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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Cognates
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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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Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܫܡܗ
šmh
shmh
his name Matthew 1:21 Matthew 1:23 Matthew 1:25 Mark 6:14 Luke 1:5 Luke 1:13 Luke 1:31 Luke 1:49 Luke 1:63 Luke 2:21 Luke 2:25 John 1:6 John 3:1 John 18:10 Acts 2:21 Acts 13:8 Acts 15:26 Acts 16:14 Acts 19:17 Acts 21:13 ... +50
ܫܡܐ
šmʾ
shm'
name Mark 3:16 Mark 3:17 Luke 23:6 Acts 4:12 Acts 5:41 Philippians 2:9 Hebrews 1:4 James 2:7 1 Peter 4:16 Psalms 20:2 Psalms 72:19 Proverbs 22:1 Proverbs 30:4 Isaiah 33:21 Isaiah 56:5 Isaiah 62:2 Isaiah 63:12 Isaiah 63:14 Isaiah 65:15 Ezekiel 16:14 ... +9
ܫܡ
šm
shm
name Peal Acts 4:7 Ephesians 1:21 Psalms 138:2
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
שֵׁם shem name
שְׁמָא shmā name (Aramaic)
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
اِسْم ism name
سَمَّى sammā to name