Peshitta Constellations

Explore the New Testament from its Aramaic roots

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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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ܐܡܪ A-M-R — say
Semantic field: utterance, command, authority
What gets lost in translation: In Aramaic, ܐܡܪ (emar) is not merely 'to say' but to pronounce with the weight of authority: the one who speaks is the one who commands. The root connects directly to governance and leadership — Arabi… Explore this root →
אָמַר amarמַאֲמָר ma'amarאֹמֶר omer أَمَرَ amaraأَمْر amrإِمَارَة imārah
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ܫܟܪ SH-K-R
be drunk
Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܫܟܪ
škr
shkr
be drunk Peal John 4:5
ܡܫܟܪ
mškr
mshkr
[ptcp]be drunk 1 Corinthians 11:6
ܘܫܟܪܐ
wškrʾ
wshkr'
and-be drunk Luke 1:15
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
שָׁכַר shakhar to be drunk
שִׁכּוֹר shikkōr drunk
שַׁכָּרוּת shakkārūt drunkenness
הִשְׁתַּכֵּר hishtakkēr to get drunk
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
سَكِرَ sakira to be drunk
سُكْر sukr drunkenness
سَكْرَان sakrān drunk
اِسْتَسْكَر istaskara to get drunk