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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ܪܝܫ R-Y-SH
head, chief
Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܕܪܝܫ
dryš
drysh
of-head, chief Luke 14:7 John 3:3 John 3:7 2 Corinthians 3:1 Galatians 4:9 Galatians 4:19 Ephesians 1:10 Ephesians 2:2 1 Thessalonians 4:16 Titus 3:5 Hebrews 5:12 Hebrews 6:6 Hebrews 6:6 1 Peter 1:3 1 Peter 1:23 Ezekiel 46:1 Ezekiel 46:6
ܒܪܝܫ
bryš
brysh
in-head, chief Luke 14:8 1 Peter 2:6 Psalms 81:4 Psalms 137:6 Proverbs 8:22 Proverbs 30:31 Isaiah 1:13 Isaiah 2:2 Isaiah 17:6 Isaiah 51:20 Ezekiel 40:1 Ezekiel 42:12 Ezekiel 45:17
ܘܪܝܫ
wryš
wrysh
and-head, chief Mark 12:39 Mark 12:39 Luke 20:46 Luke 20:46 Proverbs 8:26 Isaiah 3:3 Ezekiel 20:40 Ezekiel 20:40 Ezekiel 44:30 Ezekiel 44:30
ܕܪܝܫܝ
dryšy
dryshy
of-head, chief-my Psalms 3:4 Psalms 40:13 Psalms 60:9 Psalms 69:5 Psalms 108:9 Psalms 140:8 Ezekiel 8:3
ܒܪܝܫܗ
bryšh
bryshh
in-head, chief-his Hebrews 2:7 Hebrews 2:9 Psalms 7:17 Psalms 21:4 Isaiah 59:17 Ezekiel 17:19 Ezekiel 33:4
ܪܝܫܗ
ryšh
ryshh
head, chief-his Psalms 110:7 Proverbs 10:6 Proverbs 25:22 Isaiah 7:20 Ezekiel 17:22
ܠܪܝܫ
lryš
lrysh
to-head, chief Luke 20:17 John 2:8 Acts 4:11 Proverbs 13:13 Isaiah 54:17
ܕܒܪܝܫ
dbryš
dbrysh
that.in-head, chief Hebrews 10:7 Psalms 40:8 Isaiah 28:1 Isaiah 28:4
ܠܪܝܫܝ
lryšy
lryshy
to-head, chief-my Psalms 38:5 Psalms 140:10 Psalms 141:5
ܒܪܝܫܗܘܢ
bryšhwn
bryshhwn
in-head, chief-their Ezekiel 9:10 Ezekiel 11:21
ܪܝܫܝ
ryšy
ryshy
head, chief-my Psalms 23:5 Psalms 27:6
ܘܒܪܝܫ
wbryš
wbrysh
and.in-head, chief Proverbs 1:21 Ezekiel 46:3
ܪ̈ܝܫܘܗܝ
ryšwhy
ryshwhy
head, chief-her Psalms 74:14 Isaiah 15:2
ܠܪܝܫܗ
lryšh
lryshh
to-head, chief-his Psalms 118:22
ܒܪܝܫܟ
bryšk
bryshk
in-head, chief-your Proverbs 4:9
ܪܝܫܢ
ryšn
ryshn
head, chief-them Psalms 66:12
ܘܕܪܝܫ
wdryš
wdrysh
and.of-head, chief Colossians 2:16
ܪ̈ܝܫܝ
ryšy
ryshy
head, chief-my Ezekiel 6:13
ܪܝܫܟ
ryšk
ryshk
head, chief-your Ezekiel 5:1
ܠܪܝܫܟ
lryšk
lryshk
to-head, chief-your Proverbs 1:9
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
רֹאשׁ rosh head, chief
רִאשׁוֹן rishon first
ראשי rō'shî principal, primary
ראשית rē'shît beginning, origin
רישאי rēshâ'î chief, most important
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
رَأْس ra's head
رَئِيس ra'is chief, president
رَأْسَة ra'sah leadership, headship
رَأْسِي ra'sī principal, fundamental
رُؤَسَاء ru'asā' chiefs, leaders