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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ܪܥܝ R-E-Y
shepherd, tend
Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܬܪܥܝܬܐ
trʿytʾ
threyth'
[impf]shepherd, tend[fem] Romans 8:6 Romans 8:27 1 Corinthians 1:10 1 Corinthians 1:19 Ephesians 1:11 Philippians 2:2 Psalms 21:12 Psalms 73:7 Proverbs 2:11 Proverbs 8:14 Proverbs 16:1 Proverbs 21:30 Isaiah 8:10 Isaiah 14:26 Isaiah 16:3 Isaiah 29:15 Isaiah 30:1 Isaiah 32:7
ܘܬܪܥܝܬܐ
wtrʿytʾ
wthreyth'
and-[impf]shepherd, tend[fem] Romans 8:6 Hebrews 4:12 Proverbs 1:4 Proverbs 8:12 Proverbs 19:21 Isaiah 25:1 Isaiah 36:5 Isaiah 44:26
ܕܬܪܥܝܬܐ
dtrʿytʾ
dthreyth'
of-[impf]shepherd, tend[fem] Romans 8:7 Proverbs 24:12 Isaiah 11:2 Isaiah 28:29
ܒܬܪܥܝܬܐ
btrʿytʾ
bthreyth'
in-[impf]shepherd, tend[fem] Luke 1:51 Psalms 10:2 Proverbs 5:2 Proverbs 20:18
ܪܥܝܢ
rʿyn
reyn
shepherd, tend-them John 16:13 Acts 4:32 Romans 15:6
ܐܬܪܥܝܘ
ʾtrʿyw
'threyw
[pass]shepherd, tend[3pl] Ethpeel Psalms 62:5 Isaiah 44:19 Isaiah 66:3
ܒܪܥܝܢܝ
brʿyny
breyny
in-shepherd, tend-me Peal Acts 26:9 Romans 7:25 Titus 3:12
ܡܪܥܝܬܐ
mrʿytʾ
mreyth'
[ptcp]shepherd, tend[fem] Acts 20:28 Acts 20:29 1 Peter 5:2
ܘܐܬܪܥܝ
wʾtrʿy
w'threy
and-[pass]shepherd, tend Ethpeel Matthew 1:19 Hebrews 11:19 Hebrews 11:26
ܕܡܪܥܝܬܗ
dmrʿyth
dmreythh
that.from-shepherd, tend-his 1 Corinthians 9:7 Psalms 95:7 Psalms 100:3
ܕܐܬܪܥܝܬ
dʾtrʿyt
d'threyth
of-[pass]shepherd, tend[perf] Ethpeel 2 Corinthians 1:17 Isaiah 14:26
ܕܡܪܥܝܬܐ
dmrʿytʾ
dmreyth'
that.from-shepherd, tend[fem] Hebrews 13:20 1 Peter 5:3
ܐܬܪܥܝܬ
ʾtrʿyt
'threyth
[pass]shepherd, tend[perf] Ethpeel 2 Corinthians 1:17 Psalms 51:18
ܪܥ̇ܝܢ
rʿyn
reyn
shepherd, tend-them Ezekiel 34:2 Ezekiel 34:3
ܪܥܝܢܝ
rʿyny
reyny
shepherd, tend-me Peal 1 Corinthians 7:40 Proverbs 30:2
ܬܪ̈ܥܝܗܘܢ
trʿyhwn
threyhwn
[impf]shepherd, tend-their Ezekiel 21:20 Ezekiel 43:8
ܬܪ̈ܥܝܬܐ
trʿytʾ
threyth'
[impf]shepherd, tend[fem] Isaiah 59:7 Ezekiel 33:31
ܠܡܪܥܝܘ
lmrʿyw
lmreyw
so.that-shepherd, tend[3pl] Peal Colossians 1:20
ܠܪܥܝܢܝ
lrʿyny
lreyny
to-shepherd, tend-me Peal Romans 7:21
ܕܪܥܝܢܝ
drʿyny
dreyny
of-shepherd, tend-me Peal Romans 7:23
ܕܪܥܝܗܘܢ
drʿyhwn
dreyhwn
of-shepherd, tend-their Luke 4:11
ܠܡܬܪܥܝܘ
lmtrʿyw
lmthreyw
so.that-[impf]shepherd, tend[3pl] Philippians 1:7
ܘܬܪ̈ܥܝܬܐ
wtrʿytʾ
wthreyth'
and-[impf]shepherd, tend[fem] Ezekiel 11:5
ܘܬܪ̈ܥܝܗܝܢ
wtrʿyhyn
wthreyhyn
and-[impf]shepherd, tend-their(f) Ezekiel 42:11
ܕܪܥܝܢܢ
drʿynn
dreynn
of-shepherd, tend-we Peal 2 Corinthians 1:12
ܒܪܥܝܢܢ
brʿynn
breynn
in-shepherd, tend-we Peal 1 Thessalonians 5:8
ܕܐܬܪܥܝܘ
dʾtrʿyw
d'threyw
of-[pass]shepherd, tend[3pl] Ethpeel Psalms 83:6
ܕܐܬܪܥܝ̇ܬ
dʾtrʿyt
d'threyth
of-[pass]shepherd, tend[perf] Ethpeel Isaiah 14:24
ܪ̈ܥܝ
rʿy
rey
shepherd, tend Peal Ezekiel 34:19
ܕܪܥܝܟܘܢ
drʿykwn
dreykwn
of-shepherd, tend-your(pl) Ezekiel 34:18
ܢܪܥܝܢܝ
nrʿyny
nreyny
[impf]shepherd, tend-me Psalms 23:1
ܕܪ̈ܥܝܟܝܢ
drʿykyn
dreykyn
of-shepherd, tend-your(fp) Ezekiel 13:20
ܘܐܬܪܥܝܘ
wʾtrʿyw
w'threyw
and-[pass]shepherd, tend[3pl] Ethpeel John 12:10
ܪܥܝܝ
rʿyy
reyy
shepherd, tend-my Isaiah 44:28
ܢܪܥܝܘܗܝ
nrʿywhy
nreywhy
[impf]shepherd, tend-her Matthew 2:6
ܬܪ̈ܥܝܟ
trʿyk
threyk
[impf]shepherd, tend-your Isaiah 26:20
ܘܪܥܝܢܝ
wrʿyny
wreyny
and-shepherd, tend-me Peal Romans 9:1
ܪܥܝܗ
rʿyh
reyh
shepherd, tend-his Psalms 80:2
ܕܪ̈ܥܝܗܘܢ
drʿyhwn
dreyhwn
of-shepherd, tend-their Psalms 91:12
ܕܐܬܪܥܝ
dʾtrʿy
d'threy
of-[pass]shepherd, tend Ethpeel Isaiah 19:17
ܪܥܝܢܢ
rʿynn
reynn
shepherd, tend-we Peal Isaiah 59:15
ܘܒܬܪܥܝܬܐ
wbtrʿytʾ
wbthreyth'
and.in-[impf]shepherd, tend[fem] Psalms 81:13
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
רָעָה ra'ah to shepherd, to tend
רוֹעֶה ro'eh shepherd
מִרְעֶה mir'eh pasture
רֹעֶה ro'e shepherd
מַרְעֶה mar'eh pasture, meadow
רַעְיָה ra'aya flock, herd
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
رَعَى ra'ā to shepherd, to care for
رَاعٍ rā'in shepherd
رَعِيَّة ra'iyya flock, subjects
مَرْعًى mar'ā pasture, grazing land