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 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
ܫܡܪܝܢ
šmryn
shmryn
Samaria John 4:7 Isaiah 7:9 Isaiah 10:9 Isaiah 10:10 Ezekiel 16:46 Ezekiel 16:51 Ezekiel 23:33
ܕܫܡܪܝܢ
dšmryn
dshmryn
Isaiah 7:9 Isaiah 8:4 Isaiah 9:8 Ezekiel 16:53 Ezekiel 23:4
ܠܫܡܪܝܢ
lšmryn
lshmryn
Isaiah 10:11 Isaiah 36:19
ܘܒܫܡܪܝܢ
wbšmryn
wbshmryn
Acts 9:31
ܘܫܡܪܝܢ
wšmryn
wshmryn
Ezekiel 16:55
ܫܡܝܪܐ
šmyrʾ
shmyr'
Ezekiel 3:9
Hebrew Cognates

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Arabic Cognates

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