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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ܨܚܝ TS-KH-Y
thirst
Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܨܘܚܝܬܐ
ṣwḥytʾ
tswkhyth'
thirst Ephesians 5:4 1 Peter 3:9 1 Peter 3:9
ܨܚܝܘ
ṣḥyw
tskhyw
thirst[3pl] Peal Acts 19:37 Ezekiel 22:7
ܨܚܝܘܗܝ
ṣḥywhy
tskhywhy
thirst-her John 9:28
ܘܡܨܚܝܢ
wmṣḥyn
wmtskhyn
and.from-thirst-them Acts 19:9
ܕܨܘܚܝܬܐ
dṣwḥytʾ
dtswkhyth'
thirst 1 Timothy 5:14
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
צָמֵא tsame to thirst
צַמָּא tsama' thirst
צַמְאָן tsame'an thirsty
הִצְמִיא hitsmi' to cause thirst
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
ظَمِئَ ẓami'a to thirst
ظَمْأَان ẓam'ān thirsty
أَظْمَأَ aẓma'a to cause thirst