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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ܪܒܝ R-B-Y
great, many, rabbi
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
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
ܬܪܒܝܬܐ
trbytʾ
thrbyth'
[impf]great, many, rabbi[fem] Colossians 2:19 Isaiah 28:29
ܪܒܝܘ
rbyw
rbyw
great, many, rabbi[3pl] Peal Psalms 84:4 Isaiah 2:6
ܘܪܒܝܬܐ
wrbytʾ
wrbyth'
and-great, many, rabbi[fem] Ezekiel 18:17 Ezekiel 22:12
ܘܠܬܪܒܝܬܐ
wltrbytʾ
wlthrbyth'
and.to-[impf]great, many, rabbi[fem] Philippians 1:25
ܪܒܝܘܗܝ
rbywhy
rbywhy
great, many, rabbi-her Ezekiel 31:4
ܘܡܪ̈ܒܝܢ
wmrbyn
wmrbyn
and.from-great, many, rabbi-them Psalms 144:13
ܕܐܬܪܒܝ
dʾtrby
d'thrby
of-[pass]great, many, rabbi Ethpeel Luke 4:16
ܠܐܪܒܝܐ
lʾrbyʾ
l'rby'
to-[impf]great, many, rabbi Aphel Galatians 1:17
ܒܪܒܝܬܐ
brbytʾ
brbyth'
in-great, many, rabbi[fem] Psalms 15:5
ܠܬܪܒܝܬܐ
ltrbytʾ
lthrbyth'
to-[impf]great, many, rabbi[fem] Ephesians 4:16
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
ܐܬܪܒܝܬ
ʾtrbyt
'thrbyth
[pass]great, many, rabbi[perf] Ethpeel Acts 22:3
ܘܕܪܒܝ
wdrby
wdrby
and.of-great, many, rabbi Luke 23:23
ܘܐܬܪܒܝ
wʾtrby
w'thrby
and-[pass]great, many, rabbi Ethpeel Acts 7:20
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
ܕܪܒܝܬ
drbyt
drbyth
of-great, many, rabbi[perf] Peal Isaiah 51:18
ܐܬܪܒܝ
ʾtrby
'thrby
[pass]great, many, rabbi Ethpeel Isaiah 44:14
ܠܪܒܝܬܐ
lrbytʾ
lrbyth'
to-great, many, rabbi[fem] Luke 16:8
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