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.
Read Luke 1:28 →
ܫܦܪ
SH-P-R
be beautiful, trumpet (shofar)
Peshitta Occurrences
| Form | Transliteration | Gloss | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| ܫܦܝܪ | špyr shpyr |
well/beautiful | Matthew 15:7 Matthew 15:26 Matthew 17:4 Mark 7:6 Mark 7:9 Mark 7:37 Mark 9:5 Mark 12:32 Luke 9:33 Luke 20:39 John 4:17 John 8:48 John 18:23 Acts 6:2 Acts 10:33 Acts 15:29 Acts 28:25 Romans 11:20 Romans 14:21 Romans 15:31 ... +38 |
| ܫܦܝܪܐ | špyrʾ shpyr' |
be beautiful, trumpet (shofar) | Matthew 7:17 Matthew 12:33 Matthew 12:33 Matthew 23:27 Matthew 26:10 Mark 7:27 Mark 9:50 Mark 14:6 Luke 14:34 John 10:32 John 10:33 Acts 3:2 Acts 3:10 Acts 5:1 Acts 27:8 1 Corinthians 7:26 1 Corinthians 7:35 1 Timothy 2:3 1 Timothy 2:9 1 Timothy 5:10 ... +20 |
| ܕܫܦܝܪ | dšpyr dshpyr |
be beautiful, trumpet (shofar) | Matthew 5:44 Matthew 12:12 Mark 12:28 Mark 14:7 Luke 6:26 Luke 6:27 Romans 7:16 Ephesians 6:3 Ephesians 6:8 2 Thessalonians 3:13 1 Timothy 5:17 Hebrews 11:23 Hebrews 13:18 Hebrews 13:21 1 Peter 2:20 Psalms 33:3 Psalms 45:3 Proverbs 3:27 Isaiah 41:7 Ezekiel 18:18 |
| ܫܦܝܪܬܐ | špyrtʾ shpyrth' |
be beautiful, trumpet (shofar) | Luke 21:5 Acts 4:9 1 Timothy 1:18 1 Timothy 3:7 1 Timothy 6:13 Titus 2:3 1 Peter 2:19 1 Peter 5:3 Proverbs 11:22 Ezekiel 17:8 |
| ܫܦܝܪ̈ܢ | špyrn shpyrn |
be beautiful, trumpet (shofar) | Proverbs 20:23 Proverbs 27:6 Ezekiel 18:25 Ezekiel 18:25 Ezekiel 18:25 Ezekiel 18:29 Ezekiel 18:29 Ezekiel 18:29 Ezekiel 33:17 |
| ܫܦܪ | špr shpr |
be beautiful, trumpet (shofar) Peal | Romans 14:18 Romans 15:3 1 Corinthians 10:33 Galatians 1:10 Hebrews 13:16 |
| ܢܫܦܪ | nšpr nshpr |
[impf]be beautiful, trumpet (shofar) | Romans 15:1 Romans 15:2 1 Corinthians 7:32 1 Corinthians 7:33 1 Thessalonians 2:4 |
| ܒܫܦܪܐ | bšprʾ bshpr' |
in-be beautiful, trumpet (shofar) | Mark 16:2 Mark 16:9 Luke 24:1 Isaiah 37:36 Isaiah 47:11 |
| ܕܫܦܪ | dšpr dshpr |
of-be beautiful, trumpet (shofar) | John 8:29 Ephesians 1:5 Philippians 4:18 Hebrews 11:5 |
| ܕܐܫܦܪ | dʾšpr d'shpr |
of-[impf]be beautiful, trumpet (shofar) Aphel | Galatians 1:10 Psalms 56:14 Psalms 116:9 |
| ܡܫܦܪ | mšpr mshpr |
[ptcp]be beautiful, trumpet (shofar) | Proverbs 15:2 Proverbs 15:13 Proverbs 17:22 |
| ܘܫܦܪܬ | wšprt wshprth |
and-be beautiful, trumpet (shofar)[perf] Peal | Matthew 14:6 Mark 6:22 Acts 6:5 |
| ܫܦܪܝܢ | špryn shpryn |
be beautiful, trumpet (shofar)[pl] | 2 Corinthians 5:9 Ephesians 6:6 1 Thessalonians 2:15 |
| ܕܢܫܦܪ | dnšpr dnshpr |
of-[impf]be beautiful, trumpet (shofar) | 2 Timothy 2:4 Hebrews 11:6 |
| ܒܫܘܦܪܗ | bšwprh bshwprh |
be beautiful, trumpet (shofar) | Isaiah 33:17 Ezekiel 31:8 |
| ܫܦܝܪܝܢ | špyryn shpyryn |
be beautiful, trumpet (shofar) | 1 Peter 2:12 Psalms 119:39 |
| ܘܫܦܝܪ | wšpyr wshpyr |
be beautiful, trumpet (shofar) | John 13:13 Ezekiel 31:7 |
| ܘܕܫܦܝܪ | wdšpyr wdshpyr |
be beautiful, trumpet (shofar) | 1 Thessalonians 5:21 Isaiah 38:3 |
| ܘܫܦܝܪܬܐ | wšpyrtʾ wshpyrth' |
be beautiful, trumpet (shofar) | Luke 8:8 1 John 3:22 |
| ܕܫܦܪܝܢ | dšpryn dshpryn |
of-be beautiful, trumpet (shofar)[pl] | Colossians 3:22 Psalms 53:6 |
| ܫܦܝܪ̈ܐ | špyrʾ shpyr' |
be beautiful, trumpet (shofar) | Proverbs 2:9 Ezekiel 31:16 |
| ܫܦܪܬ | šprt shprth |
be beautiful, trumpet (shofar)[perf] Peal | Psalms 16:6 |
| ܬܫܦܪ | tšpr thshpr |
[impf]be beautiful, trumpet (shofar) | 1 Corinthians 7:34 |
| ܫܘܦܪܗ | šwprh shwprh |
be beautiful, trumpet (shofar) | Ezekiel 28:7 |
| ܒܫܘܦܪܟ | bšwprk bshwprk |
be beautiful, trumpet (shofar) | Ezekiel 28:17 |
| ܘܫܘܦܪܗ | wšwprh wshwprh |
be beautiful, trumpet (shofar) | Psalms 68:13 |
| ܫܦܝܪ̈ܝܢ | špyryn shpyryn |
be beautiful, trumpet (shofar) | Ezekiel 20:25 |
| ܠܫܦܝܪܬܐ | lšpyrtʾ lshpyrth' |
be beautiful, trumpet (shofar) | Galatians 4:17 |
| ܕܫܦܝܪܬܐ | dšpyrtʾ dshpyrth' |
be beautiful, trumpet (shofar) | 2 Corinthians 8:21 |
| ܘܫܘܦܪ̈ܐ | wšwprʾ wshwpr' |
be beautiful, trumpet (shofar) | Isaiah 21:4 |
| ܘܢܫܦܪ | wnšpr wnshpr |
and-[impf]be beautiful, trumpet (shofar) | Hebrews 12:28 |
| ܘܫܘܦܪܗܘܢ | wšwprhwn wshwprhwn |
be beautiful, trumpet (shofar) | Isaiah 32:14 |
| ܕܫܦܪܬ | dšprt dshprth |
of-be beautiful, trumpet (shofar)[perf] Peal | Acts 12:3 |
| ܫܘܦܪܐ | šwprʾ shwpr' |
be beautiful, trumpet (shofar) | Proverbs 31:30 |
| ܫܦܪܐ | šprʾ shpr' |
be beautiful, trumpet (shofar) | Acts 5:21 |
| ܐܫܦܪ | ʾšpr 'shpr |
[impf]be beautiful, trumpet (shofar) Aphel | Psalms 69:32 |
| ܠܡܫܦܪ | lmšpr lmshpr |
so.that-be beautiful, trumpet (shofar) | Romans 8:8 |
| ܕܫܦܝܪܐ | dšpyrʾ dshpyr' |
be beautiful, trumpet (shofar) | Ephesians 4:29 |
| ܒܫܦܝܪܬܐ | bšpyrtʾ bshpyrth' |
be beautiful, trumpet (shofar) | Galatians 4:18 |
| ܕܫܦܝܪ̈ܢ | dšpyrn dshpyrn |
be beautiful, trumpet (shofar) | Ezekiel 31:3 |
| ܫܘܦܪܟ | šwprk shwprk |
be beautiful, trumpet (shofar) | Ezekiel 28:17 |
| ܕܫܦܝܪܢ | dšpyrn dshpyrn |
be beautiful, trumpet (shofar) | Hebrews 6:9 |
| ܫܘܦܪܗܝܢ | šwprhyn shwprhyn |
be beautiful, trumpet (shofar) | Isaiah 3:24 |
| ܘܫܘܦܪܐ | wšwprʾ wshwpr' |
be beautiful, trumpet (shofar) | James 1:11 |
Hebrew Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| שָׁפַר | shafar | to be beautiful/good |
| שׁוֹפָר | shofar | horn/trumpet |
| שַׁפִּיר | shappir | beautiful (Aramaic) |
| שִׁפּוּר | shippur | improvement |
| יָפֶה | yafeh | beautiful |
| יֹפִי | yofee | beauty |
Arabic Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| سَفَرَ | safara | to travel/reveal |
| سَفَر | safar | journey |
| صُور | sur | Tyre (horn) |
| صَفْوَر | safwor | beautiful |
| تَصْفِيْر | tasfeer | to whistle |
| مُصَفَّر | musaffar | yellowish |