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.

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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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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
ܝܘܚܢܢ	ywḥnn ywkhnn	John	Matthew 3:1 Matthew 3:4 Matthew 3:13 Matthew 3:14 Matthew 11:2 Matthew 11:7 Matthew 11:11 Matthew 11:12 Matthew 11:18 Matthew 14:2 Matthew 14:4 Matthew 16:14 Matthew 17:13 Matthew 21:32 Mark 1:4 Mark 1:6 Mark 1:9 Mark 1:14 Mark 6:14 Mark 6:16 ... +38
ܕܝܘܚܢܢ	dywḥnn dywkhnn	of John	Matthew 4:12 Matthew 9:14 Matthew 14:8 Matthew 14:10 Matthew 21:25 Mark 2:18 Mark 2:18 Mark 6:24 Mark 6:25 Mark 6:27 Mark 6:27 Mark 8:28 Mark 11:30 Luke 5:33 Luke 7:24 Luke 7:29 Luke 9:7 Luke 9:9 Luke 9:19 Luke 20:4 ... +12
ܘܝܘܚܢܢ	wywḥnn wywkhnn	and John	Matthew 4:21 Matthew 10:2 Mark 1:29 Mark 10:35 Mark 10:41 Mark 13:3 Luke 6:14 Luke 9:54 Acts 1:13 Acts 3:1 Acts 3:4 Acts 4:6 Acts 4:19 Acts 8:25 Acts 13:5 Galatians 2:9
ܘܠܝܘܚܢܢ	wlywḥnn wlywkhnn	Peal	Matthew 17:1 Mark 1:19 Mark 3:17 Mark 5:37 Mark 9:2 Mark 14:33 Luke 5:10 Luke 8:51 Luke 9:28 Luke 22:8 Acts 3:3 Acts 3:11 Acts 8:14
ܠܝܘܚܢܢ	lywḥnn lywkhnn	Peal	Matthew 11:4 Matthew 11:13 Matthew 14:3 Matthew 21:26 Mark 6:17 Mark 11:32 Luke 3:20 Luke 7:18 Luke 7:22 Luke 16:16 Acts 12:25 Acts 13:24 Acts 15:37
ܘܝܘܚܢ	wywḥn wywkhn		Luke 8:3 Luke 24:10
ܘܕܝܘܚܢܢ	wdywḥnn wdywkhnn	Peal	Acts 4:13

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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