ARAMAIC NEW TESTAMENT

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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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ܨܒܢ TS-B-N
will, desire
Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܨܒܝܢܗ
ṣbynh
tsbynh
will, desire Matthew 7:21 Matthew 12:50 Mark 3:35 Luke 12:47 John 4:34 John 5:30 John 6:38 John 6:39 John 6:40 John 7:17 John 9:31 Acts 13:36 Acts 15:34 Acts 20:27 Acts 22:14 Romans 2:18 Romans 8:27 Romans 9:19 1 Corinthians 7:37 2 Corinthians 8:17 ... +22
ܒܨܒܝܢܗ
bṣbynh
btsbynh
will, desire Romans 1:10 Romans 8:20 Romans 15:32 1 Corinthians 1:1 2 Corinthians 1:1 2 Corinthians 8:5 Ephesians 1:1 Colossians 1:1 2 Timothy 1:1 Hebrews 10:26 Psalms 30:6 Psalms 106:4 Proverbs 16:7
ܨܒܝܢܟ
ṣbynk
tsbynk
will, desire Matthew 6:10 Matthew 26:42 Luke 11:2 Hebrews 10:7 Hebrews 10:9 Psalms 20:6 Psalms 40:9 Psalms 143:10 Isaiah 58:13 Isaiah 58:13
ܕܨܒܝܢܗ
dṣbynh
dtsbynh
will, desire Acts 21:14 Ephesians 1:9 Ephesians 1:11 Colossians 1:9 Isaiah 58:5
ܕܨܒܝܢܐ
dṣbynʾ
dtsbyn'
will, desire Psalms 68:10 Isaiah 49:8 Isaiah 61:2
ܠܨܒܝܢܗܘܢ
lṣbynhwn
ltsbynhwn
will, desire Luke 23:25 Luke 23:51 Acts 22:20
ܒܨܒܝܢܟ
bṣbynk
btsbynk
will, desire Philemon 1:14 Psalms 30:8 Psalms 51:20
ܒܨܒܝܢܐ
bṣbynʾ
btsbyn'
will, desire Philippians 1:15 1 Peter 5:2 Psalms 81:13
ܠܨܒܝܢܐ
lṣbynʾ
ltsbyn'
will, desire 1 Peter 4:2 Isaiah 56:7 Isaiah 60:7
ܨܒܝܢܗܘܢ
ṣbynhwn
tsbynhwn
will, desire Acts 27:13 Proverbs 4:16
ܠܨܒܝܢܗ
lṣbynh
ltsbynh
will, desire Ephesians 1:5 2 Timothy 2:26
ܘܨܒܝܢܗ
wṣbynh
wtsbynh
will, desire Proverbs 16:15 Isaiah 53:10
ܘܨܒܝܢܟ
wṣbynk
wtsbynk
will, desire Acts 4:28
ܘܒܨܒܝܢܟ
wbṣbynk
wbtsbynk
will, desire Psalms 89:18
ܘܒܨܒܝܢܗ
wbṣbynh
wbtsbynh
will, desire Acts 2:23
ܠܨܒܝܢܟ
lṣbynk
ltsbynk
will, desire Psalms 19:15
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
חָפֵץ khafets to desire, to want
חֶפְצָה kheftsa desire, will
חֲפִיצָה khafiytsa appetite, craving
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
صَبَا saba to desire, to long for
رَغِب raaghiba to desire, to long for
مَرْغُوب marghuwb desired, longed for
رَغَبَة raghaba desire, longing