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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ܣܠܩ | slq slq |
he went up | Matthew 3:16 Matthew 5:1 Matthew 8:23 Matthew 14:23 Matthew 15:39 Mark 5:18 Mark 16:19 Luke 2:4 Luke 8:22 Luke 8:37 John 3:13 John 7:8 John 7:10 John 7:14 John 10:1 John 20:17 Acts 2:34 Acts 7:23 Acts 10:4 Acts 10:9 ... +17 |
| ܘܣܠܩ | wslq wslq |
and he went up | Matthew 9:1 Matthew 15:29 Mark 3:13 Mark 4:8 Mark 6:51 Mark 8:10 Mark 8:13 Luke 5:3 Luke 9:28 Luke 19:4 Luke 24:51 John 2:13 John 5:1 John 6:3 John 21:11 Acts 18:22 Acts 19:19 Proverbs 24:31 Isaiah 37:14 Ezekiel 40:6 |
| ܣܠܩܘ | slqw slqw |
ascend, go up[3pl] Peal | Matthew 8:23 Matthew 14:32 Mark 2:4 Luke 2:42 Luke 5:19 Luke 18:10 John 6:24 John 7:10 John 21:9 Acts 1:13 Acts 8:39 Psalms 104:8 Psalms 122:4 Isaiah 14:8 Isaiah 15:2 |
| ܕܣܠܩ | dslq dslq |
of-ascend, go up | Matthew 17:27 Mark 1:10 Mark 15:41 John 6:62 Acts 1:11 Acts 20:11 Ephesians 4:8 Ephesians 4:9 Hebrews 4:14 Psalms 74:23 Ezekiel 37:8 |
| ܐܣܩ | ʾsq 'sq |
ascend, go up | Acts 16:34 Hebrews 11:17 Psalms 66:15 Psalms 132:3 Psalms 139:8 Isaiah 14:13 Isaiah 37:24 Ezekiel 23:46 Ezekiel 38:11 |
| ܢܣܩ | nsq nsq |
ascend, go up | Hebrews 13:15 Psalms 24:3 Isaiah 2:3 Isaiah 5:24 Isaiah 7:6 Isaiah 8:7 Isaiah 34:10 Isaiah 54:17 |
| ܣܠܩܝܢ | slqyn slqyn |
ascend, go up[pl] | Matthew 20:18 Mark 10:32 Mark 10:33 John 1:51 Acts 3:1 Psalms 107:26 |
| ܕܣܠܩܘ | dslqw dslqw |
of-ascend, go up[3pl] Peal | Luke 5:2 John 6:22 John 12:20 Acts 13:31 Isaiah 11:16 |
| ܘܣܠܩܘ | wslqw wslqw |
and-ascend, go up[3pl] Peal | Matthew 13:7 Mark 4:7 John 11:55 John 21:3 |
| ܣܠܩܬ | slqt slqth |
ascend, go up[perf] Peal | John 20:17 Galatians 2:1 Galatians 2:2 Psalms 68:19 |
| ܣܠܩ̇ܝܢ | slqyn slqyn |
ascend, go up[pl] | Ezekiel 40:22 Ezekiel 40:26 Ezekiel 41:7 |
| ܘܣܠܩܢ | wslqn wslqn |
and-ascend, go up-them | Acts 21:2 Acts 21:6 Acts 21:15 |
| ܕܣ̇ܠܩ | dslq dslq |
of-ascend, go up | Isaiah 38:22 Ezekiel 26:3 |
| ܣܠܩܐ | slqʾ slq' |
ascend, go up | Mark 4:32 Isaiah 51:20 |
| ܕܣܠܩܬ | dslqt dslqth |
of-ascend, go up[perf] Peal | Acts 24:11 |
| ܘܣܠܩܬ | wslqt wslqth |
and-ascend, go up[perf] Peal | Acts 1:26 |
| ܕܡܣܠܩ | dmslq dmslq |
that.from-ascend, go up | Isaiah 30:24 |
| ܣܠܩܬܘܢ | slqtwn slqthwn |
ascend, go up-you(pl) Peal | Ezekiel 13:5 |
| ܕܣܘܠܩܗ | dswlqh dswlqh |
ascend, go up | Luke 9:51 |
| ܣܠ̇ܩܝܢ | slqyn slqyn |
ascend, go up[pl] | Ezekiel 40:49 |
| ܣܠܩ̇ܬ | slqt slqth |
ascend, go up[perf] Peal | Isaiah 36:10 |
| ܣܠܩܢ | slqn slqn |
ascend, go up-them | Luke 24:38 |
| ܣ̇ܠܩ | slq slq |
ascend, go up Peal | Ezekiel 8:11 |
Hebrew Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| סָלַק | salaq | to ascend/remove (Aramaic) |
| סִלֵּק | silleq | to remove/finish |
| סִלֵּק | sillek | to remove, eliminate |
| סֻלָּם | sullam | ladder, staircase |
| סֵלֶק | seleq | ascent, rise |
Arabic Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| سَلَقَ | salaqa | to boil/ascend |
| تَسَلَّقَ | tasallaqa | to climb |
| سُلَّم | sullam | ladder, staircase |
| مُسْتَلِق | mustaliḳ | lying down, recumbent |
| سُلُوق | sulūq | breed of dog, greyhound |