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.

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ܫܥܬ SH-ʿ-TH
hour, time
Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܫܥܬܐ
šʿtʾ
sheth'
hour Matthew 9:22 Matthew 10:19 Matthew 15:28 Matthew 17:18 Matthew 18:1 Matthew 24:36 Matthew 24:42 Matthew 26:45 Matthew 26:55 Mark 6:25 Mark 13:11 Mark 13:32 Mark 14:35 Mark 14:41 Luke 7:21 Luke 12:12 Luke 12:40 Luke 13:25 Luke 19:11 Luke 20:19 ... +15
ܫܥܬܗ
šʿth
shethh
hour, time-his Matthew 13:5 Matthew 13:20 Matthew 14:31 Matthew 20:34 Matthew 21:20 Mark 2:12 Mark 3:6 Mark 4:5 Mark 5:42 Mark 6:50 Mark 6:54 Mark 9:15 Mark 9:20 Mark 9:24 Mark 11:2 Mark 14:45 Luke 5:13 Luke 6:49 Luke 8:6 Luke 18:43 ... +14
ܘܒܫܥܬܐ
wbšʿtʾ
wbsheth'
and.in-hour, time Matthew 24:50 Luke 12:46
ܕܒܫܥܬܐ
dbšʿtʾ
dbsheth'
that.in-hour, time Matthew 24:44
ܫܥܬܟܘܢ
šʿtkwn
shethkwn
hour, time-your(pl) Luke 22:53
ܫܥܬܝ
šʿty
shethy
hour, time-my John 2:4
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
שָׁעָה sha'ah hour
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
سَاعَة sā'a hour