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
ܘܗܐ
whʾ
wh'
and behold Matthew 2:9 Matthew 3:17 Matthew 4:11 Matthew 7:4 Matthew 8:2 Matthew 8:24 Matthew 9:20 Matthew 12:41 Matthew 12:42 Matthew 12:49 Matthew 15:22 Matthew 20:30 Matthew 26:51 Matthew 28:2 Matthew 28:7 Matthew 28:9 Matthew 28:20 Mark 3:34 Mark 13:21 Mark 14:13 ... +30
Hebrew Cognates

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Arabic Cognates

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