Peshitta Constellations

Fresco, Jossi

doi:10.5281/zenodo.19358529

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.

3,329

Root patterns

165,527

Word forms

3,459

Cognates

589

Semantic bridges

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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.

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Every triliteral root connects Aramaic to its sister languages. Search a root and explore its Hebrew and Arabic cognates, then visualize the full Semitic family as an interactive graph. The Root Card shows the semantic field, a key verse, and sister roots — roots sharing 2 of 3 consonants (e.g., SH-L-M ↔ SH-L-KH).

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Select a verse and watch how all its roots form a constellation of interconnected meanings. From the reader, click the scatter_plot icon next to the verse number.

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Semitic languages don't define: they radiate. Every word grows from a triliteral root that opens a force field. Discover the method of Semitic exegesis behind this application.

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Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	References
ܒܢܝܢܫܐ	bnynšʾ bnynsh'	Matthew 5:16 Matthew 10:17 Matthew 10:32 Matthew 10:33 Matthew 19:12 Matthew 19:26 Matthew 21:25 Matthew 21:26 Mark 11:2 Luke 6:22 Luke 12:8 Luke 12:9 Luke 13:4 Luke 16:15 Luke 18:2 Luke 18:4 John 3:19 Acts 4:17 Acts 5:38 Acts 8:6 ... +35
ܕܒܢܝܢܫܐ	dbnynšʾ dbnynsh'	Matthew 15:9 Luke 21:26 John 1:4 John 12:43 Acts 12:22 Acts 15:17 Acts 17:26 Acts 17:26 Romans 1:18 Romans 2:16 1 Corinthians 2:5 1 Corinthians 2:13 1 Corinthians 7:23 1 Corinthians 10:13 1 Corinthians 13:1 2 Corinthians 4:2 Ephesians 4:14 Philippians 2:7 Colossians 2:8 Colossians 2:22 ... +7
ܒܢܝܢܫ̈ܐ	bnynšʾ bnynsh'	Psalms 10:18 Psalms 14:2 Psalms 31:20 Psalms 33:13 Psalms 39:6 Psalms 39:12 Psalms 53:3 Psalms 57:5 Psalms 78:60 Psalms 82:7 Psalms 89:48 Psalms 107:15 Psalms 107:31 Psalms 124:2 Ezekiel 14:13 Ezekiel 31:14 Ezekiel 36:12
ܕܒܢܝܢܫ̈ܐ	dbnynšʾ dbnynsh'	Psalms 17:4 Psalms 31:21 Psalms 94:11 Ezekiel 24:17 Ezekiel 24:22 Ezekiel 36:38
ܒܢܝ̈ܢܫܐ	bnynšʾ bnynsh'	Ezekiel 14:17 Ezekiel 14:19
ܒܢܝܢ̈ܫܐ	bnynšʾ bnynsh'	Ezekiel 36:13 Ezekiel 36:14
ܘܒܢܝܢ̈ܫܐ	wbnynšʾ wbnynsh'	Psalms 49:3 Proverbs 23:28
ܕܒܢܝܢ̈ܫܐ	dbnynšʾ dbnynsh'	Ezekiel 36:37
ܘܒܢܝܢܫܐ	wbnynšʾ wbnynsh'	Luke 2:52
ܕܒܢܝ̈ܢܫܐ	dbnynšʾ dbnynsh'	Proverbs 30:14

Hebrew Cognates

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Arabic Cognates

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Every word is a root, and every root is a constellation.

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