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
ܘܒܢܝ
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Luke 1:58 Luke 11:7 Luke 11:44 John 21:2 Acts 16:15 Acts 16:33 Acts 16:34 Acts 18:8 Acts 19:38 Acts 21:12 Romans 8:17 Ephesians 2:19 1 Thessalonians 5:5
ܘܒܢܘܗܝ
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Matthew 18:25 John 4:12
ܘܒܢܝܢ
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Luke 17:28
ܘܒܢܘ
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Peal 1 Thessalonians 5:11
Hebrew Cognates

No Hebrew cognates available for this root.

Arabic Cognates

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