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
ܘܠܫܝܠܐ
wlšylʾ
wlshyl'
Acts 15:22 Acts 15:27 Acts 16:19 Acts 17:4 Acts 17:10
ܫܝܠܐ
šylʾ
shyl'
Acts 17:14 Acts 17:15 Acts 18:5
ܘܫܝܠܐ
wšylʾ
wshyl'
Acts 15:32 Acts 16:25
ܠܫܝܠܐ
lšylʾ
lshyl'
Acts 15:40
ܘܕܫܝܠܐ
wdšylʾ
wdshyl'
Acts 16:29
ܕܫܝܠܐ
dšylʾ
dshyl'
Acts 15:34
Hebrew Cognates

No Hebrew cognates available for this root.

Arabic Cognates

No Arabic cognates available for this root.