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
ܘܐܫܬܥܝ
wʾštʿy
w'shthey
Aphel Acts 9:27 Acts 10:8 Acts 11:13 Acts 12:17
ܡܫܬܥܝܢ
mštʿyn
mshtheyn
Acts 14:27 Acts 15:3 1 Thessalonians 1:9
ܘܐܫܬܥܐ
wʾštʿʾ
w'shthe'
Aphel Mark 5:19 Luke 8:39 Acts 28:20
ܐܫܬܥܝ
ʾštʿy
'shthey
Aphel John 1:18 Acts 15:14 Acts 25:14
ܐܫܬܥܘ
ʾštʿw
'shthew
Aphel Matthew 11:4 Acts 12:17
ܡܫܬܥܐ
mštʿʾ
mshthe'
Acts 13:41
ܘܡܫܬܥܐ
wmštʿʾ
wmshthe'
Acts 21:19
ܕܡܫܬܥܝܢ
dmštʿyn
dmshtheyn
Acts 15:12
ܢܫܬܥܐ
nštʿʾ
nshthe'
Acts 8:33
ܕܐܫܬܥܐ
dʾštʿʾ
d'shthe'
Aphel Hebrews 11:32
ܘܡܫܬܥܝܢ
wmštʿyn
wmshtheyn
Acts 19:18
Hebrew Cognates

No Hebrew cognates available for this root.

Arabic Cognates

No Arabic cognates available for this root.