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
ܒܪܢܒܐ
brnbʾ
brnb'
Barnabas Acts 4:36 Acts 9:27 Acts 11:30 Acts 12:25 Acts 13:1 Acts 13:50 Acts 14:14 Acts 14:20 Acts 15:37 Galatians 2:1 Galatians 2:13
ܘܒܪܢܒܐ
wbrnbʾ
wbrnb'
Acts 13:13 Acts 13:46 Acts 15:2 Acts 15:22 Acts 15:25 Acts 15:35 Acts 15:39 1 Corinthians 9:6
ܕܒܪܢܒܐ
dbrnbʾ
dbrnb'
Colossians 4:10
Hebrew Cognates

No Hebrew cognates available for this root.

Arabic Cognates

No Arabic cognates available for this root.