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
ܫܒܛܐ
šbṭʾ
shbT'
Matthew 10:10 Matthew 19:28 Mark 6:8 Luke 2:36 Luke 9:3 Luke 22:30 Acts 16:35 Acts 16:38 Philippians 3:5 Hebrews 1:8 Hebrews 1:8
ܒܫܒܛܐ
bšbṭʾ
bshbT'
2 Corinthians 11:25
ܘܫܒܛܐ
wšbṭʾ
wshbT'
Hebrews 9:4
Hebrew Cognates

No Hebrew cognates available for this root.

Arabic Cognates

No Arabic cognates available for this root.