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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ܬܫܟܒ | tškb thshkb |
[impf]lie down, sleep | Ezekiel 31:18 Ezekiel 32:28 |
| ܫܟܒ | škb shkb |
lie down, sleep Peal | John 11:11 Acts 7:60 |
| ܡܫܟܒܗܘܢ | mškbhwn mshkbhwn |
[ptcp]lie down, sleep-their | Isaiah 57:2 Isaiah 57:8 |
| ܡܫܟܒܗ | mškbh mshkbh |
[ptcp]lie down, sleep-his | Psalms 36:5 Psalms 41:4 |
| ܕܫܟܝܒܝܢ | dškybyn dshkybyn |
lie down, sleep | Matthew 27:52 Psalms 88:6 |
| ܡܫܟܒܐ | mškbʾ mshkb' |
[ptcp]lie down, sleep | Ezekiel 32:25 |
| ܘܬܫܟܒ | wtškb wthshkb |
and-[impf]lie down, sleep | Proverbs 3:24 |
| ܕܫܟܒ | dškb dshkb |
of-lie down, sleep | Psalms 41:9 |
| ܫܟܒܘ | škbw shkbw |
lie down, sleep[3pl] Peal | Isaiah 14:18 |
| ܫܟܒܬ | škbt shkbth |
lie down, sleep[perf] Peal | Psalms 3:6 |
| ܫ̈ܟ̇ܒܝ | škby shkby |
lie down, sleep-my | Isaiah 26:19 |
| ܕܫܟܒܬ | dškbt dshkbth |
of-lie down, sleep[perf] Peal | Isaiah 14:8 |
| ܕܫܟܝܒ | dškyb dshkyb |
lie down, sleep | Proverbs 23:34 |
| ܫܟܒܝ | škby shkby |
lie down, sleep-my | 1 Corinthians 6:9 |
| ܐܫܟܒ | ʾškb 'shkb |
[impf]lie down, sleep Aphel | Psalms 4:9 |
| ܘܠܫܟܒܝ | wlškby wlshkby |
and.to-lie down, sleep-my | 1 Timothy 1:10 |
| ܘܫܟܒ | wškb wshkb |
and-lie down, sleep | Acts 13:36 |
Hebrew Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| שָׁכַב | shakhav | to lie down |
| שִׁכְבָה | shikh'vah | bed, couch |
| שָׁכֵב | shakhev | lying down, recumbent |
| שְׁכִיבָה | shəkhivah | to lie down, recline |
Arabic Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| شَكَبَ | shakaba | to lie down, recline |
| شَاكِب | shāki'b | lying down, recumbent |
| شَكْب | shak'b | bed, couch |