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 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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ܨܦܪ TS-P-R
morning, bird
Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܒܨܦܪܐ
bṣprʾ
btspr'
in-morning, bird Matthew 20:1 Matthew 21:18 Mark 13:35 Mark 15:1 John 8:2 John 20:1 Psalms 5:4 Psalms 49:15 Psalms 57:9 Psalms 59:17 Psalms 73:14 Psalms 90:14 Psalms 92:3 Psalms 101:8 Psalms 108:3 Psalms 119:147 Psalms 143:8 Isaiah 5:11 Isaiah 14:12 Isaiah 28:19 ... +6
ܨܦܪܐ
ṣprʾ
tspr'
morning, bird Matthew 10:31 Matthew 27:1 John 18:28 John 21:4 Acts 12:18 Acts 16:35 Acts 20:11 Acts 23:12 Acts 27:33 Acts 28:23 Psalms 11:1 Psalms 46:6 Psalms 65:9 Psalms 84:4 Psalms 102:8 Psalms 124:7 Proverbs 6:5 Proverbs 26:2 Proverbs 27:8 Isaiah 17:14 ... +2
ܘܒܨܦܪܐ
wbṣprʾ
wbtspr'
and.in-morning, bird Matthew 16:3 Mark 1:35 Mark 11:20 Psalms 5:4 Psalms 30:6 Psalms 55:18 Psalms 88:14 Psalms 90:5 Isaiah 17:11
ܨܦܪ
ṣpr
tspr
morning, bird Peal Ezekiel 46:13 Ezekiel 46:14 Ezekiel 46:15
ܠܨܦܪ
lṣpr
ltspr
to-morning, bird Ezekiel 46:13 Ezekiel 46:14 Ezekiel 46:15
ܘܠܨܦܪܗ
wlṣprh
wltsprh
and.to-morning, bird-his Luke 4:42 Luke 10:35 Ezekiel 24:18
ܕܨܦܪܐ
dṣprʾ
dtspr'
of-morning, bird Luke 12:7 Psalms 130:6 Psalms 130:6
ܨܦܪܝܢ
ṣpryn
tspryn
morning, bird[pl] Matthew 10:29 Luke 12:6
ܕܒܨܦܪܐ
dbṣprʾ
dbtspr'
that.in-morning, bird Psalms 90:6 Isaiah 28:19
ܨܦܪ̈ܐ
ṣprʾ
tspr'
morning, bird Psalms 104:17 Isaiah 31:5
ܘܨܦܪ̈ܐ
wṣprʾ
wtspr'
and-morning, bird Psalms 8:9
ܠܨܦܪܐ
lṣprʾ
ltspr'
to-morning, bird Proverbs 7:18
ܕܠܨܦܪܐ
dlṣprʾ
dltspr'
that.to-morning, bird Acts 12:6
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
צִפּוֹר tsippor bird
צָפַר tsafar dawn (Aramaic)
צִפֳּרִי tsippori little bird
צַפְצֵף tsaftsēf to chirp
צִפּוּר tsippūr bird
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
عُصْفُور ʿusfur sparrow, bird
صَفَرَ safara to whistle
صَفْصَاف ṣafṣāf willow
صَفَارَة ṣafārā whistle
صِفِّير ṣiffīr whistle