Peshitta Constellations

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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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Root patterns

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Word forms

3,459

Cognates

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Semantic bridges

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month

Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܒܝܪܚܐ	byrḥʾ byrkh'	in-month	Luke 1:26 Isaiah 47:13 Ezekiel 1:1 Ezekiel 1:2 Ezekiel 8:1 Ezekiel 20:1 Ezekiel 24:1 Ezekiel 26:1 Ezekiel 29:1 Ezekiel 29:17 Ezekiel 29:17 Ezekiel 30:20 Ezekiel 31:1 Ezekiel 31:1 Ezekiel 32:1 Ezekiel 32:1 Ezekiel 32:17 Ezekiel 33:21 Ezekiel 40:1 Ezekiel 45:18 ... +3
ܝܪܚܐ	yrḥʾ yrkh'	month	Luke 1:24 Luke 1:36 Luke 1:56 Acts 7:20 Acts 19:8 Acts 28:11 Colossians 2:16 Hebrews 11:23 Ezekiel 46:1 Ezekiel 46:6
ܝܪ̈ܚܐ	yrḥʾ yrkh'	month	Psalms 81:4 Isaiah 1:13 Ezekiel 45:17 Ezekiel 46:3 Ezekiel 47:12
ܠܐܝܪܝܚܘ	lʾyryḥw l'yrykhw	month	Mark 10:46 Luke 10:30 Luke 18:35
ܝܪܚܝܢ	yrḥyn yrkhyn	month[pl]	John 4:35 Acts 20:3 James 5:17
ܘܝܪܚܐ	wyrḥʾ wyrkh'	and-month	Luke 4:25 Acts 18:11 Galatians 4:10
ܐܝܪܝܚܘ	ʾyryḥw 'yrykhw	month	Matthew 20:29 Mark 10:46
ܝܪ̈ܚܝܢ	yrḥyn yrkhyn	month[pl]	Ezekiel 39:12 Ezekiel 39:14
ܒܐܝܪܚ	bʾyrḥ b'yrkh	in-[impf]month Aphel	Isaiah 66:23
ܒܐܝܪܝܚܘ	bʾyryḥw b'yrykhw	month	Luke 19:1
ܐܝܪܚ	ʾyrḥ 'yrkh	[impf]month Aphel	Isaiah 66:23
ܕܐܝܪܝܚܘ	dʾyryḥw d'yrykhw	month	Hebrews 11:30

Hebrew Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
יֶרַח	yerakh	month
יְרֵחַ	yerekha	moon
לְיַרֵחַ	leyarêkha	to menstruate
יַרְחִי	yarkhi	monthly

Arabic Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
قَمَر	qamar	moon
شَهْر	shahr	month
أَشْهَر	ashhur	months

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

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