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
ܫܬܐܣܬܐ
štʾstʾ
shth'sth'
Luke 6:49 Luke 14:29 Romans 15:20 1 Corinthians 3:10 1 Corinthians 3:11 1 Corinthians 3:12 Ephesians 2:20 1 Timothy 6:19 2 Timothy 2:19 Hebrews 6:1
ܫܬܐܣܐ
štʾsʾ
shth's'
Luke 6:48 Acts 16:26
ܫܬܐܣܘܗܝ
štʾswhy
shth'swhy
Matthew 7:25
ܘܫܬܐܣܬܐ
wštʾstʾ
wshth'sth'
1 Timothy 3:15
ܕܫܬܐܣܬܐ
dštʾstʾ
dshth'sth'
Hebrews 11:10
ܫܬܐܣܬܗ
štʾsth
shth'sthh
Luke 6:48
Hebrew Cognates

No Hebrew cognates available for this root.

Arabic Cognates

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