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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Semitic languages don't define: they radiate. Every word grows from a triliteral root that opens a force field. Discover the method of Semitic exegesis behind this application.

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ܦܐܪ P-A-R — fruit, produce

Semantic field: fruit, yield, result of labor

What gets lost in translation: In Aramaic, ܦܐܪ (par) carries the full arc from seed to consequence — fruit is not just what grows on a tree but the visible manifestation of an invisible process. Greek καρπός retains the metaphorica… Explore this root →

פְּרִי peri

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Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܣܦܪܐ	sprʾ spr'	scribe	Matthew 8:19 Matthew 9:3 Matthew 12:38 Matthew 13:52 Matthew 17:10 Matthew 23:2 Matthew 23:13 Matthew 23:14 Matthew 23:15 Matthew 23:23 Matthew 23:25 Matthew 23:27 Matthew 23:29 Matthew 27:41 Mark 2:6 Mark 7:5 Mark 8:31 Mark 9:11 Mark 12:13 Mark 12:28 ... +27
ܘܣܦܪܐ	wsprʾ wspr'	and-scribe, book	Matthew 2:4 Matthew 15:1 Matthew 16:21 Matthew 23:34 Matthew 26:3 Mark 2:16 Mark 3:22 Mark 7:1 Mark 9:14 Mark 11:18 Mark 11:27 Mark 14:1 Mark 14:43 Mark 14:53 Mark 15:31 Luke 6:7 Luke 7:30 Luke 9:22 Luke 15:2 Luke 19:47 ... +7
ܐܣܦܝܪ	ʾspyr 'spyr	scribe, book	Matthew 27:27 Mark 15:16 John 18:3 John 18:12 Acts 27:1
ܣܦܪ	spr spr	scribe, book Peal	Matthew 13:2 Luke 6:17 Acts 18:18
ܕܣܦܪܐ	dsprʾ dspr'	of-scribe, book	Matthew 5:20 Matthew 26:57 Titus 3:9
ܘܠܣܦܪܐ	wlsprʾ wlspr'	and.to-scribe, book	Matthew 20:18 Mark 10:33 Acts 6:12
ܠܣܦܪܐ	lsprʾ lspr'	to-scribe, book	Mark 9:16 Luke 14:3
ܕܐܣܦܝܪ	dʾspyr d'spyr	scribe, book	Acts 21:31
ܒܣܦܪܐ	bsprʾ bspr'	in-scribe, book	Acts 1:20
ܣܦܝܪܐ	spyrʾ spyr'	scribe, book	Acts 10:1
ܠܣܦܪܝ	lspry lspry	to-scribe, book-my	Matthew 13:48

Hebrew Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
סֵפֶר	sefer	book
סוֹפֵר	sofer	scribe
סָפַר	safar	to count/tell
מִסְפָּר	mispar	number
לִסְפֹּר	lisfor	to count, narrate
סִפּוּר	sippur	narration, story

Arabic Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
سَفَرَ	safara	to travel
سِفْر	sifr	book (sacred)
سَفَر	safar	journey
أَسْفَرَ	asfarā	to dawn, appear
سُفْرَة	sufra	tablecloth, dining table
مُسَافِر	musāfir	traveler