, quadrangular |
| رَبِيب | rabīb | stepson, foster child |