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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Every triliteral root connects Aramaic to its sister languages. Search a root and explore its Hebrew and Arabic cognates, then visualize the full Semitic family as an interactive graph. The Root Card shows the semantic field, a key verse, and sister roots — roots sharing 2 of 3 consonants (e.g., SH-L-M ↔ SH-L-KH).

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Select a verse and watch how all its roots form a constellation of interconnected meanings. From the reader, click the scatter_plot icon next to the verse number.

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Semitic languages don't define: they radiate. Every word grows from a triliteral root that opens a force field. Discover the method of Semitic exegesis behind this application.

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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
ܫܘܬܦܐ	šwtpʾ shwthp'	share, partner	Matthew 23:30 Luke 5:10 Romans 11:17 1 Corinthians 9:23 1 Corinthians 10:18 1 Corinthians 10:20 2 Corinthians 8:23 Ephesians 5:7 Philemon 1:17
ܫܘܬܦܘܬܐ	šwtpwtʾ shwthpwth'	share, partner	Romans 9:10 1 Corinthians 10:16 1 Corinthians 10:16 2 Corinthians 6:14 Philippians 2:1 Philemon 1:6 1 John 1:3 1 John 1:7
ܕܫܘܬܦܘܬܐ	dšwtpwtʾ dshwthpwth'	share, partner	Romans 15:26 Galatians 2:9 1 John 1:6
ܐܫܬܘܦ	ʾštwp 'shthwp	share, partner	1 Corinthians 4:8 2 Corinthians 11:1 Galatians 5:12
ܘܫܘܬܦܐ	wšwtpʾ wshwthp'	share, partner	Ephesians 3:6 1 Peter 5:1
ܘܫܘܬܦܘܬܐ	wšwtpwtʾ wshwthpwth'	share, partner	2 Corinthians 13:14 Hebrews 13:16
ܫܘܬܦܝܢ	šwtpyn shwthpyn	share, partner	2 Corinthians 1:7 2 Corinthians 1:7
ܕܫܘܬܦܝ	dšwtpy dshwthpy	share, partner	Philippians 1:7
ܘܡܫܘܬܦ	wmšwtp wmshwthp	share, partner	Acts 8:1
ܘܐܫܬܘܦ	wʾštwp w'shthwp	share, partner	Galatians 3:4
ܠܫܘܬܦܘܬܐ	lšwtpwtʾ lshwthpwth'	share, partner	1 Corinthians 1:9

Hebrew Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
שֻׁתָּף	shutaf	partner
שִׁתּוּף	shittuf	collaboration, sharing
מְשֻׁתָּף	meshutaf	shared, common
שַׁתָּף	shataf	partner, associate
מְשֻׁתָּף	meshuttaf	shared, common

Arabic Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
شَرِيك	sharīk	partner
اِشْتَرَكَ	ishtaraka	to participate, to share
شَرَكَة	sharakah	company, corporation
اِشْتِرَاك	ishtirāk	participation, subscription
مُشْتَرَك	mushtarak	shared, common