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.

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Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܪ̈ܟܫܐ
rkšʾ
rksh'
Psalms 76:7 Isaiah 2:7 Isaiah 30:16 Isaiah 31:1 Isaiah 36:8 Ezekiel 17:15 Ezekiel 23:6 Ezekiel 23:12 Ezekiel 23:23 Ezekiel 27:14 Ezekiel 38:4 Ezekiel 38:15
ܒܪ̈ܟܫܐ
brkšʾ
brksh'
Psalms 20:8 Isaiah 66:20 Ezekiel 17:17 Ezekiel 26:7
ܕܪ̈ܟܫܐ
drkšʾ
drksh'
Ezekiel 23:20 Ezekiel 39:20
ܕܪ̈ܟܫܗ
drkšh
drkshh
Ezekiel 26:10 Ezekiel 26:11
ܘܪܟܫܗܘܢ
wrkšhwn
wrkshhwn
Isaiah 31:3
ܕܪܟܫܗܘܢ
drkšhwn
drkshhwn
Isaiah 5:28
ܘܪ̈ܟܫܐ
wrkšʾ
wrksh'
Isaiah 43:17
ܕܪܟܫܐ
drkšʾ
drksh'
James 3:3
ܕܪ̈ܟܫܝ
drkšy
drkshy
Isaiah 37:25
Hebrew Cognates

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Arabic Cognates

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