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
ܬܐܪܬܐ
tʾrtʾ
th'rth'
Acts 23:1 1 Corinthians 10:25 1 Corinthians 10:27 1 Corinthians 10:28 1 Corinthians 10:29 1 Corinthians 10:29 1 Timothy 1:5 Hebrews 10:22 1 Peter 2:19 1 Peter 3:16
ܒܬܐܪܬܐ
btʾrtʾ
bth'rth'
1 Timothy 3:9 2 Timothy 1:3 1 Peter 3:21
ܕܬܐܪܬܐ
dtʾrtʾ
dth'rth'
Acts 24:16 Hebrews 13:18
ܬܐܪܬܗ
tʾrth
th'rthh
1 Corinthians 8:10 Hebrews 9:9
ܬܐܪܬܘܢ
tʾrtwn
th'rthwn
Peal 1 Peter 3:9
ܘܒܬܐܪܬܐ
wbtʾrtʾ
wbth'rth'
1 Timothy 1:19
Hebrew Cognates

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Arabic Cognates

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