ARAMAIC NEW TESTAMENT
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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.
Read Luke 1:28 →Peshitta Occurrences
| Form | Transliteration | Gloss | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| ܝܬܒ | ytb ythb |
he sat | Matthew 5:1 Matthew 24:3 Matthew 26:55 Matthew 26:58 Matthew 26:69 Matthew 27:19 Mark 3:32 Mark 10:46 Mark 12:41 Mark 13:3 Luke 2:46 Luke 4:20 Luke 5:3 Luke 8:22 Luke 14:28 Luke 18:35 Luke 22:69 John 6:3 John 8:2 Acts 8:28 ... +20 |
| ܘܝܬܒ | wytb wythb |
and he sat | Matthew 13:1 Matthew 15:29 Matthew 28:2 Mark 5:15 Mark 9:35 Mark 14:54 Mark 16:19 Luke 5:3 Luke 7:15 Luke 8:35 Luke 22:55 John 4:6 John 12:14 John 19:13 Acts 12:21 Acts 20:9 Hebrews 1:3 Hebrews 10:12 Psalms 22:4 Ezekiel 23:41 |
| ܕܝܬܒ | dytb dythb |
of-sit, dwell | Matthew 4:16 Matthew 9:9 Matthew 19:28 Matthew 23:22 Matthew 26:64 Mark 2:14 Mark 14:62 Mark 16:5 Luke 5:27 Luke 22:56 John 9:8 Acts 3:10 1 Corinthians 10:7 Hebrews 8:1 Psalms 2:4 Psalms 17:12 Psalms 35:14 Psalms 113:5 Proverbs 3:29 |
| ܕܝܬܒܝܢ | dytbyn dythbyn |
of-sit, dwell[pl] | Matthew 4:16 Matthew 11:16 Mark 2:6 Mark 3:34 Luke 7:32 Luke 21:35 John 2:14 John 20:12 Acts 6:15 Acts 26:30 Psalms 69:13 Psalms 107:10 |
| ܘܝܬܒܘ | wytbw wythbw |
and-sit, dwell[3pl] Peal | Matthew 13:48 John 6:17 Acts 2:3 Acts 13:14 Psalms 107:36 Ezekiel 14:1 Ezekiel 20:1 Ezekiel 38:8 |
| ܕܝܬ̇ܒܐ | dytbʾ dythb' |
of-sit, dwell | Isaiah 47:8 Ezekiel 16:46 Ezekiel 16:46 Ezekiel 27:3 Ezekiel 27:32 Ezekiel 30:9 |
| ܕܝܬ̇ܒ | dytb dythb |
of-sit, dwell | Isaiah 5:9 Isaiah 6:11 Isaiah 28:6 Isaiah 33:24 Isaiah 40:22 Ezekiel 3:15 |
| ܝܬܒܬ | ytbt ythbth |
sit, dwell[perf] Peal | Luke 10:39 Acts 9:40 Acts 25:17 Psalms 26:4 Psalms 26:5 |
| ܝܬܒܝܢ | ytbyn ythbyn |
sit, dwell[pl] | Matthew 20:30 Luke 1:79 Luke 5:17 Acts 2:2 Psalms 119:23 |
| ܝܬ̇ܒ | ytb ythb |
sit, dwell Peal | Isaiah 6:1 Isaiah 30:19 Isaiah 37:16 Ezekiel 8:1 Ezekiel 12:2 |
| ܘܝܬܒܬ | wytbt wythbth |
and-sit, dwell[perf] Peal | Psalms 9:5 Isaiah 24:4 Isaiah 24:4 Isaiah 33:9 |
| ܝܬܒܐ | ytbʾ ythb' |
sit, dwell | John 11:20 Proverbs 9:14 Isaiah 49:19 Ezekiel 34:13 |
| ܠܝܬܒܐ | lytbʾ lythb' |
to-sit, dwell | Isaiah 40:22 Isaiah 58:12 Ezekiel 48:15 |
| ܝܬ̈ܒܝ | ytby ythby |
sit, dwell-my | Psalms 49:2 Psalms 83:8 Ezekiel 39:6 |
| ܝܬܒܘ | ytbw ythbw |
sit, dwell[3pl] Peal | Matthew 23:2 Ezekiel 31:6 Ezekiel 31:17 |
| ܝܬ̇ܒܝܢ | ytbyn ythbyn |
sit, dwell[pl] | Ezekiel 8:1 Ezekiel 36:17 |
| ܕܝܬܒܘ | dytbw dythbw |
of-sit, dwell[3pl] Peal | Ezekiel 37:25 Ezekiel 39:26 |
| ܘܝܬܒܝܢ | wytbyn wythbyn |
and-sit, dwell[pl] | Matthew 27:36 Luke 22:55 |
| ܝܬܒܢ | ytbn ythbn |
sit, dwell-them | Acts 16:13 Psalms 137:1 |
| ܘܝܬ̇ܒܝܢ | wytbyn wythbyn |
and-sit, dwell[pl] | Ezekiel 33:31 Ezekiel 38:12 |
| ܝܬܒ̇ܬ | ytbt ythbth |
sit, dwell[perf] Peal | Ezekiel 28:2 Ezekiel 47:7 |
| ܝܬܒܟܘܢ | ytbkwn ythbkwn |
sit, dwell-your(pl) | Ezekiel 6:6 |
| ܘܕܝ̇ܬܒܝܢ | wdytbyn wdythbyn |
and.of-sit, dwell[pl] | Isaiah 9:1 |
| ܕܝ̈ܬܒܢ | dytbn dythbn |
of-sit, dwell-them | Ezekiel 12:20 |
| ܝܬܒܬܘܢ | ytbtwn ythbthwn |
sit, dwell-you(pl) Peal | 1 Corinthians 5:2 |
| ܘܝܬܒ̇ܬ | wytbt wythbth |
and-sit, dwell[perf] Peal | Ezekiel 3:15 |
| ܕܝܬ̇ܒܝܢ | dytbyn dythbyn |
of-sit, dwell[pl] | Ezekiel 38:11 |
| ܕܐܬܝܬܒ | dʾtytb d'thythb |
of-[pass]sit, dwell Ethpeel | Ezekiel 38:12 |
| ܝܬ̈ܒܢ | ytbn ythbn |
sit, dwell-them | Ezekiel 8:14 |
| ܘܝܬ̈ܒܝ | wytby wythby |
and-sit, dwell-my | Isaiah 10:31 |
| ܕܝܬܒܢ | dytbn dythbn |
of-sit, dwell-them | Matthew 27:61 |
| ܝ̇ܬ̈ܒܝ | ytby ythby |
sit, dwell-my | Isaiah 42:11 |
| ܐܬܝܬܒ | ʾtytb 'thythb |
[pass]sit, dwell Ethpeel | Ezekiel 26:19 |
| ܘܝܬ̇ܒܐ | wytbʾ wythb' |
and-sit, dwell | Ezekiel 16:49 |
| ܕܝ̈ܬ̇ܒܢ | dytbn dythbn |
of-sit, dwell-them | Isaiah 10:13 |
| ܕܝܬ̈ܒܢ | dytbn dythbn |
of-sit, dwell-them | Psalms 107:7 |
| ܘܝ̇ܬܒܝܢ | wytbyn wythbyn |
and-sit, dwell[pl] | Isaiah 65:4 |
| ܕܝܬܒܐ | dytbʾ dythb' |
of-sit, dwell | Psalms 107:4 |
| ܕܝ̇ܬܒܝܢ | dytbyn dythbyn |
of-sit, dwell[pl] | Isaiah 36:12 |
Hebrew Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| יָשַׁב | yashav | to sit/dwell |
| יֹשֵׁב | yoshev | inhabitant |
| מוֹשָׁב | moshav | settlement/seat |
| תּוֹשָׁב | toshav | resident, inhabitant |
| יְשִׁיבָה | yeshiva | Jewish religious school |
Arabic Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| وَثَبَ | wathaba | to jump |
| يَثَبَ | yathaba | to sit, settle |
| وَاضِب | wādib | constant, persevering |
| مَوْضِب | mawḍib | one who remains in his place |