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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Every triliteral root connects Aramaic to its sister languages. Search a root and explore its Hebrew and Arabic cognates, then visualize the full Semitic family as an interactive graph. The Root Card shows the semantic field, a key verse, and sister roots — roots sharing 2 of 3 consonants (e.g., SH-L-M ↔ SH-L-KH).

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ܫܟܒ SH-KH-P — lie down, sleep

Semantic field: reclining, horizontal rest, prostration

What gets lost in translation: In Aramaic, ܫܟܒ (shkhab) is fundamentally a postural, bodily act: the body laying itself horizontal upon the ground, the bed, or the tomb. The root covers everything from simply reclining to rest, to … Explore this root →

שָׁכַב shakhavשִׁכְבָה shikh'vahשָׁכֵב shakhev شَكَبَ shakabaشَاكِب shāki'bشَكْب shak'b

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Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܣܓܕܘ	sgdw sgdw	worship[3pl] Peal	Matthew 2:11 Matthew 14:33 Matthew 28:17 Luke 24:52 John 4:20 Romans 11:4
ܣܓܕ	sgd sgd	worship Peal	Matthew 8:2 Matthew 9:18 Matthew 18:26 Mark 5:6 John 9:38 Acts 10:25
ܣܓܕܝܢ	sgdyn sgdyn	worship[pl]	John 4:22 John 4:22 Acts 7:43 Acts 19:27
ܬܣܓܘܕ	tsgwd thsgwd	worship	Matthew 4:9 Matthew 4:10 Luke 4:7 Luke 4:8
ܠܡܣܓܕ	lmsgd lmsgd	so.that-worship	Matthew 2:2 John 4:20 John 12:20 Acts 24:11
ܘܣܓܕܝܢ	wsgdyn wsgdyn	and-worship[pl]	Matthew 28:9 Mark 15:19
ܣܓܕܬ	sgdt sgdth	worship[perf] Peal	Matthew 15:25 Luke 8:47
ܕܣܓܘܕܐ	dsgwdʾ dsgwd'	worship	John 4:23
ܘܢܣܓܘܕ	wnsgwd wnsgwd	worship	1 Corinthians 14:25
ܐܣܓܘܕ	ʾsgwd 'sgwd	worship	Matthew 2:8
ܕܣܓܕܝܢ	dsgdyn dsgdyn	of-worship[pl]	John 4:24
ܕܢܣܓܘܕ	dnsgwd dnsgwd	worship	Acts 8:27
ܘܣܓܕܬ	wsgdt wsgdth	and-worship[perf] Peal	Matthew 20:20
ܣܓܘܕܐ	sgwdʾ sgwd'	worship	John 4:23
ܘܣܓܕ	wsgd wsgd	and-worship	Hebrews 11:21

Hebrew Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
סָגַד	sagad	to bow down/worship

Arabic Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
سَجَدَ	sajada	to prostrate
مَسْجِد	masjid	mosque
سُجُود	sujūd	prostration, deferential bowing
سَجِيد	sajīd	adorable, venerable