ARAMAIC NEW TESTAMENT

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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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ܙܟܐ Z-K-'
be victorious, be pure
Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܙܟܐ
zkʾ
zk'
be victorious, be pure Peal 1 John 5:4 Psalms 45:5 Psalms 143:2
ܕܡܙܟܐ
dmzkʾ
dmzk'
that.from-be victorious, be pure Proverbs 17:15
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
זָכָה zaká to be pure, be innocent
זַךְ zakh pure, clean
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
زَكَاة zakat alms (purification)
زَكِيّ zaki pure/intelligent
تَزْكِيَة tazkiya purification
زَكَا zaka to grow, flourish
زَكِيٌّ zakiyy pure, intelligent
تَزْكِيَةٌ tazkiyah purification