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
ܡܪܟܒܬܐ
mrkbtʾ
mrkbth'
Acts 8:28 Acts 8:38
ܘܪܟܝܒ
wrkyb
wrkyb
Matthew 21:5 John 12:15
ܘܪܟܒ
wrkb
wrkb
Matthew 21:7 Mark 11:7
ܪܟܒܗ
rkbh
rkbh
Mark 11:2
ܠܡܪܟܒܬܐ
lmrkbtʾ
lmrkbth'
Acts 8:29
ܘܐܪܟܒܘܗܝ
wʾrkbwhy
w'rkbwhy
Aphel Luke 19:35
ܪܟܒܐ
rkbʾ
rkb'
Acts 27:40
ܪܟܒ
rkb
rkb
Peal Luke 19:30
Hebrew Cognates

No Hebrew cognates available for this root.

Arabic Cognates

No Arabic cognates available for this root.