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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ܫܡܝ SH-M-Y
heaven, sky
Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܫܡܝܐ
šmyʾ
shmy'
heaven/sky Matthew 3:16 Matthew 3:17 Matthew 5:18 Matthew 11:11 Matthew 13:52 Matthew 16:1 Matthew 16:2 Matthew 16:3 Matthew 19:23 Matthew 21:25 Matthew 21:25 Matthew 24:29 Matthew 24:30 Matthew 24:35 Matthew 26:64 Matthew 28:2 Mark 1:10 Mark 1:11 Mark 8:11 Mark 11:30 ... +146
ܕܫܡܝܐ
dšmyʾ
dshmy'
of heaven Matthew 3:2 Matthew 4:17 Matthew 5:3 Matthew 5:10 Matthew 5:19 Matthew 5:19 Matthew 5:20 Matthew 6:26 Matthew 7:21 Matthew 8:11 Matthew 8:20 Matthew 10:7 Matthew 11:12 Matthew 11:25 Matthew 13:11 Matthew 13:24 Matthew 13:31 Matthew 13:32 Matthew 13:33 Matthew 13:44 ... +51
ܒܫܡܝܐ
bšmyʾ
bshmy'
in heaven Matthew 5:12 Matthew 5:34 Matthew 6:20 Matthew 14:19 Matthew 16:19 Matthew 16:19 Matthew 18:10 Matthew 18:18 Matthew 18:18 Matthew 19:21 Matthew 22:30 Matthew 23:22 Matthew 24:30 Matthew 28:18 Mark 6:41 Mark 7:34 Mark 10:21 Luke 6:23 Luke 9:16 Luke 10:20 ... +43
ܕܒܫܡܝܐ
dbšmyʾ
dbshmy'
that.in-heaven, sky Matthew 5:16 Matthew 5:45 Matthew 5:48 Matthew 6:1 Matthew 6:9 Matthew 6:10 Matthew 6:14 Matthew 6:26 Matthew 6:32 Matthew 7:11 Matthew 7:21 Matthew 10:32 Matthew 10:33 Matthew 12:50 Matthew 15:13 Matthew 16:17 Matthew 18:10 Matthew 18:14 Matthew 18:19 Matthew 18:35 ... +18
ܠܫܡܝܐ
lšmyʾ
lshmy'
to heaven Matthew 11:23 Mark 16:19 Luke 2:15 Luke 10:15 Luke 18:13 Luke 24:51 John 3:13 John 17:1 Acts 1:11 Acts 1:11 Acts 2:34 Acts 3:21 Acts 10:16 Acts 11:10 Acts 22:23 Romans 10:6 Hebrews 4:14 Hebrews 9:24 1 Peter 3:22 Psalms 50:4 ... +11
ܫܡܝ
šmy
shmy
my name Matthew 10:22 Matthew 19:29 Matthew 24:9 Mark 13:13 Luke 6:13 Luke 21:12 Luke 21:17 John 15:21 Acts 9:15 Acts 9:16 Acts 15:17 Romans 9:17 Psalms 91:14 Isaiah 29:23 Isaiah 42:8 Isaiah 48:9 Isaiah 49:1 Isaiah 52:5 Isaiah 52:6 Isaiah 65:1 ... +7
ܒܫܡܝ
bšmy
bshmy
in-heaven, sky Matthew 18:5 Matthew 18:20 Matthew 24:5 Mark 9:37 Mark 9:39 Mark 13:6 Mark 16:17 Luke 9:48 Luke 21:8 John 14:13 John 14:14 John 14:26 John 15:16 John 16:23 John 16:24 John 16:26 Isaiah 41:25 Isaiah 43:7
ܠܫܡ̈ܝ
lšmy
lshmy
to-heaven, sky Psalms 22:16 Psalms 36:6 Psalms 57:11 Psalms 119:103 Psalms 137:6
ܘܫܡܝܐ
wšmyʾ
wshmy'
and heaven Hebrews 1:10 James 5:18 Psalms 89:3 Isaiah 40:12
ܒܫ̈ܡܝ
bšmy
bshmy
in-heaven, sky Psalms 68:34 Psalms 68:35 Psalms 89:7
ܫܡ̈ܝ
šmy
shmy
heaven, sky Peal Psalms 77:18 Psalms 115:16 Psalms 148:4
ܠܫ̈ܡܝ
lšmy
lshmy
to-heaven, sky Psalms 108:5
ܘܫܡܝ
wšmy
wshmy
and-heaven, sky Mark 3:16
ܘܒܫܡܝܐ
wbšmyʾ
wbshmy'
and.in-heaven, sky Psalms 148:13
ܕܒܫܡܝ
dbšmy
dbshmy
that.in-heaven, sky 1 Corinthians 1:15
ܘܫܡܝܢ
wšmyn
wshmyn
and-heaven, sky-them Isaiah 30:23
ܘܕܫܡܝܐ
wdšmyʾ
wdshmy'
and.of-heaven, sky Luke 12:56
ܠܫܡܝ
lšmy
lshmy
to-heaven, sky Ezekiel 3:26
ܕܢܫܡܝܘܗܝ
dnšmywhy
dnshmywhy
of-[impf]heaven, sky-her Luke 1:62
ܕܫܡܝ
dšmy
dshmy
of-heaven, sky Luke 6:14
ܘܒܫܡܝ
wbšmy
wbshmy
and.in-heaven, sky Psalms 89:25
ܫܡ̈ܝܟ
šmyk
shmyk
heaven, sky-your Psalms 8:4
ܘܫܡܝܘ
wšmyw
wshmyw
and-heaven, sky[3pl] Peal Acts 14:12
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
שָׁמַיִם shamayim heavens
שְׁמֵי הַשָּׁמַיִם shmei hashamayim heaven of heavens
שָׁמַיִי shamay celestial
שָׁמַיְיָה shamayya celestial
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
سَمَاء sama' sky/heaven
سَمَاوِيّ samawi heavenly
سَمَاوَات samawat heavens
اِسْتَسْمَى istasma to ascend to the heavens