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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ܫܠܚ SH-L-KH
send, apostle
Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܫܠܝܚܐ
šlyḥʾ
shlykh'
apostle Matthew 10:2 Mark 6:30 Luke 9:6 Luke 9:10 Luke 17:5 Luke 22:14 John 3:28 John 13:16 Acts 1:26 Acts 2:43 Acts 4:33 Acts 4:36 Acts 5:12 Acts 5:18 Acts 5:29 Acts 6:2 Acts 8:1 Acts 8:14 Acts 9:27 Acts 15:2 ... +28
ܕܫܠܝܚܐ
dšlyḥʾ
dshlykh'
send, apostle Luke 6:13 Acts 2:37 Acts 2:42 Acts 4:35 Acts 4:37 Acts 5:2 Acts 6:6 Acts 8:18 1 Corinthians 9:5 1 Corinthians 15:9 2 Corinthians 12:12 Ephesians 2:20 Ephesians 4:11
ܠܫܠܝܚܐ
lšlyḥʾ
lshlykh'
send, apostle Luke 24:10 Acts 1:2 Acts 5:21 Acts 5:34 Acts 5:40 Acts 11:1 Acts 14:4 1 Corinthians 4:9 1 Corinthians 15:7 2 Corinthians 11:13
ܘܫܠܝܚܐ
wšlyḥʾ
wshlykh'
send, apostle Luke 11:49 Romans 1:1 1 Corinthians 1:1 2 Timothy 1:11
ܕܫܠܚܢܝ
dšlḥny
dshlkhny
of-send, apostle-me Peal Matthew 10:40 Luke 10:16 John 5:37
ܫܠܝܚܝܢ
šlyḥyn
shlykhyn
send, apostle Acts 2:14 Acts 19:16
ܫܠܚܘ
šlḥw
shlkhw
send, apostle[3pl] Peal Acts 13:15 1 Corinthians 1:11
ܘܫܠܝܚܘܬܐ
wšlyḥwtʾ
wshlykhwth'
send, apostle Acts 1:25 Romans 1:5
ܒܫܠܝܚܘܬܐ
bšlyḥwtʾ
bshlykhwth'
send, apostle Galatians 2:8 Galatians 2:8
ܕܫܠܝܚܝܢ
dšlyḥyn
dshlykhyn
send, apostle Matthew 23:37 Luke 13:34
ܫܠܚ
šlḥ
shlkh
he sent Luke 3:35 Ezekiel 23:40
ܐܫܠܚܘܗܝ
ʾšlḥwhy
'shlkhwhy
[impf]send, apostle-her Aphel Matthew 27:31 Mark 15:20
ܘܫܠܝܚܗ
wšlyḥh
wshlykhh
send, apostle 1 Timothy 2:7 Titus 1:1
ܫܠܚܢܝ
šlḥny
shlkhny
send, apostle-me Peal John 5:36
ܒܫܠܚ
bšlḥ
bshlkh
in-send, apostle Colossians 2:11
ܫܠܚܬ
šlḥt
shlkhth
send, apostle[perf] Peal Matthew 27:19
ܠܫܠܝܚܘܗܝ
lšlyḥwhy
lshlykhwhy
send, apostle Ephesians 3:5
ܫܘܠܚܘܗܝ
šwlḥwhy
shwlkhwhy
send, apostle Colossians 3:9
ܠܡܫܠܚܗ
lmšlḥh
lmshlkhh
so.that-send, apostle-his 2 Corinthians 5:4
ܘܫܠܚ
wšlḥ
wshlkh
and he sent Acts 23:10
ܒܫܠܝܚܐ
bšlyḥʾ
bshlykh'
send, apostle Romans 16:7
ܬܫܠܚ
tšlḥ
thshlkh
[impf]send, apostle Ezekiel 24:16
ܘܐܫܠܚܘܗܝ
wʾšlḥwhy
w'shlkhwhy
and-[impf]send, apostle-her Aphel Matthew 27:28
ܘܒܫܠܚ
wbšlḥ
wbshlkh
and.in-send, apostle Colossians 2:15
ܫ̈ܠܚܝܢ
šlḥyn
shlkhyn
send, apostle[pl] Isaiah 32:11
ܐܫܬܠܚ
ʾštlḥ
'shthlkh
send, apostle Luke 1:26
ܕܫܠܚ
dšlḥ
dshlkh
who sent Isaiah 37:17
ܘܫܠܚܢܝ
wšlḥny
wshlkhny
and-send, apostle-me Peal Luke 4:18
ܘܫܠܚܘܗܝ
wšlḥwhy
wshlkhwhy
and-send, apostle-her Luke 10:30
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
שָׁלַח shalakh to send
שָׁלִיחַ shaliakh emissary/apostle
שְׁלִיחוּת shlikhut mission
מִשְׁלוֹחַ mishloakh shipment
שִׁלּוּחַ shiluakh sending
שִׁלּוּחִים shillukhim sendings
מִשְׁלָח mishlakh expedition
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
سَلَخَ salakha to skin/pass (time)
أَرْسَلَ arsala to send
رَسُول rasul messenger/apostle
مَرْسَلَة marsalah message
مُرْسَل mursil emissary
إِرْسَال irsaal sending