ARAMAIC NEW TESTAMENT

Every word is a root, and every root is a constellation.

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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Read the Peshitta — the 4th–5th century Syriac translation of the New Testament — with transliteration and modern translation side by side. Click any underlined word to discover its triliteral root. Use the settings menu settings to choose your preferred translation language and script.

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Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܘܗܝ
why
why
and she Matthew 13:32 Mark 6:28 Mark 14:39 Mark 16:10 Luke 7:12 Acts 1:19 Acts 12:15 Romans 8:16 1 Corinthians 7:12 Colossians 4:16 1 Thessalonians 2:13 James 5:3 Ezekiel 11:7 Ezekiel 11:11 Ezekiel 28:18
ܬܘܗܝܐ
twhyʾ
thwhy'
Acts 25:17
ܕܡܘܗܝ
dmwhy
dmwhy
Matthew 27:9
ܘܗ̇ܝ
why
why
Peal Ezekiel 20:32
ܘܡ̈ܘܗܝ
wmwhy
wmwhy
Isaiah 33:16
Hebrew Cognates

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Arabic Cognates

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