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.
Read Luke 1:28 →Peshitta Occurrences
| Form | Transliteration | Gloss | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| ܫܒܝܬܐ | šbytʾ shbyth' |
captive[fem] | Ephesians 4:8 Psalms 14:7 Psalms 53:7 Psalms 68:19 Psalms 126:1 Isaiah 20:4 Isaiah 33:23 Ezekiel 1:1 Ezekiel 11:25 Ezekiel 16:53 Ezekiel 38:12 Ezekiel 38:13 |
| ܠܫܒܝܬܐ | lšbytʾ lshbyth' |
to-captive[fem] | Psalms 78:61 Ezekiel 3:4 Ezekiel 3:11 Ezekiel 3:15 Ezekiel 7:21 Ezekiel 11:24 |
| ܫܒܝܐ | šbyʾ shby' |
captive | Romans 16:7 Colossians 4:10 Philemon 1:23 Isaiah 8:1 Isaiah 10:6 |
| ܫܒܝܬܗ | šbyth shbythh |
captive-his | Psalms 85:2 Isaiah 49:24 Ezekiel 39:25 |
| ܫܒ̈ܝ | šby shby |
captive Peal | Ezekiel 20:12 Ezekiel 20:20 Ezekiel 22:26 |
| ܕܫܒܝܬܐ | dšbytʾ dshbyth' |
of-captive[fem] | Ezekiel 12:3 Ezekiel 12:4 Ezekiel 12:7 |
| ܒܫܒܝܬܐ | bšbytʾ bshbyth' |
in-captive[fem] | Ezekiel 21:29 Ezekiel 25:3 |
| ܘܫܒܝܬܐ | wšbytʾ wshbyth' |
and-captive[fem] | Isaiah 20:4 Ezekiel 16:53 |
| ܒܫܒܝܐ | bšbyʾ bshby' |
in-captive | Isaiah 46:2 Ezekiel 30:18 |
| ܫ̈ܒܝ | šby shby |
captive Peal | Isaiah 56:4 Ezekiel 20:24 |
| ܫ̈ܒܝܢ | šbyn shbyn |
captive-them | Psalms 137:3 |
| ܫܒܝ̈ܗܘܢ | šbyhwn shbyhwn |
captive-their | Psalms 106:46 |
| ܫܒ̇ܝܢ | šbyn shbyn |
captive-them | Isaiah 14:2 |
| ܘܫܒܝܬ | wšbyt wshbyth |
and-captive[perf] Peal | Psalms 68:19 |
| ܠܫܒܝ̈ܐ | lšbyʾ lshby' |
to-captive | Isaiah 61:1 |
| ܠܫ̈ܒܝܗܘܢ | lšbyhwn lshbyhwn |
to-captive-their | Isaiah 14:2 |
| ܘܒܫܒܝܐ | wbšbyʾ wbshby' |
and.in-captive | Ezekiel 30:17 |
| ܕܒܫܒܝܐ | dbšbyʾ dbshby' |
that.in-captive | Ezekiel 12:4 |
| ܘܫܒܝܢܢ | wšbynn wshbynn |
and-captive-we Peal | 2 Corinthians 10:5 |
| ܐܫܒܝ̇ܬ | ʾšbyt 'shbyth |
[impf]captive[perf] Aphel | Ezekiel 39:28 |
| ܘܒܫܒܝܬܐ | wbšbytʾ wbshbyth' |
and.in-captive[fem] | Ezekiel 12:11 |
| ܬܫܒܝܟ | tšbyk thshbyk |
[impf]captive-your | Proverbs 6:25 |
| ܠܫܒܝܐ | lšbyʾ lshby' |
to-captive | Luke 4:18 |
| ܫܒܝܢ | šbyn shbyn |
captive-them | Acts 15:21 |
Hebrew Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| שְׁבִי | shvi | captivity |
| שׁוֹבֶה | shoveh | captive, prisoner |
| שְׁבוּת | sh'vut | captivity |
Arabic Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| سَبَى | sabā | to capture |
| سَبَايَا | sabāyā | captives |
| مَسْبِي | masbī | captive, prisoner |
| اِسْتِيْبَاء | istibāˀ | capture |