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
ܠܬܝܒܘܬܐ
ltybwtʾ
lthybwth'
Matthew 3:8 Matthew 3:11 Luke 3:8 Luke 5:32 Acts 26:20 Romans 2:4 2 Corinthians 7:9 Hebrews 6:1 Hebrews 6:6 Hebrews 12:17
ܬܝܒܘܬܐ
tybwtʾ
thybwth'
Luke 15:7 Luke 24:47 Acts 5:31 Acts 11:18 Acts 20:21 2 Timothy 2:25
ܕܬܝܒܘܬܐ
dtybwtʾ
dthybwth'
Mark 1:4 Luke 3:3 Acts 13:24 Acts 19:4
ܬܝܒܝܢ
tybyn
thybyn
Luke 16:30
ܐܬܝܒ
ʾtyb
'thyb
Aphel Mark 12:28
Hebrew Cognates

No Hebrew cognates available for this root.

Arabic Cognates

No Arabic cognates available for this root.