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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Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܐܝܕܝܐ
ʾydyʾ
'ydy'
[impf]know Aphel Mark 14:46 Luke 20:19 Luke 21:12 Luke 21:25 Luke 22:53 John 7:30 John 7:44 Acts 4:3 Acts 5:18 Acts 7:48 Acts 12:1 Acts 17:24 Acts 21:27 2 Corinthians 5:1 Ephesians 2:11 Hebrews 13:5
ܐ̈ܝܕܝܟ
ʾydyk
'ydyk
[impf]know-your Aphel Psalms 17:14 Psalms 92:5 Psalms 102:26 Psalms 119:73 Psalms 138:8 Psalms 143:5 Isaiah 64:7 Ezekiel 3:18 Ezekiel 3:20 Ezekiel 33:8
ܒܐܝܕܝܗܘܢ
bʾydyhwn
b'ydyhwn
in-[impf]know-their Aphel Matthew 26:45 Mark 14:41 Luke 6:1 Acts 4:16 Acts 14:3 Acts 15:12 Acts 15:23 Acts 24:13 Acts 25:5 2 Timothy 2:2
ܐ̈ܝܕܝܗܘܢ
ʾydyhwn
'ydyhwn
[impf]know-their Aphel Psalms 76:6 Psalms 106:42 Psalms 125:3 Isaiah 2:8 Isaiah 3:8 Isaiah 49:22 Isaiah 65:22 Ezekiel 29:7 Ezekiel 43:26
ܐܝܕܝܗܘܢ
ʾydyhwn
'ydyhwn
their hands Matthew 4:6 Matthew 15:2 Matthew 26:50 Mark 7:2 Mark 7:3 Mark 7:5 John 10:39 Acts 7:41 1 Timothy 2:8
ܐ̈ܝܕܝܐ
ʾydyʾ
'ydy'
[impf]know Aphel Psalms 115:4 Psalms 135:15 Proverbs 10:4 Isaiah 13:7 Isaiah 37:27 Ezekiel 7:17 Ezekiel 13:22 Ezekiel 21:12
ܐ̈ܝܕܝܟܘܢ
ʾydykwn
'ydykwn
[impf]know-your(pl) Aphel Psalms 134:2 Isaiah 1:12 Isaiah 1:15 Isaiah 1:15 Isaiah 31:7
ܕܐ̈ܝܕܝܟ
dʾydyk
d'ydyk
of-[impf]know-your Aphel Psalms 8:7 Psalms 39:11 Psalms 128:2 Isaiah 26:11
ܕܐ̈ܝܕܝܐ
dʾydyʾ
d'ydy'
of-[impf]know Aphel Psalms 104:25 Isaiah 22:18 Ezekiel 13:18 Ezekiel 39:9
ܒܐܝܕܝܐ
bʾydyʾ
b'ydy'
in-[impf]know Aphel Mark 14:58 Mark 14:58 Hebrews 9:11 Hebrews 9:24
ܒܐ̈ܝܕܝܟ
bʾydyk
b'ydyk
in-[impf]know-your Aphel Psalms 10:14 Psalms 119:109 Proverbs 3:27
ܒܐܝܕܝܟܘܢ
bʾydykwn
b'ydykwn
in-[impf]know-your(pl) Aphel Acts 5:39 1 Thessalonians 4:11 James 4:2
ܒܐ̈ܝܕܝܗܘܢ
bʾydyhwn
b'ydyhwn
in-[impf]know-their Aphel Psalms 149:6 Ezekiel 29:7 Ezekiel 34:10
ܐܝܕܝܟܘܢ
ʾydykwn
'ydykwn
[impf]know-your(pl) Aphel Hebrews 12:12 James 4:8
ܐ̈ܝܕܝܟܝܢ
ʾydykyn
'ydykyn
[impf]know-your(fp) Aphel Ezekiel 13:21 Ezekiel 13:23
ܐܝܕܝܟ
ʾydyk
'ydyk
[impf]know-your Aphel John 21:18 Hebrews 1:10
ܒܐ̈ܝܕܝܗܝܢ
bʾydyhyn
b'ydyhyn
in-[impf]know-their(f) Aphel Ezekiel 23:42 Ezekiel 23:45
ܘܐ̈ܝܕܝܐ
wʾydyʾ
w'ydy'
and-[impf]know Aphel Proverbs 6:17
ܒܐ̈ܝܕܝܟܝܢ
bʾydykyn
b'ydykyn
in-[impf]know-your(fp) Aphel Ezekiel 13:21
ܕܒܐܝܕܝܗܘܢ
dbʾydyhwn
db'ydyhwn
that.in-[impf]know-their Aphel 1 Corinthians 3:5
ܒܐܝܕ̈ܝܗܘܢ
bʾydyhwn
b'ydyhwn
in-[impf]know-their Aphel Isaiah 59:6
ܕܐܝ̈ܕܝܟ
dʾydyk
d'ydyk
of-[impf]know-your Aphel Isaiah 45:9
ܐܝ̈ܕܝܗܘܢ
ʾydyhwn
'ydyhwn
[impf]know-their Aphel Isaiah 11:14
ܘܒܐ̈ܝܕܝܟ
wbʾydyk
wb'ydyk
and.in-[impf]know-your Aphel Psalms 31:16
ܐܝ̈ܕܝܐ
ʾydyʾ
'ydy'
[impf]know Aphel Isaiah 37:19
ܒܐܝܕܝܟ
bʾydyk
b'ydyk
in-[impf]know-your Aphel Luke 23:46
ܕܒܐ̈ܝܕܝܗܘܢ
dbʾydyhwn
db'ydyhwn
that.in-[impf]know-their Aphel Psalms 26:10
ܐܝܕܝ̈
ʾydy
'ydy
[impf]know Aphel Isaiah 36:20
ܒܐܝ̈ܕܝܗܝܢ
bʾydyhyn
b'ydyhyn
in-[impf]know-their(f) Aphel Ezekiel 23:37
ܘܐ̈ܝܕܝܗܝܢ
wʾydyhyn
w'ydyhyn
and-[impf]know-their(f) Aphel Ezekiel 10:12
ܐܝ̈ܕܝܟܘܢ
ʾydykwn
'ydykwn
[impf]know-your(pl) Aphel Psalms 58:3
ܕܐ̈ܝܕܝܟܘܢ
dʾydykwn
d'ydykwn
of-[impf]know-your(pl) Aphel Isaiah 59:3
ܕܐܝܕܝܟ
dʾydyk
d'ydyk
of-[impf]know-your Aphel Hebrews 2:7
ܒܐܝ̈ܕܝܗܘܢ
bʾydyhwn
b'ydyhwn
in-[impf]know-their Aphel Ezekiel 16:39
ܐܝ̈ܕܝܟ
ʾydyk
'ydyk
[impf]know-your Aphel Psalms 88:6
ܘܒܐ̈ܝܕܝܗܘܢ
wbʾydyhwn
wb'ydyhwn
and.in-[impf]know-their Aphel Psalms 115:7
ܘܐܝܕܝܗܘܢ
wʾydyhwn
w'ydyhwn
and-[impf]know-their Aphel Mark 16:18
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
יָדַע yada' to know
דַּעַת da'at knowledge
מַדָּע madda' science
יְדִיעָה yediyyaʿ knowledge, information
מַדּוּעַ madduaʿ why, for what reason
מֻדָּע mudda' scientific, knowledgeable
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
وَدَّ wadda to wish, to want
دَرَى darā to know
عَلِمَ ʿalima to know
عِلْمٌ ʿilmun knowledge, science
عَالِمٌ ʿālimun scholar, expert
مَعْرِفَةٌ maʿrifatun knowledge, information