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

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Word forms

3,459

Cognates

589

Semantic bridges

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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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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).

Explore ܫܘܚ R-W-KH → | Visualize R-W-KH →

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	Gloss	References
ܕܝܢ̈ܝܟ	dynyk dynyk		Psalms 97:8 Psalms 119:52 Psalms 119:75 Psalms 119:102 Psalms 119:108 Psalms 119:120 Psalms 119:137 Psalms 119:164 Isaiah 26:9
ܝܘܢܝܐ	ywnyʾ ywny'		Acts 6:1 Acts 11:20 Acts 14:1 Acts 17:4 Acts 17:12 Romans 1:14 Colossians 3:11
ܕܝܢܝ̈ܟ	dynyk dynyk		Psalms 48:12 Psalms 74:22 Psalms 119:62
ܒܝܢܝܗܘܢ	bynyhwn bynyhwn		Matthew 24:3 Mark 10:26 John 4:33
ܘܕܝܢ̈ܝܟ	wdynyk wdynyk		Psalms 36:7 Psalms 37:6
ܢܝܢܘܝܐ	nynwyʾ nynwy'		Matthew 12:41 Luke 11:32
ܘܕܝܘܢܝܐ	wdywnyʾ wdywny'		Romans 16:7
ܒܝܢ̈ܝܟܘܢ	bynykwn bynykwn		Isaiah 59:2
ܒܝܢܝܟ	bynyk bynyk		Matthew 18:15
ܕܝܢܝܢܢ	dynynn dynynn	Peal	1 Corinthians 6:3
ܬܝܢ̈ܝܗܘܢ	tynyhwn thynyhwn		Isaiah 36:12
ܕܝܢ̈ܝܟܘܢ	dynykwn dynykwn		Isaiah 41:21
ܠܢܝܢܘܝܐ	lnynwyʾ lnynwy'		Luke 11:30
ܕܝܢ̈ܝܗܘܢ	dynyhwn dynyhwn		Psalms 141:6
ܘܕܝܢ̈ܝܗܘܢ	wdynyhwn wdynyhwn		Ezekiel 20:18
ܒܝܢ̈ܝܟ	bynyk bynyk		Ezekiel 4:3
ܒܝܢܝܟܘܢ	bynykwn bynykwn		1 Corinthians 11:13

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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