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.

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ܫܚܢ SH-KH-N
dwell (Shekinah)
Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܫܚܢܘ
šḥnw
shkhnw
dwell (Shekinah)[3pl] Peal James 2:16 Isaiah 44:16
ܒܫܘܚܢܐ
bšwḥnʾ
bshwkhn'
dwell (Shekinah) Luke 16:20
ܕܡܫܚܢܝ
dmšḥny
dmshkhny
that.from-dwell (Shekinah)-my Isaiah 61:1
ܫܘܚܢܐ
šwḥnʾ
shwkhn'
dwell (Shekinah) Isaiah 38:21
ܫܚ̇ܢܬ
šḥnt
shkhnth
dwell (Shekinah)[perf] Peal Isaiah 44:16
ܫܘܚܢܘܗܝ
šwḥnwhy
shwkhnwhy
dwell (Shekinah) Luke 16:21
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