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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ܪܗܛ | rhṭ rhT |
run Peal | Matthew 27:48 Mark 5:6 Mark 10:17 Mark 15:36 John 20:4 Acts 3:11 1 Corinthians 9:26 Galatians 2:2 Philippians 3:12 Psalms 50:18 Psalms 147:15 Proverbs 4:12 |
| ܘܪܗܛܘ | wrhṭw wrhTw |
and-run[3pl] Peal | Mark 6:55 Mark 9:15 Acts 19:29 Acts 21:32 Psalms 62:5 |
| ܪܗܛܝܢ | rhṭyn rhTyn |
run[pl] | Romans 9:30 1 Corinthians 9:24 1 Corinthians 9:24 1 Corinthians 9:25 Galatians 5:7 |
| ܘܪܗܛ | wrhṭ wrhT |
and-run | Luke 15:20 Luke 19:4 Luke 24:12 Philippians 3:14 |
| ܪ̈ܗܛܢ | rhṭn rhTn |
run-them | Proverbs 1:16 Isaiah 59:7 Ezekiel 1:14 |
| ܪܗܛܐ | rhṭʾ rhT' |
run | 2 Thessalonians 3:1 1 Timothy 3:3 Titus 1:7 |
| ܕܪܗܛ | drhṭ drhT |
of-run | Mark 9:25 Romans 9:16 Romans 9:31 |
| ܘܪܗܛܬ | wrhṭt wrhTth |
and-run[perf] Peal | Mark 5:13 John 20:2 |
| ܠܡܪܗܛ | lmrhṭ lmrhT |
so.that-run | Psalms 19:6 Proverbs 6:18 |
| ܢܪܗܛ | nrhṭ nrhT |
[impf]run | Romans 14:19 Proverbs 18:10 |
| ܪܗܛܘ | rhṭw rhTw |
run[3pl] Peal | Mark 6:33 Psalms 59:5 |
| ܪܗܛܬ | rhṭt rhTth |
run[perf] Peal | Galatians 2:2 Philippians 2:16 |
| ܘܢܪܗܛ | wnrhṭ wnrhT |
and-[impf]run | 1 Peter 3:11 Isaiah 17:13 |
| ܘܕܪܗܛ | wdrhṭ wdrhT |
and.of-run | Proverbs 12:11 Proverbs 28:19 |
| ܒܪܗܛܐ | brhṭʾ brhT' |
in-run | Acts 12:14 |
| ܪܗܛܝ | rhṭy rhTy |
run-my | Acts 20:24 |
| ܘܪܗܛܝܢ | wrhṭyn wrhTyn |
and-run[pl] | John 20:4 |
| ܘܪܗܛܢ | wrhṭn wrhTn |
and-run-them | Matthew 28:8 |
| ܬܪܗܛ | trhṭ thrhT |
[impf]run | Isaiah 21:1 |
| ܐܪܗܛ | ʾrhṭ 'rhT |
[impf]run Aphel | Psalms 18:30 |
| ܕܪܗ̇ܛܝܢ | drhṭyn drhTyn |
of-run[pl] | Isaiah 51:1 |
| ܘܪܗܛܝ | wrhṭy wrhTy |
and-run-my | 2 Timothy 4:7 |
| ܘܪܗ̇ܛܝܢ | wrhṭyn wrhTyn |
and-run[pl] | Isaiah 5:11 |
| ܕܪܗܛܝܢ | drhṭyn drhTyn |
of-run[pl] | James 3:6 |
Hebrew Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| רָץ | rats | ran, runner |
| רָהַט | rahat | to run (poetic) |
| מֵרוֹץ | merots | race |
| רִיצָה | ritsah | race |
| מְרוּצָה | m'ruta | racetrack |
| רַהֲטָן | rahaṭan | runner |
Arabic Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| رَكَضَ | rakaḍa | to run |
| رَهَطَ | rahaṭa | to hasten |
| رَاهِط | raḥiṭ | runner |
| مِرْهَاض | mirḥāḍ | runner |
| مَرْهَط | marhaṭ | race |