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 |
| ܝܒܫ | ybš ybsh |
dry Peal | Matthew 13:6 Mark 4:6 Luke 8:6 1 Peter 1:24 Isaiah 41:17 |
| ܝܒܝܫܐ | ybyšʾ ybysh' |
dry | Mark 11:20 Luke 6:6 Proverbs 17:1 Isaiah 56:3 Ezekiel 17:24 |
| ܝܒܫܬ | ybšt ybshth |
dry[perf] Peal | Matthew 21:19 Matthew 21:20 Mark 5:29 Mark 11:21 Psalms 102:12 |
| ܒܝܒܫܐ | bybšʾ bybsh' |
in-dry | Matthew 14:13 Acts 20:11 Acts 20:13 Isaiah 27:11 Isaiah 44:3 |
| 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 |
| ܝܒܝܫܝܢ | ybyšyn ybyshyn |
dry | Ezekiel 37:2 |
| ܘܝܒܫܘ | wybšw wybshw |
and-dry[3pl] Peal | Ezekiel 19:12 |
| ܒܝܒܝܫܐ | bybyšʾ bybysh' |
dry | Luke 23:31 |
| ܝ̇ܒܫܐ | ybšʾ ybsh' |
dry | Ezekiel 17:10 |
| ܘܒܝܒܫܐ | wbybšʾ wbybsh' |
and.in-dry | Mark 6:33 |
| ܠܝܒܫܐ | lybšʾ lybsh' |
to-dry | Psalms 66:6 |
| ܝܒܝܫ̈ܐ | ybyšʾ ybysh' |
dry | Ezekiel 37:4 |
| ܐܝܒܫ | ʾybš 'ybsh |
[impf]dry Aphel | Isaiah 40:7 |
| ܕܝܒܫܐ | dybšʾ dybsh' |
of-dry | John 15:6 |
| ܘܝܒܝܫ̈ܐ | wybyšʾ wybysh' |
dry | Ezekiel 21:3 |
| ܘܝܒܝܫܬܐ | wybyštʾ wybyshth' |
dry | Psalms 95:5 |
| ܘܝܒܫܐ | wybšʾ wybsh' |
and-dry | Matthew 23:15 |
| ܡ̇ܝܒܫܐ | mybšʾ mybsh' |
[ptcp]dry | Proverbs 17:22 |
| ܘܝܒܝܫܐ | wybyšʾ wybysh' |
dry | John 5:3 |
| ܕܝܒܫ | dybš dybsh |
of-dry | Isaiah 15:6 |
| ܝܒܫܝܢ | ybšyn ybshyn |
dry[pl] | Psalms 37:2 |
| ܝܒܝܫܬܐ | ybyštʾ ybyshth' |
dry | Hebrews 11:29 |
| ܝܒܫܘ | ybšw ybshw |
dry[3pl] Peal | Ezekiel 37:11 |
| ܘܕܝܒܫܐ | wdybšʾ wdybsh' |
and.of-dry | James 3:7 |
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 |