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
ܪܩܕܬܘܢ
rqdtwn
rqdthwn
dance-you(pl) Peal Matthew 11:17 Luke 7:32
ܪܩܕܬ
rqdt
rqdth
dance[perf] Peal Matthew 14:6 Mark 6:22
ܬܪܩܕ
trqd
thrqd
[impf]dance Ezekiel 24:16
ܪܩܕܘ
rqdw
rqdw
dance[3pl] Peal Psalms 114:4
ܕܪܩܕܬܘܢ
drqdtwn
drqdthwn
of-dance-you(pl) Peal Psalms 114:6
ܒܡܪ̈ܩܕܬܐ
bmrqdtʾ
bmrqdth'
in-[ptcp]dance[fem] Ezekiel 27:31
ܘܡܪܩܕܝܢ
wmrqdyn
wmrqdyn
and.from-dance[pl] Luke 8:52
ܐܪ̈ܩܕܝܢ
ʾrqdyn
'rqdyn
[impf]dance[pl] Aphel Isaiah 32:12
ܘܠܡܪ̈ܩܕܬܐ
wlmrqdtʾ
wlmrqdth'
and.to-[ptcp]dance[fem] Isaiah 22:12
ܐܪܩܕܬܘܢ
ʾrqdtwn
'rqdthwn
[impf]dance-you(pl) Aphel Matthew 11:17
ܢܪܩܕܢ
nrqdn
nrqdn
[impf]dance-them Matthew 24:30
ܕܡܪܩܕܢ
dmrqdn
dmrqdn
that.from-dance-them Luke 23:27
ܪܩܕ
rqd
rqd
dance Peal Psalms 29:6
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
רָקַד raqad to dance
רָקוֹד raqod dance
רְקִידָה rəqidah dancing
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
رَقَصَ raqaṣa to dance
رَقْص raqṣ dance
رَاقِص rāqiṣ dancer
مَرْقَص marqaṣ dance floor