Peshitta Constellations

Explore the New Testament from its Aramaic roots

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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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ܫܟܒ SH-KH-P — lie down, sleep
Semantic field: reclining, horizontal rest, prostration
What gets lost in translation: In Aramaic, ܫܟܒ (shkhab) is fundamentally a postural, bodily act: the body laying itself horizontal upon the ground, the bed, or the tomb. The root covers everything from simply reclining to rest, to … Explore this root →
שָׁכַב shakhavשִׁכְבָה shikh'vahשָׁכֵב shakhev شَكَبَ shakabaشَاكِب shāki'bشَكْب shak'b
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Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܘܐܠܐ
wʾlʾ
w'l'
Matthew 6:1 Matthew 11:8 Matthew 11:9 Matthew 18:16 Mark 8:14 Luke 7:25 Luke 7:26 Luke 13:9 John 14:2 John 14:11 1 Corinthians 15:29
ܘܐܠܘ
wʾlw
w'lw
Peal Matthew 24:22 Mark 13:20 John 15:19 John 15:24 1 Corinthians 12:17 Hebrews 8:4 Hebrews 11:15
ܘܐܠܝܢ
wʾlyn
w'lyn
Matthew 11:17 Luke 7:32 Luke 23:27
Hebrew Cognates

No Hebrew cognates available for this root.

Arabic Cognates

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