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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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
ܒܐܣܟܡܐ
bʾskmʾ
b'skm'
Aphel Romans 13:13 1 Corinthians 7:35 1 Corinthians 14:40 1 Thessalonians 4:12 1 Timothy 2:9 Titus 2:3
ܐܣܟܡܐ
ʾskmʾ
'skm'
Aphel 1 Corinthians 12:23 2 Timothy 3:5
ܕܒܐܣܟܡܐ
dbʾskmʾ
db'skm'
Aphel 1 Timothy 4:2
ܘܒܐܣܟܡܐ
wbʾskmʾ
wb'skm'
Aphel Philippians 2:7
ܐܣܟܡܝܢ
ʾskmyn
'skmyn
Aphel 2 Thessalonians 2:3
ܐܣܟܡܗ
ʾskmh
'skmh
Aphel 1 Corinthians 7:31
Hebrew Cognates

No Hebrew cognates available for this root.

Arabic Cognates

No Arabic cognates available for this root.