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
ܛܢܢܐ
ṭnnʾ
Tnn'
Luke 6:15 Acts 1:13 Acts 21:20 Acts 22:3 Galatians 5:20 1 Peter 3:13
ܕܛܢܢܐ
dṭnnʾ
dTnn'
Romans 10:2 1 Corinthians 14:12 Colossians 4:13
ܘܛܢܢܐ
wṭnnʾ
wTnn'
2 Corinthians 7:11 2 Corinthians 9:2 Hebrews 10:27
ܒܛܢܢܐ
bṭnnʾ
bTnn'
2 Corinthians 11:2 Philippians 3:6
ܘܛܢܢܟܘܢ
wṭnnkwn
wTnnkwn
2 Corinthians 7:7
ܕܛܢܢܗ
dṭnnh
dTnnh
John 2:17
ܠܛܢܢܗܘܢ
lṭnnhwn
lTnnhwn
Romans 11:11
ܕܒܛܢܢܐ
dbṭnnʾ
dbTnn'
James 4:5
Hebrew Cognates

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Arabic Cognates

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