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 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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ܣܝܪ S-Y-R
hope, expect
Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܐܣܝܪܐ
ʾsyrʾ
'syr'
[impf]hope, expect Aphel Matthew 5:25 Matthew 11:2 Matthew 14:3 Matthew 14:10 Matthew 18:30 Matthew 25:36 Matthew 25:39 Matthew 25:43 Matthew 25:44 Matthew 27:15 Matthew 27:16 Mark 6:17 Mark 6:27 Mark 15:6 Luke 3:20 Luke 12:58 Luke 21:12 Luke 22:33 Luke 23:19 Luke 23:25 ... +36
ܐܣܝܪ
ʾsyr
'syr
[impf]hope, expect Aphel Matthew 16:19 Matthew 18:18 Matthew 27:16 John 18:24 Acts 10:11 Acts 20:22 Acts 24:27 Acts 28:20 Romans 13:4 1 Corinthians 7:27 Colossians 4:3 Isaiah 24:22
ܐܣܝܪ̈ܐ
ʾsyrʾ
'syr'
[impf]hope, expect Aphel Psalms 68:7 Psalms 146:7 Isaiah 42:7 Isaiah 42:22
ܕܐܣܝܪ
dʾsyr
d'syr
of-[impf]hope, expect Aphel Mark 11:2 Mark 11:4 Mark 15:7 Luke 19:30
ܕܐܣܝܪܐ
dʾsyrʾ
d'syr'
of-[impf]hope, expect Aphel Matthew 21:2 Romans 7:2 Psalms 79:11 Psalms 102:21
ܐܣܝܪܝܢ
ʾsyryn
'syryn
[impf]hope, expect[pl] Aphel Luke 12:35 Acts 22:5 Hebrews 13:3
ܘܐܣܝܪ
wʾsyr
w'syr
and-[impf]hope, expect Aphel Mark 1:6 Acts 11:5 Acts 12:6
ܕܐܣܝܪܝܢ
dʾsyryn
d'syryn
of-[impf]hope, expect[pl] Aphel Hebrews 10:34 Hebrews 13:3
ܠܐܣܝܪܐ
lʾsyrʾ
l'syr'
to-[impf]hope, expect Aphel Acts 27:42 Isaiah 42:7
ܠܐܣܝܪ̈ܐ
lʾsyrʾ
l'syr'
to-[impf]hope, expect Aphel Isaiah 49:9 Isaiah 61:1
ܐܣܝܪܢ
ʾsyrn
'syrn
[impf]hope, expect-them Aphel John 11:44 John 11:44
ܘܠܐܣܝܪ̈ܘܗܝ
wlʾsyrwhy
wl'syrwhy
and.to-[impf]hope, expect-her Aphel Psalms 69:34
ܘܐܣܝܪ̈ܘܗܝ
wʾsyrwhy
w'syrwhy
and-[impf]hope, expect-her Aphel Isaiah 14:17
ܘܐܣܝܪܝܢ
wʾsyryn
w'syryn
and-[impf]hope, expect[pl] Aphel Psalms 107:10
ܒܐܣܝܪܗ
bʾsyrh
b'syrh
in-[impf]hope, expect-his Aphel 2 Timothy 1:8
ܘܠܐܣܝܪܐ
wlʾsyrʾ
wl'syr'
and.to-[impf]hope, expect Aphel Acts 27:1
ܐܣܝܪܗ
ʾsyrh
'syrh
[impf]hope, expect-his Aphel Philemon 1:1
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
סָבָר savar to think, to believe
סֹּוּבֶר sover one who hopes, expects
סַבָּרָה sabara hope, expectation
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
صَبَرَ ṣabara to be patient, to wait
صَبْر ṣabr patience
صَوِّر ṣawwir to imagine, conceive
صَائِر ṣāʾir one who becomes, turns into
مَصْبُور maṣbūr patient, forbearing