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.

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Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܕܒܣܡܐ
dbsmʾ
dbsm'
Matthew 26:7 Mark 14:3 Luke 1:10 Luke 1:11 Luke 7:37 Luke 7:46 John 12:3 John 12:3 Isaiah 43:24
ܣܡܐ
smʾ
sm'
Peal Mark 16:18 John 9:2 John 9:19 John 9:20 Acts 13:11 James 3:8
ܘܒܣܡܐ
wbsmʾ
wbsm'
Luke 23:56 Proverbs 21:17
ܕܒܣ̈ܡܐ
dbsmʾ
dbsm'
Ezekiel 8:11
ܘܒܣܡ̈ܐ
wbsmʾ
wbsm'
Isaiah 39:2
ܘܒܣ̈ܡܐ
wbsmʾ
wbsm'
Proverbs 27:9
Hebrew Cognates

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Arabic Cognates

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