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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ܨܘܡ TS-W-M
fast (fasting)
Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܒܨܘܡܐ
bṣwmʾ
btswm'
in-fast (fasting) Matthew 17:21 Mark 9:29 2 Corinthians 6:5 2 Corinthians 11:27 Psalms 35:13 Psalms 69:11
ܨܘܡܐ
ṣwmʾ
tswm'
fast (fasting) Psalms 109:24 Isaiah 58:5 Isaiah 58:5 Isaiah 58:6
ܕܨܘܡܟܘܢ
dṣwmkwn
dtswmkwn
of-fast (fasting)-your(pl) Isaiah 58:3
ܠܨܘܡܐ
lṣwmʾ
ltswm'
to-fast (fasting) 1 Corinthians 7:5
ܕܨܘܡܐ
dṣwmʾ
dtswm'
of-fast (fasting) Acts 27:9
ܘܒܨܘܡܐ
wbṣwmʾ
wbtswm'
and.in-fast (fasting) Luke 2:37
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
צוֹם tzom fast
צָם tzam fasted
יוֹם צוֹם yom tzom fast day
יוֹם צִּיּוּם yom tziyum fast day
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
صَامَ sama to fast
صَوْم sawm fasting
صَائِم sa'im fasting person
رَمَضَان Ramadan Ramadan (fasting month)
صَوْم ṣawm fasting
صَائِم ṣāʾim fasting (person)