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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ܫܟܒ SH-KH-P — lie down, sleep
Semantic field: reclining, horizontal rest, prostration
What gets lost in translation: In Aramaic, ܫܟܒ (shkhab) is fundamentally a postural, bodily act: the body laying itself horizontal upon the ground, the bed, or the tomb. The root covers everything from simply reclining to rest, to … Explore this root →
שָׁכַב shakhavשִׁכְבָה shikh'vahשָׁכֵב shakhev شَكَبَ shakabaشَاكِب shāki'bشَكْب shak'b
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Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܡܫܬܕܐ
mštdʾ
mshthd'
Matthew 15:17 John 12:31 John 15:6
ܕܡܫܬܘܕܝܢ
dmštwdyn
dmshthwdyn
1 Timothy 2:10 1 Timothy 6:21
ܕܬܫܬܕܐ
dtštdʾ
dthshthd'
Matthew 5:13
ܕܢܫܬܕܐ
dnštdʾ
dnshthd'
Acts 27:26
ܡܫܬܕܝܢ
mštdyn
mshthdyn
Acts 7:19
ܐܫܬܕܝ
ʾštdy
'shthdy
Aphel Acts 7:21
ܘܡܫܬܕܐ
wmštdʾ
wmshthd'
Mark 7:19
ܡܫܬܘܕܐ
mštwdʾ
mshthwd'
Luke 22:29
Hebrew Cognates

No Hebrew cognates available for this root.

Arabic Cognates

No Arabic cognates available for this root.