Peshitta Constellations

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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.

3,329

Root patterns

165,527

Word forms

3,459

Cognates

589

Semantic bridges

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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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Every triliteral root connects Aramaic to its sister languages. Search a root and explore its Hebrew and Arabic cognates, then visualize the full Semitic family as an interactive graph. The Root Card shows the semantic field, a key verse, and sister roots — roots sharing 2 of 3 consonants (e.g., SH-L-M ↔ SH-L-KH).

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Semitic languages don't define: they radiate. Every word grows from a triliteral root that opens a force field. Discover the method of Semitic exegesis behind this application.

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Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܬܠܬܐ	tltʾ thlth'	three	Matthew 12:40 Matthew 12:40 Matthew 15:32 Matthew 18:16 Matthew 18:20 Matthew 27:63 Mark 8:2 Luke 1:56 Luke 2:46 Luke 10:36 Luke 12:52 Luke 12:52 Luke 24:21 John 2:6 Acts 2:41 Acts 7:20 Acts 9:9 Acts 10:19 Acts 11:11 Acts 19:8 ... +20
ܬܠܬ	tlt thlth	three	Matthew 17:4 Matthew 26:34 Matthew 26:75 Mark 9:5 Mark 14:30 Mark 14:72 Mark 15:25 Luke 4:25 Luke 9:33 Luke 11:5 Luke 13:7 Luke 22:61 John 13:38 Acts 2:15 Acts 5:7 Acts 10:16 Acts 11:10 Acts 17:2 Acts 20:31 Acts 23:23 ... +17
ܬܠܬܝܢ	tltyn thlthyn	three[pl]	Matthew 26:15 Matthew 27:3 Matthew 27:9 Luke 3:23 John 6:19 Ezekiel 1:1 Ezekiel 40:17 Ezekiel 41:6
ܘܠܬܠܬܐ	wltltʾ wlthlth'	and.to-three	Matthew 26:61 Mark 8:31 Mark 14:58 Luke 24:7 John 2:19
ܘܕܬܠܬܐ	wdtltʾ wdthlth'	and.of-three	Mark 12:21 Luke 20:31
ܡܬ̈ܠܬܢ	mtltn mthlthn	[ptcp]three-them	Ezekiel 42:6
ܘܕܬܠܬ	wdtlt wdthlth	and.of-three	Ezekiel 5:12

Hebrew Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
שָׁלוֹשׁ	shalosh	three
שְׁלִישִׁי	shlishi	third
שָׁלַשׁ	shalash	to triplicate, divide into three
שְׁלִישִׁית	shlishit	third part
שְׁלוּשָׁה	shlushah	triad, trio

Arabic Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
ثَلَاثَة	thalatha	three
ثُلُث	thuluth	third (fraction)
ثَالِث	thalith	third
تَثْلِيث	tathliith	triunity, trinity
تَثَلُّث	tathaluth	to be divided into three parts

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

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