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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ܣܟܢ S-K-N
dwell, danger
Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܡܣܟܢܐ
msknʾ
mskn'
[ptcp]dwell, danger Matthew 26:11 Mark 14:7 Luke 6:20 Luke 16:22 John 12:6 John 12:8 Romans 15:26 2 Corinthians 6:10 James 2:2 Psalms 9:19 Psalms 10:2 Psalms 18:28 Psalms 34:7 Psalms 40:18 Psalms 69:30 Psalms 70:6 Psalms 74:21 Proverbs 12:9 Proverbs 14:20 Proverbs 14:21 ... +12
ܠܡܣܟܢܐ
lmsknʾ
lmskn'
so.that-dwell, danger Matthew 5:3 Matthew 19:21 Matthew 26:9 Mark 10:21 Mark 14:5 Luke 4:18 Luke 14:13 Luke 14:21 Luke 18:22 Luke 19:8 John 12:5 John 13:29 1 Corinthians 13:3 2 Corinthians 9:9 James 2:5 James 2:6 Psalms 10:9 Psalms 109:16 Proverbs 14:31 Proverbs 21:13 ... +7
ܕܡܣ̈ܟܢܐ
dmsknʾ
dmskn'
that.from-dwell, danger Psalms 9:19 Psalms 10:17 Psalms 12:6 Psalms 102:18 Psalms 140:13 Proverbs 10:15 Proverbs 29:7 Isaiah 3:14 Isaiah 3:15 Isaiah 10:2 Isaiah 26:6
ܡܣ̈ܟܢܐ
msknʾ
mskn'
[ptcp]dwell, danger Psalms 22:27 Psalms 34:3 Psalms 69:33 Psalms 72:13 Proverbs 14:31 Proverbs 28:8 Proverbs 30:14 Proverbs 31:5 Isaiah 14:30 Isaiah 32:7 Isaiah 41:17
ܠܡܣ̈ܟܢܐ
lmsknʾ
lmskn'
so.that-dwell, danger Psalms 37:14 Psalms 69:34 Psalms 82:4 Psalms 107:41 Psalms 146:9 Psalms 147:6 Proverbs 31:9 Isaiah 11:4 Isaiah 26:7 Ezekiel 22:29
ܕܡܣܟܢܐ
dmsknʾ
dmskn'
that.from-dwell, danger Hebrews 13:16 Psalms 9:13 Psalms 14:6 Psalms 22:25 Psalms 86:1 Psalms 109:22 Proverbs 15:15 Proverbs 19:7
ܘܡܣܟܢܐ
wmsknʾ
wmskn'
and.from-dwell, danger Matthew 11:5 Luke 7:22 Luke 16:20 Galatians 4:9 Proverbs 13:8 Proverbs 19:4 Proverbs 22:2 Proverbs 28:11
ܡܣܟܢܘܬܐ
msknwtʾ
msknwth'
[ptcp]dwell, danger[abst] Proverbs 6:11 Proverbs 10:4 Proverbs 13:18 Proverbs 24:34 Proverbs 28:19
ܡܣܟܢܬܐ
mskntʾ
msknth'
[ptcp]dwell, danger[fem] Mark 12:42 Mark 12:43 Luke 21:2 Luke 21:3
ܠܡ̈ܣܟܢܐ
lmsknʾ
lmskn'
so.that-dwell, danger Psalms 72:4 Psalms 149:4 Proverbs 31:20
ܘܠܡܣܟܢܐ
wlmsknʾ
wlmskn'
and.to-[ptcp]dwell, danger James 2:3 Psalms 35:10 Psalms 72:12
ܠܡܣܟ̈ܢܐ
lmsknʾ
lmskn'
so.that-dwell, danger Psalms 9:10 Psalms 25:9
ܒܡܣܟܢܘܬܐ
bmsknwtʾ
bmsknwth'
in-[ptcp]dwell, danger[abst] Psalms 31:11 Psalms 107:10
ܘܡܣ̈ܟܢܐ
wmsknʾ
wmskn'
and.from-dwell, danger Psalms 37:11 Psalms 49:3
ܣܟܝܢܐ
skynʾ
skyn'
dwell, danger Proverbs 23:2
ܕܡܣܟܢܘܬܐ
dmsknwtʾ
dmsknwth'
that.from-dwell, danger[abst] Isaiah 48:10
ܘܡܣܟ̈ܢܐ
wmsknʾ
wmskn'
and.from-dwell, danger Proverbs 24:25
ܒܡܣܟܢܘܬܗ
bmsknwth
bmsknwthh
in-[ptcp]dwell, danger[abst]-his 2 Corinthians 8:9
ܘܡ̈ܣܟܢܐ
wmsknʾ
wmskn'
and.from-dwell, danger Psalms 74:21
ܘܕܡ̈ܣܟܢܐ
wdmsknʾ
wdmskn'
and.of-[ptcp]dwell, danger Ezekiel 16:49
ܘܠܡܣ̈ܟܢܐ
wlmsknʾ
wlmskn'
and.to-[ptcp]dwell, danger Psalms 82:3
ܒܡܣܟܢܐ
bmsknʾ
bmskn'
in-[ptcp]dwell, danger Psalms 41:2
ܕܡ̈ܣܟܢܐ
dmsknʾ
dmskn'
that.from-dwell, danger Psalms 72:13
ܘܡܣܟܢܘܬܐ
wmsknwtʾ
wmsknwth'
and.from-dwell, danger[abst] Proverbs 30:8
ܕܣܘܟܢܐ
dswknʾ
dswkn'
dwell, danger Acts 27:40
ܡܣܟ̈ܢܐ
msknʾ
mskn'
[ptcp]dwell, danger Psalms 76:10
ܕܠܡܣܟܢܐ
dlmsknʾ
dlmskn'
that.to-[ptcp]dwell, danger Galatians 2:10
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
שָׁכַן shakhan to dwell, to reside
שָׁכֵן shakhen neighbor
שְׁכִינָה shekhinah divine presence
שָׁכוּן shakhun inhabitant
שִׁכּוּן shikkun housing project
שִׁכְנוּת shiknút neighborhood
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
سَكَنَ sakana to dwell, to calm down
مَسْكَن maskan dwelling
سَكِينَة sakīna tranquility, divine presence
سُكَّان sukkān inhabitants
سُكْن sukn abode
سَاكِن sākin resident