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 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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ܪܫܐ R-SH-'
head, chief
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 Psalms 78:51 Psalms 105:36 Psalms 111:10 Psalms 119:160 Proverbs 1:7 Proverbs 3:9 Proverbs 4:7 Proverbs 8:2 Proverbs 9:10 ... +14
ܪܝܫܐ
ryšʾ
rysh'
head, chief Hebrews 8:1 Hebrews 12:2 Psalms 18:44 Psalms 68:22 Psalms 83:3 Psalms 110:6 Psalms 133:2 Isaiah 3:7 Isaiah 9:13 Isaiah 9:14 Isaiah 19:15 Isaiah 42:11 Ezekiel 1:22
ܘܪܝܫܐ
wryšʾ
wrysh'
head, chief Isaiah 7:8 Isaiah 7:9 Isaiah 7:9 Isaiah 9:13 Isaiah 19:15 Ezekiel 38:2 Ezekiel 38:3 Ezekiel 39:1
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
ܠܪܫܐ
lršʾ
lrsh'
to-head, chief Matthew 21:42 Mark 12:10 Acts 13:50
ܪܫܝܐ
ršyʾ
rshy'
head, chief Mark 14:3 John 12:3 Acts 26:5
ܕܪܝܫܐ
dryšʾ
drysh'
head, chief Psalms 44:15 Isaiah 7:8
ܕܡܬܪܫܐ
dmtršʾ
dmthrsh'
that.from-[impf]head, chief Acts 25:16 Acts 26:2
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
ܕܪܫܐ
dršʾ
drsh'
of-head, chief Luke 22:26 Acts 15:22
ܘܒܪܫܐ
wbršʾ
wbrsh'
and.in-head, chief Mark 3:22
ܕܠܪܝܫܐ
dlryšʾ
dlrysh'
head, chief Hebrews 2:10
ܕܪܘܫܐ
drwšʾ
drwsh'
head, chief 1 Corinthians 1:20
ܪܫ
rsh
head, chief Matthew 23:6
ܕܢܪܫܐ
dnršʾ
dnrsh'
of-[impf]head, chief Acts 25:9
ܘܒܪܝܫܐ
wbryšʾ
wbrysh'
head, chief Psalms 72:16
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