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.
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Read the Peshitta — the 4th–5th century Syriac translation of the New Testament — with transliteration and modern translation side by side. Click any underlined word to discover its triliteral root. Use the settings menu settings to choose your preferred translation language and script.
Read Luke 1:28 →Peshitta Occurrences
| Form | Transliteration | Gloss | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| ܨܥܪܐ | ṣʿrʾ tser' |
despise, small | 1 Corinthians 11:14 Psalms 83:17 Proverbs 3:35 Proverbs 6:33 Proverbs 9:7 Proverbs 11:2 Proverbs 16:18 Isaiah 22:18 Ezekiel 7:10 |
| ܒܨܥܪܐ | bṣʿrʾ btser' |
in-despise, small | Mark 12:4 1 Corinthians 15:43 2 Corinthians 12:10 Proverbs 13:10 |
| ܘܨܥܪܐ | wṣʿrʾ wtser' |
and-despise, small | Proverbs 13:18 Proverbs 14:3 Proverbs 18:3 Proverbs 22:10 |
| ܨܥܪܘ | ṣʿrw tserw |
despise, small[3pl] Peal | Ezekiel 22:11 Ezekiel 23:8 Ezekiel 36:5 |
| ܡܨܥܪܐ | mṣʿrʾ mtser' |
[ptcp]despise, small | Isaiah 28:1 Isaiah 28:4 |
| ܡܨܥܪܝܢ | mṣʿryn mtseryn |
[ptcp]despise, small[pl] | John 8:49 1 Corinthians 4:12 |
| ܕܨܥܪܐ | dṣʿrʾ dtser' |
of-despise, small | Romans 1:26 Proverbs 11:16 |
| ܕܨܥܝܪ | dṣʿyr dtseyr |
despise, small | Matthew 13:57 Mark 6:4 |
| ܡܨܥܪ | mṣʿr mtser |
[ptcp]despise, small | Luke 11:45 Romans 2:23 |
| ܠܨܥܪܐ | lṣʿrʾ ltser' |
to-despise, small | Romans 9:21 2 Timothy 2:20 |
| ܨܥܪܗܘܢ | ṣʿrhwn tserhwn |
despise, small-their | Ezekiel 32:24 Ezekiel 32:25 |
| ܠܨܥܪ | lṣʿr ltser |
to-despise, small | Isaiah 15:5 |
| ܘܡܨܥܪܢ | wmṣʿrn wmtsern |
and.from-despise, small-them | 1 Timothy 1:13 |
| ܘܨܥܪܗܘܢ | wṣʿrhwn wtserhwn |
and-despise, small-their | Ezekiel 36:15 |
| ܡܨܥܪܢ | mṣʿrn mtsern |
[ptcp]despise, small-them | 1 Corinthians 5:11 |
| ܕܒܨܥܪܐ | dbṣʿrʾ dbtser' |
that.in-despise, small | 2 Corinthians 11:21 |
| ܨܥܪܗ | ṣʿrh tserh |
despise, small-his | Proverbs 12:16 |
| ܢܨܥܪ | nṣʿr ntser |
[impf]despise, small | Proverbs 22:10 |
| ܘܨܥܪ | wṣʿr wtser |
and-despise, small | Hebrews 10:29 |
| ܘܨܥܪܘܗܝ | wṣʿrwhy wtserwhy |
and-despise, small-her | Luke 20:11 |
| ܘܠܡܨܥܪܘ | wlmṣʿrw wlmtserw |
and.to-[ptcp]despise, small[3pl] | Isaiah 23:9 |
| ܘܠܨܥܪܗ | wlṣʿrh wltserh |
and.to-despise, small-his | Proverbs 19:18 |
| ܘܡܨܥܪ̈ܐ | wmṣʿrʾ wmtser' |
and.from-despise, small | Isaiah 3:5 |
| ܘܒܨܥܪܐ | wbṣʿrʾ wbtser' |
and.in-despise, small | 2 Corinthians 6:8 |
| ܕܡܨܥܪܝܢ | dmṣʿryn dmtseryn |
that.from-despise, small[pl] | 1 Corinthians 12:23 |
| ܘܨܥܪܘ | wṣʿrw wtserw |
and-despise, small[3pl] Peal | Matthew 22:6 |
| ܘܡܨܥܪܝܢ | wmṣʿryn wmtseryn |
and.from-despise, small[pl] | Ezekiel 28:24 |
Hebrew Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| צָעִיר | tsa'ir | young, small |
| צָעַר | tsa'ar | pain, suffering |
| צֵעָרָה | tse'arah | affliction, distress |
Arabic Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| صَغِيرَ | saghira | small |
| اِصْطِغَار | istighār | contempt, disdain |
| صَغِير | saghīr | small, young |