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
ܣܝܦܐ
sypʾ
syp'
sword Matthew 26:52 Mark 14:47 Luke 22:36 Luke 22:36 Romans 8:35 Ephesians 6:17
ܒܣܝܦܐ
bsypʾ
bsyp'
Matthew 26:52 Mark 14:48 Luke 22:49 Luke 22:52 Acts 12:2
ܕܣܝܦܐ
dsypʾ
dsyp'
of the sword Hebrews 11:34 Hebrews 11:37
ܣܝܦܝܢ
sypyn
sypyn
Luke 22:38
ܘܬܣܝܦ
wtsyp
wthsyp
Luke 9:54
Hebrew Cognates

No Hebrew cognates available for this root.

Arabic Cognates

No Arabic cognates available for this root.