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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ܪܘܚܩܐ | rwḥqʾ rwkhq' |
be far | Matthew 26:58 Matthew 27:55 Mark 5:6 Mark 8:3 Mark 11:13 Mark 14:54 Mark 15:40 Luke 16:23 Luke 17:12 Luke 18:13 Luke 22:54 Luke 23:49 Hebrews 11:13 Psalms 138:6 Proverbs 31:14 Isaiah 5:26 Isaiah 10:3 Isaiah 13:5 Isaiah 22:11 Isaiah 25:1 ... +8 |
| ܪܚܝܩ | rḥyq rkhyq |
far | Matthew 15:8 Mark 7:6 Mark 12:34 Luke 7:6 Luke 14:32 Luke 15:20 Acts 17:27 1 Corinthians 5:3 2 Corinthians 10:1 2 Corinthians 13:2 2 Corinthians 13:10 Psalms 119:155 Proverbs 15:29 Isaiah 29:13 |
| ܬܪܚܩ | trḥq thrkhq |
[impf]be far | Psalms 22:12 Psalms 22:20 Psalms 35:22 Psalms 38:22 Psalms 71:12 Isaiah 58:9 |
| ܪܚܝܩܬܐ | rḥyqtʾ rkhyqth' |
be far | Proverbs 7:19 Proverbs 25:25 Isaiah 21:1 Isaiah 39:3 Isaiah 46:11 |
| ܪܚܝܩܐ | rḥyqʾ rkhyq' |
be far | Matthew 14:24 Luke 15:13 Luke 19:12 Luke 24:28 Hebrews 6:8 |
| ܐܪܚܩ | ʾrḥq 'rkhq |
[impf]be far Aphel | Acts 19:9 Proverbs 4:24 Proverbs 5:8 Proverbs 30:8 |
| ܒܪܘܚܩܐ | brwḥqʾ brwkhq' |
be far | Psalms 10:1 Psalms 38:12 Isaiah 23:7 Isaiah 59:14 |
| ܪ̈ܚܝܩܐ | rḥyqʾ rkhyq' |
be far | Psalms 65:6 Isaiah 8:9 Isaiah 33:13 Ezekiel 12:27 |
| ܪܚܝܩܝܢ | rḥyqyn rkhyqyn |
be far | John 21:8 Ephesians 2:13 2 Timothy 3:5 |
| ܐܬܪܚܩ | ʾtrḥq 'thrkhq |
[pass]be far Ethpeel | 1 Timothy 6:5 Isaiah 26:10 Isaiah 59:9 |
| ܕܪܚܝܩ | drḥyq drkhyq |
be far | Philippians 2:12 Proverbs 27:10 Ezekiel 6:12 |
| ܠܪܘܚܩܐ | lrwḥqʾ lrwkhq' |
be far | Acts 22:21 Isaiah 17:13 Isaiah 57:9 |
| ܐܪܚܩܘ | ʾrḥqw 'rkhqw |
[impf]be far[3pl] Aphel | Matthew 7:23 James 1:21 |
| ܘܐܪܚܩܬ | wʾrḥqt w'rkhqth |
and-[impf]be far[perf] Aphel | Psalms 22:2 Psalms 55:8 |
| ܐܬܪܚܩܘ | ʾtrḥqw 'thrkhqw |
[pass]be far[3pl] Ethpeel | Psalms 119:150 Ezekiel 11:15 |
| ܪ̈ܚܝܩܬܐ | rḥyqtʾ rkhyqth' |
be far | Isaiah 33:17 Isaiah 66:19 |
| ܐܬܪܚܩܬ | ʾtrḥqt 'thrkhqth |
[pass]be far[perf] Ethpeel | Isaiah 10:31 Isaiah 26:15 |
| ܢܪܚܩ | nrḥq nrkhq |
[impf]be far | Psalms 103:12 Isaiah 4:4 |
| ܐܪܚܩܬ | ʾrḥqt 'rkhqth |
[impf]be far[perf] Aphel | Psalms 88:9 Psalms 88:19 |
| ܡܪܚܩ | mrḥq mrkhq |
[ptcp]be far | Proverbs 22:15 |
| ܕܐܬܪܚܩܘ | dʾtrḥqw d'thrkhqw |
of-[pass]be far[3pl] Ethpeel | Ezekiel 8:6 |
| ܠܪܚܝܩܐ | lrḥyqʾ lrkhyq' |
be far | Ephesians 2:17 |
| ܪ̈ܚܝܩܝ | rḥyqy rkhyqy |
be far | Isaiah 46:12 |
| ܕܪܚܝܩܝܢ | drḥyqyn drkhyqyn |
be far | Acts 2:39 |
| ܪ̈ܚܝܩܝܢ | rḥyqyn rkhyqyn |
be far | Proverbs 19:7 |
| ܐܬܪܚܩܝ | ʾtrḥqy 'thrkhqy |
[pass]be far-my Ethpeel | Isaiah 54:14 |
| ܕܪܚܝܩܐ | drḥyqʾ drkhyq' |
be far | Psalms 103:12 |
| ܠܪ̈ܚܝܩܐ | lrḥyqʾ lrkhyq' |
be far | Isaiah 57:19 |
| ܘܠܪܘܚܩܐ | wlrwḥqʾ wlrwkhq' |
be far | Isaiah 22:3 |
| ܘܐܬܪܚܩ | wʾtrḥq w'thrkhq |
and-[pass]be far Ethpeel | Isaiah 59:11 |
| ܕܒܪܘܚܩܐ | dbrwḥqʾ dbrwkhq' |
be far | Isaiah 2:4 |
| ܕܪ̈ܚܝܩܢ | drḥyqn drkhyqn |
be far | Ezekiel 22:5 |
Hebrew Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| רָחַק | rakhaq | to be far |
| רָחוֹק | rakhoq | far |
| מֶרְחָק | merkhaq | distance |
| רוּחַק | rūḥāq | remoteness |
| רַחְקָה | raḥqāh | distance |
Arabic Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| رَحَقَ | rahaqa | to go far |
| رَحِيق | rahiq | nectar (rare/distant wine) |
| بَعُد | baʿuda | to be far |
| بُعْد | buʿd | distance |
| بَعِيد | baʿīd | distant |