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
ܬܘܪܐ
twrʾ
thwr'
Luke 14:19 Luke 15:23 Luke 15:27 Luke 15:30 John 2:14 Acts 14:13 1 Corinthians 9:9 1 Corinthians 9:9 1 Timothy 5:18
ܬܘܪܗ
twrh
thwrh
Luke 13:15 Luke 14:5
ܘܠܬܘܪܐ
wltwrʾ
wlthwr'
John 2:15
ܘܬܘܪܝ
wtwry
wthwry
Matthew 22:4
ܕܬܘܪܐ
dtwrʾ
dthwr'
Hebrews 10:4
Hebrew Cognates

No Hebrew cognates available for this root.

Arabic Cognates

No Arabic cognates available for this root.