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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Root patterns
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Cognates
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Semantic bridges
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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.

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Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܨܠܡܐ
ṣlmʾ
tslm'
image Matthew 22:20 Mark 12:16 Luke 20:24 Isaiah 40:19 Isaiah 40:20
ܨ̈ܠܡܐ
ṣlmʾ
tslm'
image Isaiah 44:9 Ezekiel 16:17 Ezekiel 23:14
ܨܠܡܗܘܢ
ṣlmhwn
tslmhwn
image-their Psalms 73:20
ܕܒܨܠܡܐ
dbṣlmʾ
dbtslm'
that.in-image Psalms 39:7
ܘܨܠܡܐ
wṣlmʾ
wtslm'
and-image Hebrews 1:3
ܘܠܨܠܡܗ
wlṣlmh
wltslmh
and.to-image-his Acts 19:35
ܕܨܠܡܐ
dṣlmʾ
dtslm'
of-image Romans 1:23
ܠܨ̈ܠܡܐ
lṣlmʾ
ltslm'
to-image Ezekiel 7:20
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
צֶלֶם tselem image
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
صُورَة sūrah image
مُصَوِّر musawwir photographer
تَصْوِير taṣwīr photography