Peshitta Constellations
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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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ܦܐܪ
P-A-R
— fruit, produce
Semantic field: fruit, yield, result of labor
What gets lost in translation: In Aramaic, ܦܐܪ (par) carries the full arc from seed to consequence — fruit is not just what grows on a tree but the visible manifestation of an invisible process. Greek καρπός retains the metaphorica… Explore this root →
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Peshitta Occurrences
| Form | Transliteration | Gloss | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| ܪܫܐ | ršʾ rsh' |
head/chief | Matthew 12:24 Matthew 17:24 Matthew 17:25 Matthew 22:17 Matthew 22:19 Matthew 24:8 Mark 1:1 Mark 10:42 Mark 12:14 Mark 13:8 Luke 3:1 Luke 3:1 Luke 3:1 Luke 11:15 Luke 12:11 Luke 14:1 Luke 20:22 Luke 23:2 John 7:48 John 12:42 ... +29 |
| ܪܝܫ | ryš rysh |
head, chief | Mark 13:19 Luke 8:41 Luke 11:43 Luke 16:24 John 2:9 John 2:9 Acts 2:29 1 Corinthians 15:24 Ephesians 2:20 Hebrews 7:4 Hebrews 11:21 |
| ܒܪܫܐ | bršʾ brsh' |
in-head, chief | Matthew 9:34 Acts 22:5 Romans 12:8 Hebrews 10:29 |
| ܘܪܫܐ | wršʾ wrsh' |
and-head, chief | Acts 23:15 Acts 25:2 Acts 25:7 Acts 25:23 |
| ܪܫܝܐ | ršyʾ rshy' |
head, chief | Mark 14:3 John 12:3 Acts 26:5 |
| ܠܪܫܐ | lršʾ lrsh' |
to-head, chief | Matthew 21:42 Mark 12:10 Acts 13:50 |
| ܕܠܪܫܐ | dlršʾ dlrsh' |
that.to-head, chief | Acts 23:5 Titus 3:1 |
| ܘܠܪܫܐ | wlršʾ wlrsh' |
and.to-head, chief | Mark 6:21 Acts 16:20 |
| ܪܝܫܐ | ryšʾ rysh' |
head, chief | Hebrews 8:1 Hebrews 12:2 |
| ܕܪܫܐ | dršʾ drsh' |
of-head, chief | Luke 22:26 Acts 15:22 |
| ܕܡܬܪܫܐ | dmtršʾ dmthrsh' |
that.from-[impf]head, chief | Acts 25:16 Acts 26:2 |
| ܕܢܪܫܐ | dnršʾ dnrsh' |
of-[impf]head, chief | Acts 25:9 |
| ܪܫ | rš rsh |
head, chief | Matthew 23:6 |
| ܘܒܪܫܐ | wbršʾ wbrsh' |
and.in-head, chief | Mark 3:22 |
| ܕܪܘܫܐ | drwšʾ drwsh' |
head, chief | 1 Corinthians 1:20 |
| ܕܠܪܝܫܐ | dlryšʾ dlrysh' |
head, chief | Hebrews 2:10 |
Hebrew Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| רֹאשׁ | rosh | head |
| רִאשׁוֹן | rishon | first |
| בְּרֵאשִׁית | bereshit | in the beginning |
| רֵישׁ | resh | head (Aramaic) |
| רֵאשִׁית | reshit | beginning, origin |
| רֵאשִׁי | reshi | principal, primary |
Arabic Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| رَأْس | ra's | head |
| رَئِيس | ra'is | president/chief |
| رِئَاسَة | ri'asa | presidency |
| رُؤُوس | ru'us | heads |
| رَأْسِي | ra'si | my head |