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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Cognates
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Semantic bridges
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ܙܥܘܪܐ | zʿwrʾ zewr' |
small | Matthew 5:19 Matthew 10:42 Matthew 11:11 Matthew 18:6 Matthew 18:10 Matthew 18:14 Matthew 25:40 Matthew 25:45 Mark 9:42 Mark 15:40 Luke 4:5 Luke 7:28 Luke 12:32 Luke 15:12 Luke 15:13 Luke 17:2 Luke 22:26 Acts 5:34 Acts 27:40 1 Timothy 4:8 ... +11 |
| ܙܥܘܪ | zʿwr zewr |
small/little | Matthew 14:31 Matthew 28:12 Luke 19:3 2 Corinthians 4:17 Hebrews 10:37 Hebrews 11:25 Hebrews 11:32 Hebrews 12:10 Psalms 119:141 Isaiah 10:25 Isaiah 16:14 Isaiah 26:20 Isaiah 29:17 |
| ܙܥܘܪܝܢ | zʿwryn zewryn |
small, few | Matthew 9:37 Luke 10:2 Luke 13:23 Acts 9:43 Acts 17:4 |
| ܙܥܘܪܝ | zʿwry zewry |
small, few | Matthew 6:30 Matthew 8:26 Matthew 16:8 Luke 12:28 |
| ܙܥܘܪ̈ܝܢ | zʿwryn zewryn |
small, few | Psalms 105:12 Psalms 109:8 Ezekiel 42:5 Ezekiel 42:6 |
| ܙܥܘܪ̈ܐ | zʿwrʾ zewr' |
small, few | Psalms 115:13 Isaiah 36:9 Ezekiel 5:3 |
| ܙܥܘܪܬܐ | zʿwrtʾ zewrth' |
small, few | Luke 12:26 James 3:5 Ezekiel 16:46 |
| ܕܙܥܘܪ | dzʿwr dzewr |
small, few | Luke 9:48 1 Corinthians 12:24 |
| ܠܙܥܘܪܐ | lzʿwrʾ lzewr' |
small, few | Acts 26:22 Romans 9:12 |
| ܘܙܥܘܪܝܢ | wzʿwryn wzewryn |
small, few | Matthew 20:16 Matthew 22:14 |
| ܙܥܘܪܗܘܢ | zʿwrhwn zewrhwn |
small, few | 1 Corinthians 15:9 Hebrews 8:11 |
| ܘܙܥܘܪܐ | wzʿwrʾ wzewr' |
small, few | Matthew 7:14 |
| ܘܙܥܪܘ | wzʿrw wzerw |
and-small, few[3pl] Peal | Psalms 107:39 |
| ܕܙܥܘܪܐ | dzʿwrʾ dzewr' |
small, few | Ephesians 3:8 |
| ܕܙܥܘܪ̈ܝܢ | dzʿwryn dzewryn |
small, few | Proverbs 30:24 |
| ܐܙܥܪ | ʾzʿr 'zer |
[impf]small, few Aphel | Psalms 107:38 |
| ܠܙܥܘܪܝ | lzʿwry lzewry |
small, few | 1 Thessalonians 5:14 |
| ܢܙܥܪ | nzʿr nzer |
[impf]small, few | Proverbs 13:11 |
| ܘܡܙܥܪܝܢ | wmzʿryn wmzeryn |
and.from-small, few[pl] | Proverbs 14:34 |
| ܘܙܥܘܪ | wzʿwr wzewr |
small, few | Proverbs 11:24 |
| ܘܐܙܥܪ | wʾzʿr w'zer |
and-[impf]small, few Aphel | Ezekiel 29:15 |
| ܠܙܥܘܪ̈ܝ | lzʿwry lzewry |
small, few | Isaiah 35:4 |
| ܘܠܙܥܘܪܬܐ | wlzʿwrtʾ wlzewrth' |
small, few | Ezekiel 16:61 |
Hebrew Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| זָעֵר | zaer | small |
| זְעֵירוּת | zeiyrút | smallness, fewness |
| זָעִיר | zá'ir | tiny, small |
| הִזְעִיר | hiz'ír | to reduce, diminish |
Arabic Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| زَعِيرٌ | za'ír | small, minute |
| زَعَرَ | za'ara | to be or become small |
| زَعْرَةٌ | za'rát | smallness, minuteness |