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
ܝܡܝܢܝ
ymyny
ymyny
Peal Matthew 20:23 Matthew 22:44 Mark 10:40 Mark 12:36 Luke 20:42 Acts 2:25 Acts 2:34 Hebrews 1:13
ܕܝܡܝܬ
dymyt
dymyth
Peal Hebrews 3:11 Hebrews 4:3
ܒܝܘܡܝܟܘܢ
bywmykwn
bywmykwn
Acts 13:41
Hebrew Cognates

No Hebrew cognates available for this root.

Arabic Cognates

No Arabic cognates available for this root.