ARAMAIC NEW TESTAMENT

Every word is a root, and every root is a constellation.

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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ܬܒܥ TH-B-E
demand, require
Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܡܬܒܥܐ
mtbʿʾ
mthbe'
[ptcp]demand, require Matthew 6:8 Matthew 14:16 Mark 11:3 Luke 5:31 Luke 19:31 Luke 19:34 1 Corinthians 4:2 1 Corinthians 12:24 Hebrews 7:11 Hebrews 10:18
ܡܬܒܥܝܢ
mtbʿyn
mthbeyn
[ptcp]demand, require[pl] Matthew 6:32 Matthew 21:3 Matthew 26:65 Mark 14:63 Luke 22:71 1 Corinthians 12:21 Ephesians 5:4
ܬܒܥܬܐ
tbʿtʾ
thbeth'
demand, require[fem] Luke 18:7 2 Corinthians 10:6 2 Thessalonians 1:8 Hebrews 10:30 Psalms 18:48 Psalms 79:10 Isaiah 47:3
ܐܬܒܥ
ʾtbʿ
'thbe
[impf]demand, require Aphel Ezekiel 3:18 Ezekiel 3:20 Ezekiel 33:6 Ezekiel 33:8
ܕܬܒܥܬܐ
dtbʿtʾ
dthbeth'
of-demand, require[fem] Luke 21:22 Isaiah 34:8 Isaiah 63:4
ܠܡܬܒܥ
lmtbʿ
lmthbe
so.that-demand, require Luke 3:13 Psalms 9:13
ܬܒܥܝܢ
tbʿyn
thbeyn
demand, require[pl] Luke 12:20 Romans 12:19
ܬܒܥ
tbʿ
thbe
demand, require Peal Luke 19:23 Psalms 10:13
ܬܒ̇ܥ
tbʿ
thbe
demand, require Peal Ezekiel 34:11 Ezekiel 36:37
ܘܬܒܥ
wtbʿ
wthbe
and-demand, require Matthew 25:27 Psalms 43:1
ܕܬܒ̇ܥ
dtbʿ
dthbe
of-demand, require Ezekiel 34:6
ܕܡܬܬܒܥ
dmttbʿ
dmththbe
that.from-[impf]demand, require Luke 11:51
ܕܡܬܒܥܝܢ
dmtbʿyn
dmthbeyn
that.from-demand, require[pl] Luke 12:30
ܕܬܒܥ
dtbʿ
dthbe
of-demand, require 1 Peter 3:15
ܠܬܒܥܬܐ
ltbʿtʾ
lthbeth'
to-demand, require[fem] 1 Peter 2:14
ܘܬܬܒܥܝܢ
wttbʿyn
wththbeyn
and-[impf]demand, require[pl] Ezekiel 26:21
ܬܬܒܥ
ttbʿ
ththbe
[impf]demand, require Luke 6:30
ܘܬܒܥܗ
wtbʿh
wthbeh
and-demand, require-his Acts 7:24
ܘܡܬܒܥܝܢ
wmtbʿyn
wmthbeyn
and.from-demand, require[pl] Psalms 111:2
ܘܬܒܥܬܐ
wtbʿtʾ
wthbeth'
and-demand, require[fem] 2 Corinthians 7:11
ܘܐܬܒܥ
wʾtbʿ
w'thbe
and-[impf]demand, require Aphel Ezekiel 34:10
ܬܬܒܥܐ
ttbʿʾ
ththbe'
[impf]demand, require Psalms 10:15
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
תָּבַע tava' to demand, to claim
תְּבִיעָה tevi'ah demand, claim
תֹּבֶה tóve demanding, requiring
תְּבִיעָה tevi'á demand, claim
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
تَبِعَ tabi'a to follow
تَابِع tābi' follower
طَلَبَ ṭálaba to demand, to request
مَطْلُوب maṭlúb requested, required