Peshitta Constellations

Explore the New Testament from its Aramaic roots

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ܦܐܪ P-A-R — fruit, produce

Semantic field: fruit, yield, result of labor

What gets lost in translation: In Aramaic, ܦܐܪ (par) carries the full arc from seed to consequence — fruit is not just what grows on a tree but the visible manifestation of an invisible process. Greek καρπός retains the metaphorica… Explore this root →

פְּרִי peri

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return, repent

Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܘܬܘܒ	wtwb wthwb	and again	Matthew 21:36 Matthew 26:72 Mark 9:25 Mark 14:61 Luke 14:22 John 8:8 John 9:15 John 11:8 John 12:28 John 16:16 John 16:17 John 16:19 John 16:28 John 18:27 John 19:37 Acts 8:39 Acts 10:15 Acts 11:9 Acts 12:8 Acts 13:35 ... +22
ܕܬܘܒ	dtwb dthwb	of-return, repent	Mark 14:25 John 10:17 John 10:18 John 12:39 Acts 4:17 Acts 13:34 Acts 20:25 Romans 6:6 Romans 11:23 Philippians 1:9 Hebrews 6:6 Hebrews 11:15 Hebrews 12:26
ܬܒ	tb thb	return, repent	Matthew 22:44 Mark 12:36 Luke 20:42 Acts 2:34 James 2:3 James 2:3
ܬܘܒܘ	twbw thwbw	return, repent[3pl] Peal	Matthew 3:2 Matthew 4:17 Mark 1:15 Acts 2:38 Acts 3:19
ܢܬܘܒ	ntwb nthwb	[impf]return, repent	Acts 17:30

Hebrew Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
שׁוּב	shuv	to return/repent
תְּשׁוּבָה	teshuvah	repentance
תָּב	tav	to return (Aramaic)
תָּשׁוּב	tashub	return

Arabic Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
تَابَ	taba	to repent
تَوْبَة	tawba	repentance
تَائِب	ta'ib	repentant
ثَوْب	thawb	garment/return
تُوْب	tub	repent (imperative)
مَتُوْب	matub	forgiven