ARAMAIC NEW TESTAMENT

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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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ܪܫܡ R-SH-M
mark, sign
Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܘܪܫܘܡ
wršwm
wrshwm
mark, sign Ezekiel 4:1 Ezekiel 9:4 Ezekiel 43:11
ܪܫܡܢ
ršmn
rshmn
mark, sign-them Ephesians 1:4 Ephesians 1:11
ܪܘܫܡܐ
rwšmʾ
rwshm'
mark, sign Ezekiel 9:4 Ezekiel 9:6
ܪܫܡ
ršm
rshm
mark, sign Peal Acts 4:28 Romans 8:30
ܒܪܫܘܡܐ
bršwmʾ
brshwm'
mark, sign Acts 13:6 Acts 13:8
ܘܪܫܡ
wršm
wrshm
and-mark, sign Romans 8:29
ܘܪܫ̇ܡ
wršm
wrshm
and-mark, sign Isaiah 22:16
ܪܘܫܡܗ
rwšmh
rwshmh
mark, sign Ezekiel 43:11
ܐܬܪܫܡܬ
ʾtršmt
'thrshmth
[pass]mark, sign[perf] Ethpeel 2 Corinthians 3:7
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
רָשַׁם rasham to register/inscribe
רֹשֶׁם roshem impression
רִשּׁוּם rishum registration
מְרוּשָׁם merusham marked, labeled
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
رَسَمَ rasama to draw/prescribe
رَسْم rasm drawing/fee
مَرْسُوْم marsūm decree, drawn