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 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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ܣܥܪ S-E-R
do, visit, hair
Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܣܥܪ
sʿr
ser
do, visit, hair Peal John 6:30 Romans 7:17 Romans 13:10 Romans 15:18 1 Corinthians 5:2 1 Corinthians 5:3 1 Corinthians 9:17 1 Corinthians 13:5 Ephesians 1:11 Hebrews 12:7 1 John 3:4
ܕܣܥܪܐ
dsʿrʾ
dser'
of-do, visit, hair Matthew 3:4 Matthew 5:36 Mark 1:6 Luke 12:7 John 6:9 John 6:13 1 Corinthians 15:37 Psalms 68:22
ܕܣܥܪ
dsʿr
dser
of-do, visit, hair Luke 1:68 Romans 7:15 Ephesians 6:21 Hebrews 9:11 1 John 3:8
ܕܣܥܝܪ
dsʿyr
dseyr
do, visit, hair Ezekiel 35:2 Ezekiel 35:3 Ezekiel 35:7 Ezekiel 35:14 Ezekiel 35:15
ܣܥܪܐ
sʿrʾ
ser'
do, visit, hair 1 Corinthians 12:11 Hebrews 4:12 Psalms 40:13 Psalms 69:5
ܣܥܪܝܢ
sʿryn
seryn
do, visit, hair[pl] Romans 1:32 2 Corinthians 13:7 Galatians 5:21 James 2:12
ܣܥܝܪ
sʿyr
seyr
do, visit, hair Luke 23:15 Acts 25:25 Isaiah 11:11 Isaiah 21:11
ܠܡܣܥܪ
lmsʿr
lmser
so.that-do, visit, hair Luke 22:23 Philippians 2:13 James 1:27
ܐܣܥܘܪ
ʾsʿwr
'sewr
do, visit, hair Luke 13:33 Acts 26:9 2 Corinthians 13:10
ܕܣܥܪ̈ܐ
dsʿrʾ
dser'
of-do, visit, hair Ezekiel 4:12 Ezekiel 13:19 Ezekiel 45:13
ܕܢܣܥܘܪ
dnsʿwr
dnsewr
do, visit, hair Acts 7:23 Ephesians 1:9
ܘܣܥܪ̈ܐ
wsʿrʾ
wser'
and-do, visit, hair Isaiah 28:25 Ezekiel 4:9
ܣܥܪܗ
sʿrh
serh
do, visit, hair-his 1 Corinthians 11:14 1 Corinthians 11:15
ܘܣܥܪ
wsʿr
wser
and-do, visit, hair Luke 7:16 Galatians 3:5
ܒܣܥܪܗ
bsʿrh
bserh
in-do, visit, hair-his John 11:2 John 12:3
ܘܣܥܪܟܘܢ
wsʿrkwn
wserkwn
and-do, visit, hair-your(pl) Ezekiel 24:23
ܘܣܥܘܪܘ
wsʿwrw
wsewrw
do, visit, hair 1 Peter 5:2
ܢܣܥܪܢ
nsʿrn
nsern
[impf]do, visit, hair-them Luke 1:78
ܕܣܥܪܝܢ
dsʿryn
dseryn
of-do, visit, hair[pl] Colossians 3:17
ܘܢܣܥܘܪ
wnsʿwr
wnsewr
do, visit, hair Acts 15:36
ܢܣܥܘܪ
nsʿwr
nsewr
do, visit, hair Hebrews 13:21
ܣܥܘܪܘ
sʿwrw
sewrw
do, visit, hair Philippians 4:9
ܕܣܥ̇ܪ̈ܝܢ
dsʿryn
dseryn
of-do, visit, hair[pl] Ezekiel 21:36
ܘܣܥ̇ܪ
wsʿr
wser
and-do, visit, hair Ezekiel 34:11
ܕܣܘܥܪܢܝ
dswʿrny
dswerny
do, visit, hair Philippians 1:12
ܘܣܥܘܪܐ
wsʿwrʾ
wsewr'
do, visit, hair 1 Peter 2:25
ܣܥ̇ܪ
sʿr
ser
do, visit, hair Peal Isaiah 13:4
ܘܒܣܥܪܐ
wbsʿrʾ
wbser'
and.in-do, visit, hair Luke 7:38
ܘܒܣܥܪܗ
wbsʿrh
wbserh
and.in-do, visit, hair-his Luke 7:44
ܘܠܣܥܪܐ
wlsʿrʾ
wlser'
and.to-do, visit, hair Isaiah 7:20
ܕܣܥ̇ܪ
dsʿr
dser
of-do, visit, hair Ezekiel 34:12
ܕܣܥܪܗ
dsʿrh
dserh
of-do, visit, hair-his 1 Corinthians 11:15
ܬܣܥܘܪ
tsʿwr
thsewr
do, visit, hair 1 Timothy 5:21
ܘܣܥܝܪ
wsʿyr
wseyr
do, visit, hair Ezekiel 25:8
ܣܥܪܝ
sʿry
sery
do, visit, hair-my 1 Corinthians 12:29
ܣܥܝܪܢ
sʿyrn
seyrn
do, visit, hair Acts 26:26
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
שֵׂעָר sear hair
שַׂעֲרָה saʿara hair
שָׂעָר sāʿar hairy, shaggy
שָׂעֵר sāʿer hairstylist, barber
שַׂעֲרִי saʿărī capillary, hair-related
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
شَعْر shaʿr hair
سَعَرَ saʿara to kindle, ignite
سُعَرَاء suʿarāʾ poets
مَسْعَرَة masʿarah furnace, stove