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 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.
Read Luke 1:28 →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 |
| ܣܥܪܝܢ | sʿryn seryn |
do, visit, hair[pl] | Romans 1:32 2 Corinthians 13:7 Galatians 5:21 James 2:12 |
| ܣܥܪܐ | sʿrʾ ser' |
do, visit, hair | 1 Corinthians 12:11 Hebrews 4:12 Psalms 40:13 Psalms 69:5 |
| 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 |
| ܕܣܥܪ̈ܐ | dsʿrʾ dser' |
of-do, visit, hair | Ezekiel 4:12 Ezekiel 13:19 Ezekiel 45:13 |
| ܐܣܥܘܪ | ʾsʿwr 'sewr |
do, visit, hair | Luke 13:33 Acts 26:9 2 Corinthians 13:10 |
| ܕܢܣܥܘܪ | dnsʿwr dnsewr |
do, visit, hair | Acts 7:23 Ephesians 1:9 |
| ܘܣܥܪ | wsʿr wser |
and-do, visit, hair | Luke 7:16 Galatians 3:5 |
| ܣܥܪܗ | sʿrh serh |
do, visit, hair-his | 1 Corinthians 11:14 1 Corinthians 11:15 |
| ܘܣܥܪ̈ܐ | wsʿrʾ wser' |
and-do, visit, hair | Isaiah 28:25 Ezekiel 4:9 |
| ܒܣܥܪܗ | bsʿrh bserh |
in-do, visit, hair-his | John 11:2 John 12:3 |
| ܘܠܣܥܪܐ | wlsʿrʾ wlser' |
and.to-do, visit, hair | Isaiah 7:20 |
| ܣܥܪܝ | sʿry sery |
do, visit, hair-my | 1 Corinthians 12:29 |
| ܣܥܘܪܘ | sʿwrw sewrw |
do, visit, hair | Philippians 4:9 |
| ܘܣܥܪܟܘܢ | wsʿrkwn wserkwn |
and-do, visit, hair-your(pl) | Ezekiel 24:23 |
| ܘܒܣܥܪܗ | wbsʿrh wbserh |
and.in-do, visit, hair-his | Luke 7:44 |
| ܣܥ̇ܪ | sʿr ser |
do, visit, hair Peal | Isaiah 13:4 |
| ܘܣܥܝܪ | wsʿyr wseyr |
do, visit, hair | Ezekiel 25:8 |
| ܕܣܥ̇ܪ̈ܝܢ | dsʿryn dseryn |
of-do, visit, hair[pl] | Ezekiel 21:36 |
| ܘܣܥܘܪܐ | wsʿwrʾ wsewr' |
do, visit, hair | 1 Peter 2:25 |
| ܘܣܥܘܪܘ | wsʿwrw wsewrw |
do, visit, hair | 1 Peter 5:2 |
| ܕܣܥܪܗ | dsʿrh dserh |
of-do, visit, hair-his | 1 Corinthians 11:15 |
| ܣܥܝܪܢ | sʿyrn seyrn |
do, visit, hair | Acts 26:26 |
| ܬܣܥܘܪ | tsʿwr thsewr |
do, visit, hair | 1 Timothy 5:21 |
| ܘܒܣܥܪܐ | wbsʿrʾ wbser' |
and.in-do, visit, hair | Luke 7:38 |
| ܘܣܥ̇ܪ | wsʿr wser |
and-do, visit, hair | Ezekiel 34:11 |
| ܕܣܘܥܪܢܝ | dswʿrny dswerny |
do, visit, hair | Philippians 1:12 |
| ܘܢܣܥܘܪ | wnsʿwr wnsewr |
do, visit, hair | Acts 15:36 |
| ܕܣܥ̇ܪ | dsʿr dser |
of-do, visit, hair | Ezekiel 34:12 |
| ܢܣܥܪܢ | nsʿrn nsern |
[impf]do, visit, hair-them | Luke 1:78 |
| ܢܣܥܘܪ | nsʿwr nsewr |
do, visit, hair | Hebrews 13:21 |
| ܕܣܥܪܝܢ | dsʿryn dseryn |
of-do, visit, hair[pl] | Colossians 3:17 |
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 |