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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ܫܟܒ SH-KH-P — lie down, sleep
Semantic field: reclining, horizontal rest, prostration
What gets lost in translation: In Aramaic, ܫܟܒ (shkhab) is fundamentally a postural, bodily act: the body laying itself horizontal upon the ground, the bed, or the tomb. The root covers everything from simply reclining to rest, to … Explore this root →
שָׁכַב shakhavשִׁכְבָה shikh'vahשָׁכֵב shakhev شَكَبَ shakabaشَاكِب shāki'bشَكْب shak'b
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Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܕܬܫܐܠܘܢ
dtšʾlwn
dthsh'lwn
Matthew 21:22 John 14:13 John 15:16 John 16:23 John 16:26
ܕܢܫܐܠܘܢ
dnšʾlwn
dnsh'lwn
Matthew 18:19 Matthew 27:20 Acts 25:13
ܫܠܘܐ
šlwʾ
shlw'
Romans 1:9 1 Thessalonians 5:17
ܬܫܐܠܘܢ
tšʾlwn
thsh'lwn
Luke 10:4 John 16:23
ܫܐܠܘܢܝ
šʾlwny
sh'lwny
Acts 28:18
Hebrew Cognates

No Hebrew cognates available for this root.

Arabic Cognates

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