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.
Read Luke 1:28 →Peshitta Occurrences
| Form | Transliteration | Gloss | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| ܘܫܪܝܘ | wšryw wshryw |
and-begin, dwell, loosen[3pl] Peal | Matthew 12:1 Matthew 26:22 Mark 5:17 Mark 6:55 Mark 8:11 Mark 14:65 Mark 15:8 Mark 15:18 Luke 5:21 Luke 14:18 Luke 15:24 Luke 22:23 Luke 23:2 Ezekiel 9:6 Ezekiel 13:6 |
| ܫܪܝܘ | šryw shryw |
begin, dwell, loosen[3pl] Peal | Mark 10:41 Mark 14:19 Luke 7:49 Luke 9:33 Luke 11:53 Luke 19:37 John 8:9 1 Timothy 5:15 |
| ܡܫܪܝܬܐ | mšrytʾ mshryth' |
[ptcp]begin, dwell, loosen[fem] | Hebrews 11:34 Hebrews 12:12 Hebrews 13:11 Hebrews 13:13 Psalms 27:3 Psalms 34:8 Ezekiel 1:24 |
| ܫܪܝܢ | šryn shryn |
begin, dwell, loosen-them | Mark 11:4 Luke 19:31 Luke 19:33 Luke 19:33 Luke 22:68 Acts 21:8 Ephesians 4:16 |
| ܡܫܪܝܗ | mšryh mshryh |
[ptcp]begin, dwell, loosen-his | Psalms 46:5 Proverbs 18:11 Proverbs 24:15 Isaiah 22:16 Isaiah 33:16 Isaiah 57:15 |
| ܠܡܫܪܝܬܐ | lmšrytʾ lmshryth' |
so.that-begin, dwell, loosen[fem] | Acts 21:34 Acts 21:37 Acts 22:24 Acts 23:10 Acts 23:16 Acts 23:32 |
| ܘܫܪܝܬ | wšryt wshryth |
and-begin, dwell, loosen[perf] Peal | Mark 14:69 Luke 7:38 Acts 22:6 Psalms 55:8 Psalms 120:5 |
| ܫܪܝܬ | šryt shryth |
begin, dwell, loosen[perf] Peal | 2 Corinthians 2:13 Psalms 30:12 Psalms 81:7 Psalms 116:16 |
| ܫܘܪܝܗ | šwryh shwryh |
begin, dwell, loosen | Hebrews 4:3 Hebrews 9:26 Hebrews 11:30 |
| ܫܘܪܝܐ | šwryʾ shwry' |
begin, dwell, loosen | John 15:27 Acts 26:4 Hebrews 6:1 |
| ܘܡܫܪܝ | wmšry wmshry |
and.from-begin, dwell, loosen | Matthew 8:6 Acts 9:33 |
| ܕܢܫܪܝܘܗܝ | dnšrywhy dnshrywhy |
of-[impf]begin, dwell, loosen-her | John 19:12 Acts 3:13 |
| ܕܫܪܝܬ | dšryt dshryth |
of-begin, dwell, loosen[perf] Peal | John 8:25 Psalms 74:2 |
| ܘܐܫܪܝܢܝ | wʾšryny w'shryny |
and-[impf]begin, dwell, loosen-me Aphel | Ezekiel 37:1 Ezekiel 40:2 |
| ܡܫܪܝܢܢ | mšrynn mshrynn |
[ptcp]begin, dwell, loosen-we | 2 Corinthians 3:1 |
| ܫܪܝܗ | šryh shryh |
begin, dwell, loosen-his | Matthew 15:23 |
| ܕܒܫܘܪܝܐ | dbšwryʾ dbshwry' |
begin, dwell, loosen | Philippians 4:15 |
| ܐܫܪܝܢܝ | ʾšryny 'shryny |
[impf]begin, dwell, loosen-me Aphel | Psalms 119:116 |
| ܕܡܫܪܝܗ | dmšryh dmshryh |
that.from-begin, dwell, loosen-his | Psalms 26:8 |
| ܘܫܘܪܝܐ | wšwryʾ wshwry' |
begin, dwell, loosen | Luke 24:47 |
| ܒܡܫܪܝܬܐ | bmšrytʾ bmshryth' |
in-[ptcp]begin, dwell, loosen[fem] | Psalms 106:16 |
| ܕܫܪܝܘ | dšryw dshryw |
of-begin, dwell, loosen[3pl] Peal | Hebrews 2:3 |
| ܢܫܪܝܘܗܝ | nšrywhy nshrywhy |
[impf]begin, dwell, loosen-her | Acts 6:14 |
| ܫܪܝܬܗ | šryth shrythh |
begin, dwell, loosen-his | Ezekiel 37:7 |
| ܫܪܝܢܢ | šrynn shrynn |
begin, dwell, loosen-we Peal | 2 Corinthians 5:6 |
| ܫܘܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ | šwryhwn shwryhwn |
begin, dwell, loosen | Isaiah 8:7 |
| ܡܫܪ̈ܝܬܐ | mšrytʾ mshryth' |
[ptcp]begin, dwell, loosen[fem] | Ezekiel 4:2 |
| ܫܪܝܬܘܢ | šrytwn shrythwn |
begin, dwell, loosen-you(pl) Peal | 2 Corinthians 8:10 |
| ܕܐܫܪܝܟ | dʾšryk d'shryk |
of-[impf]begin, dwell, loosen-your Aphel | John 19:10 |
| ܘܫܐܪ̈ܝܗܝܢ | wšʾryhyn wsh'ryhyn |
begin, dwell, loosen | Isaiah 3:21 |
| ܘܢܫܪܝܗ | wnšryh wnshryh |
and-[impf]begin, dwell, loosen-his | Matthew 19:7 |
| ܘܕܫܪܝܬܐ | wdšrytʾ wdshryth' |
and.of-begin, dwell, loosen[fem] | Hebrews 4:12 |
| ܢܫܪܝܢܝ | nšryny nshryny |
[impf]begin, dwell, loosen-me | Psalms 23:2 |
| ܢܫܪܝܗ | nšryh nshryh |
[impf]begin, dwell, loosen-his | Matthew 1:19 |
| ܕܫܪܝܬܘܢ | dšrytwn dshrythwn |
of-begin, dwell, loosen-you(pl) Peal | Galatians 3:3 |
Hebrew Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| שָׁרָה | shara | to dwell |
| שֵׁרִי | shērī | beginning, commencement |
| שָׁרוּי | shārūy | resident, inhabitant |
| מִשְׁרָה | mishrah | jurisdiction, authority |
Arabic Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| شَرَعَ | sharaʿa | to begin |
| شَرِيَّة | shariyya | foundation, principle |
| مَشْرَأ | mashra' | starting point, source |
| تَشَرِّي | tasharrī | to loosen, free oneself |