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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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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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
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
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