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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ܦܐܪ P-A-R — fruit, produce
Semantic field: fruit, yield, result of labor
What gets lost in translation: In Aramaic, ܦܐܪ (par) carries the full arc from seed to consequence — fruit is not just what grows on a tree but the visible manifestation of an invisible process. Greek καρπός retains the metaphorica… Explore this root →
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ܫܪܐ SH-R-'
begin, loose
Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܫܪܐ
šrʾ
shr'
begin, loose Peal Matthew 14:22 Matthew 14:23 Matthew 15:39 Matthew 16:19 Matthew 18:18 Matthew 27:26 Mark 6:45 Mark 6:46 Mark 14:58 Mark 15:29 Luke 1:53 Luke 2:29 Luke 13:15 Luke 19:7 John 19:12 Acts 7:48 Acts 9:43 Acts 10:6 Acts 10:18 Acts 10:32 ... +5
ܫܪܝ
šry
shry
he began Matthew 4:17 Matthew 11:7 Matthew 11:20 Matthew 14:15 Matthew 16:21 Matthew 18:24 Matthew 26:74 Mark 1:45 Mark 4:1 Mark 6:2 Mark 6:36 Mark 13:5 Mark 14:71 Luke 7:24 Luke 9:12 Luke 9:12 Luke 11:29 Luke 12:1 Luke 14:30 Luke 19:45 ... +5
ܡܫܪܝܐ
mšryʾ
mshry'
begin, loose Matthew 9:2 Matthew 9:2 Matthew 9:6 Mark 2:3 Mark 2:4 Mark 2:5 Mark 14:14 Luke 5:18 Luke 5:20 Luke 22:11 Acts 8:7 Philemon 1:22
ܕܫܪܐ
dšrʾ
dshr'
of-begin, loose Matthew 5:31 Matthew 5:32 Mark 8:3 Luke 16:18 John 5:18 Acts 10:17 Acts 10:23 Acts 11:11 Acts 28:23 1 John 3:24
ܕܢܫܪܐ
dnšrʾ
dnshr'
of-[impf]begin, loose Matthew 5:19 Matthew 19:3 Matthew 27:15 Mark 10:11 Luke 23:17 Luke 23:20 Acts 28:16 1 Peter 4:17 1 John 3:8
ܫܪܘ
šrw
shrw
begin, loose[3pl] Matthew 21:2 Mark 11:2 Luke 6:37 Luke 19:30 Acts 15:33 Acts 16:15 Acts 17:9 Acts 17:10 Acts 23:32
ܕܐܫܪܐ
dʾšrʾ
d'shr'
of-[impf]begin, loose Aphel Matthew 5:17 Matthew 5:17 Matthew 26:61 Matthew 27:17 Matthew 27:21 Luke 3:16 John 1:27 Acts 13:25
ܘܫܪܐ
wšrʾ
wshr'
and-begin, loose Matthew 20:8 Mark 8:10 Mark 15:15 Luke 23:25 Acts 2:24 Ephesians 2:14
ܘܢܫܪܐ
wnšrʾ
wnshr'
and-[impf]begin, loose Matthew 24:49 Mark 10:4 Luke 12:45 Luke 12:45 Hebrews 2:15
ܐܫܪܐ
ʾšrʾ
'shr'
[impf]begin, loose Aphel Mark 1:7 Mark 15:9 John 18:39 John 18:39
ܢܫܪܐ
nšrʾ
nshr'
[impf]begin, loose Matthew 24:28 Mark 15:11 Luke 17:37 Romans 14:20
ܠܡܫܪܝܐ
lmšryʾ
lmshry'
begin, loose Mark 2:9 Mark 2:10 Luke 5:24
ܫܪܝܐ
šryʾ
shry'
begin, loose 1 Corinthians 7:27 1 John 2:14
ܡܫܪܐ
mšrʾ
mshr'
[ptcp]begin, loose Acts 14:12 1 Peter 4:17
ܫܪܐܘܗܝ
šrʾwhy
shr'why
begin, loose-her John 11:44 Acts 17:14
ܫܘܪܐ
šwrʾ
shwr'
begin, loose Acts 9:25 2 Corinthians 11:33
ܕܬܫܪܐ
dtšrʾ
dthshr'
of-[impf]begin, loose Matthew 16:19
ܘܡܫܪܝܐ
wmšryʾ
wmshry'
begin, loose Matthew 4:24
ܬܫܪܐ
tšrʾ
thshr'
[impf]begin, loose Mark 10:12
ܠܡܫܪܐ
lmšrʾ
lmshr'
so.that-begin, loose Mark 15:6
ܘܕܐܫܪܐ
wdʾšrʾ
wd'shr'
and.of-[impf]begin, loose Aphel Matthew 15:32
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
שָׁרָא shara to loose/dwell (Aramaic)
שָׁרָה sharah to loose/soak
הִתְשָׁרָה hishtarah to be loosened
שִׁירָה shirah song
שֹׁרֶר shorer to loosen
שְׁרִירוּת shriirut arbitrariness
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
شَرَعَ shara'a to begin/legislate
شَرِيعَة shari'a Islamic law
مَشْرُوع mashru' project/legitimate
شَرِيك shareek partner
اِنْشِرَاح inshiraah expansion
شَرَوَان sharawan to begin