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.
Read Luke 1:28 →Peshitta Occurrences
| Form | Transliteration | Gloss | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| ܘܝܒܫ | wybš wybsh |
and-dry | Mark 9:18 Psalms 22:16 Psalms 90:6 Psalms 102:5 Psalms 106:9 Psalms 129:6 |
| ܝܒܝܫܐ | ybyšʾ ybysh' |
dry | Mark 11:20 Luke 6:6 Proverbs 17:1 Isaiah 56:3 Ezekiel 17:24 |
| ܒܝܒܫܐ | bybšʾ bybsh' |
in-dry | Matthew 14:13 Acts 20:11 Acts 20:13 Isaiah 27:11 Isaiah 44:3 |
| ܝܒܫ | ybš ybsh |
dry Peal | Matthew 13:6 Mark 4:6 Luke 8:6 1 Peter 1:24 Isaiah 41:17 |
| ܝܒܫܬ | ybšt ybshth |
dry[perf] Peal | Matthew 21:19 Matthew 21:20 Mark 5:29 Mark 11:21 Psalms 102:12 |
| ܕܝܒܝܫܐ | dybyšʾ dybysh' |
dry | Matthew 12:10 Mark 3:1 Mark 3:3 Luke 6:8 |
| ܝܒܫܐ | ybšʾ ybsh' |
dry | Luke 5:3 Acts 27:39 Acts 27:40 |
| ܝܒ̇ܫ | ybš ybsh |
dry Peal | Isaiah 40:8 Isaiah 51:12 |
| ܘܝܒܝܫ̈ܐ | wybyšʾ wybysh' |
dry | Ezekiel 21:3 |
| ܝܒܝܫܝܢ | ybyšyn ybyshyn |
dry | Ezekiel 37:2 |
| ܘܕܝܒܫܐ | wdybšʾ wdybsh' |
and.of-dry | James 3:7 |
| ܕܝܒܫ | dybš dybsh |
of-dry | Isaiah 15:6 |
| ܘܝܒܝܫܐ | wybyšʾ wybysh' |
dry | John 5:3 |
| ܒܝܒܝܫܐ | bybyšʾ bybysh' |
dry | Luke 23:31 |
| ܝܒܝܫܬܐ | ybyštʾ ybyshth' |
dry | Hebrews 11:29 |
| ܘܒܝܒܫܐ | wbybšʾ wbybsh' |
and.in-dry | Mark 6:33 |
| ܐܝܒܫ | ʾybš 'ybsh |
[impf]dry Aphel | Isaiah 40:7 |
| ܠܝܒܫܐ | lybšʾ lybsh' |
to-dry | Psalms 66:6 |
| ܘܝܒܫܘ | wybšw wybshw |
and-dry[3pl] Peal | Ezekiel 19:12 |
| ܝܒܫܘ | ybšw ybshw |
dry[3pl] Peal | Ezekiel 37:11 |
| ܝܒܝܫ̈ܐ | ybyšʾ ybysh' |
dry | Ezekiel 37:4 |
| ܘܝܒܝܫܬܐ | wybyštʾ wybyshth' |
dry | Psalms 95:5 |
| ܝ̇ܒܫܐ | ybšʾ ybsh' |
dry | Ezekiel 17:10 |
| ܕܝܒܫܐ | dybšʾ dybsh' |
of-dry | John 15:6 |
| ܘܝܒܫܐ | wybšʾ wybsh' |
and-dry | Matthew 23:15 |
| ܝܒܫܝܢ | ybšyn ybshyn |
dry[pl] | Psalms 37:2 |
| ܡ̇ܝܒܫܐ | mybšʾ mybsh' |
[ptcp]dry | Proverbs 17:22 |
Hebrew Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| יָבֵשׁ | yavesh | dry |
| יַבָּשָׁה | yabbasha | dry land |
| יְבִישׁוּת | yevishut | dryness |
Arabic Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| يَبِسَ | yabisa | to become dry |
| يَابِس | yabis | dry |
| يَبَاسَةٌ | yabasatun | dryness |
| يَبَّسَ | yabbasa | to dry |