ARAMAIC NEW TESTAMENT
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ܡܫܟܢܐ | mšknʾ mshkn' |
[ptcp]dwell (Shekinah) | Acts 7:44 Acts 7:45 Acts 7:46 Hebrews 8:5 Hebrews 9:2 Hebrews 9:3 Hebrews 9:21 Psalms 74:7 Psalms 78:60 Psalms 83:7 Isaiah 33:20 Isaiah 38:12 Isaiah 40:22 Ezekiel 18:7 Ezekiel 18:12 |
| ܡܫܟܢܗ | mšknh mshknh |
[ptcp]dwell (Shekinah)-his | Acts 7:43 Acts 15:16 Psalms 19:5 Psalms 52:7 Proverbs 20:16 Proverbs 27:13 |
| ܒܡܫܟܢܐ | bmšknʾ bmshkn' |
in-[ptcp]dwell (Shekinah) | Psalms 78:51 Psalms 84:11 Psalms 105:23 Psalms 118:15 Psalms 120:5 |
| ܠܡܫܟܢܐ | lmšknʾ lmshkn' |
so.that-dwell (Shekinah) | Hebrews 9:7 Hebrews 9:8 Hebrews 9:11 Psalms 78:60 Psalms 78:67 |
| ܘܡܫܟܢܐ | wmšknʾ wmshkn' |
and.from-dwell (Shekinah) | Psalms 132:5 Proverbs 14:11 Ezekiel 18:16 Ezekiel 33:15 |
| ܒܡܫܟܢܟ | bmšknk bmshknk |
in-[ptcp]dwell (Shekinah)-your | Psalms 15:1 Psalms 61:5 |
| ܘܒܡܫܟܢܐ | wbmšknʾ wbmshkn' |
and.in-[ptcp]dwell (Shekinah) | Hebrews 11:9 Isaiah 32:18 |
| ܒܡܫܟܢܗ | bmšknh bmshknh |
in-[ptcp]dwell (Shekinah)-his | Psalms 27:6 Isaiah 16:5 |
| ܡܫ̈ܟܢܘܗܝ | mšknwhy mshknwhy |
[ptcp]dwell (Shekinah)-her | Psalms 87:2 |
| ܫܟܢܐ | šknʾ shkn' |
dwell (Shekinah) | Psalms 104:12 |
| ܕܡܫܟܢܗ | dmšknh dmshknh |
that.from-dwell (Shekinah)-his | Psalms 27:5 |
| ܕܒܡܫܟܢܐ | dbmšknʾ dbmshkn' |
that.in-[ptcp]dwell (Shekinah) | Hebrews 13:10 |
| ܘܠܡܫܟܢܐ | wlmšknʾ wlmshkn' |
and.to-[ptcp]dwell (Shekinah) | Hebrews 9:6 |
| ܠܡܫܟܢܗ | lmšknh lmshknh |
so.that-dwell (Shekinah)-his | Psalms 132:7 |
| ܘܫܟܢܬ | wšknt wshknth |
and-dwell (Shekinah)[perf] Peal | Psalms 55:7 |
| ܕܡܫܟܢܐ | dmšknʾ dmshkn' |
that.from-dwell (Shekinah) | Ezekiel 41:1 |
| ܠܡܫܟܢܟ | lmšknk lmshknk |
so.that-dwell (Shekinah)-your | Psalms 91:10 |
| ܘܕܡܫܟܢܐ | wdmšknʾ wdmshkn' |
and.of-[ptcp]dwell (Shekinah) | Hebrews 8:2 |
| ܘܠܡܫܟܢܟ | wlmšknk wlmshknk |
and.to-[ptcp]dwell (Shekinah)-your | Psalms 43:3 |
Hebrew Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| שָׁכַן | shakhan | to dwell |
| שְׁכִינָה | shekhinah | divine presence |
| שָׁכֵן | shakhen | neighbor |
| מִשְׁכָּן | mishkan | tabernacle |
| שָׁכֵון | shakkon | resident |
| שִׁכּוּן | shikkun | settlement |
Arabic Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| سَكَنَ | sakana | to dwell/calm down |
| سَكَن | sakan | dwelling |
| سَكِينَة | sakina | tranquility (shekinah) |
| مَسْكَن | maskan | dwelling/abode |
| سَاكِن | sakin | inhabitant |
| سُكُون | sukun | stillness |
| مَسْكُون | maskmn | inhabited |