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
ܘܒܥܘ
wbʿw
wbew
Peal Matthew 21:46 Luke 4:38 John 7:30 John 10:39 John 19:31 Acts 10:48 Acts 16:39 Acts 25:15 Acts 28:14
ܘܒܥܝ
wbʿy
wbey
Acts 8:22 Acts 9:11 1 Timothy 6:2 Titus 2:15
ܘܒܥܬܐ
wbʿtʾ
wbeth'
Acts 15:2
Hebrew Cognates

No Hebrew cognates available for this root.

Arabic Cognates

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