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 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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ܫܠܛ SH-L-T
rule, have power
Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܫܠܝܛ
šlyṭ
shlyT
rule, have power Matthew 12:2 Matthew 12:4 Matthew 12:10 Matthew 12:12 Matthew 14:4 Matthew 19:3 Matthew 20:15 Matthew 22:17 Matthew 27:6 Mark 2:24 Mark 2:26 Mark 3:4 Mark 6:18 Mark 10:2 Mark 12:14 Luke 6:2 Luke 6:4 Luke 6:9 Luke 12:5 Luke 14:3 ... +24
ܫܠܝܛܐ
šlyṭʾ
shlyT'
rule, have power Acts 8:27 1 Corinthians 7:4 Psalms 103:19 Psalms 105:20 Psalms 118:9 Psalms 146:3 Proverbs 6:7 Proverbs 17:14 Proverbs 23:1 Proverbs 25:7 Proverbs 25:15 Proverbs 28:16 Proverbs 29:12 Proverbs 29:26 Isaiah 3:6 Isaiah 3:7 Isaiah 9:5 Isaiah 14:4 Isaiah 16:1 Isaiah 25:7 ... +5
ܫ̈ܠܝܛܐ
šlyṭʾ
shlyT'
rule, have power Psalms 45:17 Psalms 105:22 Psalms 107:40 Isaiah 40:23 Isaiah 41:25
ܕܫܠܝܛ
dšlyṭ
dshlyT
rule, have power Mark 2:10 Luke 5:24 John 19:10 Psalms 66:7 Isaiah 25:7
ܫܘܠܛܢ
šwlṭn
shwlTn
rule, have power Matthew 21:23 Matthew 28:18 1 Corinthians 15:24
ܘܫܠܝܛ
wšlyṭ
wshlyT
rule, have power John 10:18 John 19:10 1 Corinthians 7:37
ܫܠܝܛܝܢ
šlyṭyn
shlyTyn
rule, have power Matthew 20:25 Mark 3:15 Mark 10:42
ܫ̈ܠܝܛܘܗܝ
šlyṭwhy
shlyTwhy
rule, have power Isaiah 3:12 Isaiah 28:14
ܡܫܠܛܐ
mšlṭʾ
mshlT'
[ptcp]rule, have power Matthew 7:29 Mark 1:22
ܡܫܠܛ
mšlṭ
mshlT
[ptcp]rule, have power Hebrews 2:16 Hebrews 2:16
ܒܫܘܠܛܢܢ
bšwlṭnn
bshwlTnn
rule, have power Acts 3:12
ܠܫ̈ܠܝܛܐ
lšlyṭʾ
lshlyT'
rule, have power Ezekiel 17:13
ܘܕܫܠܝܛܝܢ
wdšlyṭyn
wdshlyTyn
rule, have power Luke 22:25
ܘܐܫܠܛܗ
wʾšlṭh
w'shlTh
and-[impf]rule, have power-his Aphel John 5:27
ܕܡܫܠܛܐ
dmšlṭʾ
dmshlT'
that.from-rule, have power Luke 4:32
ܘܫܠܝܛܐ
wšlyṭʾ
wshlyT'
rule, have power Psalms 105:21
ܕܫܠܝܛܐ
dšlyṭʾ
dshlyT'
rule, have power Isaiah 14:5
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
שָׁלַט shalat to rule/dominate
שַׁלִּיט shalit ruler
שֶׁלֶט shelet sign/shield
שִׁלְטוֹן shiltōn government, authority
שָׂלִיט sālīt ruler, sovereign
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
سَلَطَ salata to dominate
سُلْطَة sulta power/authority
مُسَلَّط musallat dominant, authoritarian
سُلْطَان sulṭān sultan, authority
تَسَلْطُط tasalluṭ domination, tyranny