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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Cognates
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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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ܫܥܝ SH-E-Y
hour, time
Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܐܫܥܝܐ
ʾšʿyʾ
'shey'
Isaiah Matthew 3:3 Matthew 4:14 Matthew 8:17 Matthew 12:17 Matthew 15:7 Mark 7:6 John 1:23 John 12:39 John 12:41 Acts 28:25 Romans 9:27 Romans 9:29 Romans 10:16 Romans 10:20 Romans 15:12 Isaiah 2:1 Isaiah 13:1 Isaiah 20:2 Isaiah 37:2 Isaiah 37:5 ... +7
ܫܥܝܢ
šʿyn
sheyn
hour, time-them Matthew 20:3 Matthew 20:5 Matthew 20:6 Matthew 20:9 Matthew 27:45 Matthew 27:46 Mark 15:33 Mark 15:34 Luke 23:44 John 4:6 John 4:52 John 11:9 Acts 2:15 Acts 3:1 Acts 5:7 Acts 10:3 Acts 10:9 Acts 10:30 Acts 19:34 Acts 23:23
ܕܐܫܥܝܐ
dʾšʿyʾ
d'shey'
of-[impf]hour, time Aphel Matthew 13:14 Luke 3:4 Luke 4:17 John 12:38 Isaiah 1:1 Isaiah 42:10
ܒܐܫܥܝܐ
bʾšʿyʾ
b'shey'
in-[impf]hour, time Aphel Mark 1:2 Acts 8:28 Acts 8:30
ܠܫܘܥܝܬܐ
lšwʿytʾ
lshweyth'
hour, time 1 Timothy 1:4 2 Timothy 4:4 Titus 1:14
ܠܐܫܥܝܐ
lʾšʿyʾ
l'shey'
to-[impf]hour, time Aphel Isaiah 7:3 Isaiah 39:8
ܬܫܥܝܬܐ
tšʿytʾ
thsheyth'
[impf]hour, time[fem] Luke 1:1 Titus 3:9
ܫܘܥܝܬܐ
šwʿytʾ
shweyth'
hour, time 1 Corinthians 15:33 1 Timothy 4:7
ܬܫܝܥܝܬܐ
tšyʿytʾ
thshyeyth'
hour, time Ezekiel 24:1
ܘܠܬܫܥܝܬܐ
wltšʿytʾ
wlthsheyth'
and.to-[impf]hour, time[fem] 1 Timothy 1:4
ܐܫܥ̇ܝܐ
ʾšʿyʾ
'shey'
[impf]hour, time Aphel Isaiah 20:3
ܕܫܥܝܐ
dšʿyʾ
dshey'
of-hour, time Ephesians 5:4
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
שָׁעָה sha'ah hour
שָׁעוֹן sha'on clock, watch
שִׁעֻר shi'ur estimate, calculation
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
سَاعَة sā'a hour, clock
إسْتِشْعَار istish'ār perception, sensation
مَشْعُور mash'ūr sensate, conscious