ARAMAIC NEW TESTAMENT

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Explore the Peshitta — the Syriac New Testament — through its triliteral Aramaic roots. Hebrew and Arabic cognates, interlinear reader, and a living map of how each root hardened into Greek.

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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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ܫܘܝ SH-W-Y
be equal, worthy
Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܫܘܝܢ
šwyn
shwyn
be equal, worthy-them Matthew 22:8 Mark 14:56 Acts 13:46 Romans 8:18 1 Corinthians 6:2
ܫܘܝܬ
šwyt
shwyth
be equal, worthy[perf] Peal Luke 7:7 Luke 7:44 Proverbs 7:16
ܕܡܫܘܝܐ
dmšwyʾ
dmshwy'
that.from-be equal, worthy Mark 14:15 Luke 22:12
ܬܫܘܝܬܐ
tšwytʾ
thshwyth'
[impf]be equal, worthy[fem] Proverbs 22:27 Proverbs 31:22
ܘܫܘܝܐ
wšwyʾ
wshwy'
and-be equal, worthy 1 Timothy 1:15 1 Timothy 4:9
ܘܫܘܝܬ
wšwyt
wshwyth
and-be equal, worthy[perf] Peal John 11:2 John 12:3
ܫܘܝܐ
šwyʾ
shwy'
be equal, worthy Mark 14:59 1 Corinthians 11:5
ܫܘܝܘܬܐ
šwywtʾ
shwywth'
be equal, worthy[abst] 2 Corinthians 8:14 Colossians 4:1
ܕܫܘܝܐ
dšwyʾ
dshwy'
of-be equal, worthy Luke 23:22 Acts 23:29
ܘܐܫܘܝܬ
wʾšwyt
w'shwyth
and-[impf]be equal, worthy[perf] Aphel Matthew 20:12
ܒܫܘܝܘܬܐ
bšwywtʾ
bshwywth'
in-be equal, worthy[abst] 2 Corinthians 8:14
ܕܢܫܘܝܟܘܢ
dnšwykwn
dnshwykwn
of-[impf]be equal, worthy-your(pl) 2 Thessalonians 1:11
ܕܫܘܝܘܬܐ
dšwywtʾ
dshwywth'
of-be equal, worthy[abst] Romans 15:5
ܘܡܫܘܝܢ
wmšwyn
wmshwyn
and.from-be equal, worthy-them Mark 11:8
ܘܫܘܝܬܐ
wšwytʾ
wshwyth'
and-be equal, worthy[fem] Ezekiel 40:3
ܒܬܫܘܝܬܐ
btšwytʾ
bthshwyth'
in-[impf]be equal, worthy[fem] Proverbs 7:16
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
שָׁוָה shava to be equal
שָׁוֶה shaveh to be equal, equivalent
שְׁוִיּוּת sheviyyut equality, parity
מַשְׁוֶה mashveh to equate, equalize
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
سَوَّى sawwā to equalize
سَوِيّ sawiyy equal, even
مُسَاوَاة musāwāh equality
تَسْوِية taswiyah equalization, leveling