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
ܐܫܬܐܠ
ʾštʾl
'shth'l
1 Timothy 4:7 1 Timothy 5:11 2 Timothy 2:16 2 Timothy 2:23 Titus 3:9 Titus 3:10
ܕܡܫܬܐܠ
dmštʾl
dmshth'l
Luke 14:18 Luke 14:19
ܢܫܬܐܠ
nštʾl
nshth'l
Acts 22:24 Hebrews 12:25
ܡܫܬܐܠ
mštʾl
mshth'l
Acts 25:11
ܕܐܫܬܐܠ
dʾštʾl
d'shth'l
Acts 25:26
ܠܡܫܬܐܠܘ
lmštʾlw
lmshth'lw
Luke 14:18
ܡܫܬܠܐ
mštlʾ
mshthl'
Ephesians 1:16
Hebrew Cognates

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Arabic Cognates

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