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
ܐܝܠܢܐ
ʾylnʾ
'yln'
tree Matthew 3:10 Matthew 7:17 Matthew 7:17 Matthew 7:18 Matthew 7:18 Matthew 7:19 Matthew 12:33 Matthew 12:33 Matthew 12:33 Matthew 13:32 Matthew 21:8 Mark 8:24 Mark 11:8 Luke 3:9 Luke 6:43 Luke 6:43 Luke 6:44 Luke 13:19 Luke 21:29
ܕܐܝܠܢܐ
dʾylnʾ
d'yln'
of-[impf]tree Aphel Matthew 3:10 Luke 3:9
ܘܕܝܠܢ
wdyln
wdyln
and.of-tree 1 Corinthians 1:2
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
אִילָן ilan tree
Arabic Cognates

No Arabic cognates available for this root.