Peshitta Constellations

Explore the New Testament from its Aramaic roots

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Every triliteral root connects Aramaic to its sister languages. Search a root and explore its Hebrew and Arabic cognates, then visualize the full Semitic family as an interactive graph. The Root Card shows the semantic field, a key verse, and sister roots — roots sharing 2 of 3 consonants (e.g., SH-L-M ↔ SH-L-KH).

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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
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
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
ܪܚܝܩܐ	rḥyqʾ rkhyq'	be far	Matthew 14:24 Luke 15:13 Luke 19:12 Luke 24:28 Hebrews 6:8
ܪܚܝܩܝܢ	rḥyqyn rkhyqyn	be far	John 21:8 Ephesians 2:13 2 Timothy 3:5
ܐܪܚܩܘ	ʾrḥqw 'rkhqw	[impf]be far[3pl] Aphel	Matthew 7:23 James 1:21
ܐܬܪܚܩ	ʾtrḥq 'thrkhq	[pass]be far Ethpeel	1 Timothy 6:5
ܕܪܚܝܩ	drḥyq drkhyq	be far	Philippians 2:12
ܕܪܚܝܩܝܢ	drḥyqyn drkhyqyn	be far	Acts 2:39
ܐܪܚܩ	ʾrḥq 'rkhq	[impf]be far Aphel	Acts 19:9
ܠܪܚܝܩܐ	lrḥyqʾ lrkhyq'	be far	Ephesians 2:17
ܠܪܘܚܩܐ	lrwḥqʾ lrwkhq'	be far	Acts 22:21

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