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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ܙܡܪ Z-M-R
sing, psalm
Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܐܙܡܪ
ʾzmr
'zmr
[impf]sing, psalm Aphel Romans 15:9 Psalms 18:50 Psalms 30:13 Psalms 35:18 Psalms 57:10 Psalms 59:18 Psalms 61:9 Psalms 71:22 Psalms 71:22 Psalms 71:23 Psalms 89:2 Psalms 101:1 Psalms 108:4 Psalms 138:1 Psalms 144:9
ܙܡܪܘ
zmrw
zmrw
sing, psalm[3pl] Peal Psalms 9:12 Psalms 30:5 Psalms 33:2 Psalms 47:7 Psalms 47:7 Psalms 47:8 Psalms 66:2 Psalms 66:2 Psalms 68:5 Psalms 68:33 Psalms 98:5 Psalms 135:3 Psalms 147:7 Isaiah 12:5
ܘܐܙܡܪ
wʾzmr
w'zmr
and-[impf]sing, psalm Aphel 1 Corinthians 14:15 1 Corinthians 14:15 Psalms 7:18 Psalms 9:3 Psalms 27:6 Psalms 57:8 Psalms 75:10 Psalms 104:33 Psalms 108:2 Psalms 146:2
ܙܡܝܪܬܐ
zmyrtʾ
zmyrth'
sing, psalm Psalms 119:54 Isaiah 23:15 Isaiah 24:16 Isaiah 26:1 Ezekiel 33:32
ܙܡܪܐ
zmrʾ
zmr'
sing, psalm Matthew 9:23 Luke 15:25 Galatians 5:21 Isaiah 23:16
ܕܙܡܪܐ
dzmrʾ
dzmr'
of-sing, psalm Psalms 98:5 Isaiah 22:24 Isaiah 51:3
ܒܡܙܡܘܪܐ
bmzmwrʾ
bmzmwr'
sing, psalm Acts 13:33 Ephesians 5:19 Colossians 3:16
ܒܙܡܪܐ
bzmrʾ
bzmr'
in-sing, psalm Romans 13:13 Isaiah 24:9
ܙܡܪܢ
zmrn
zmrn
sing, psalm-them Matthew 11:17 Luke 7:32
ܘܙܡܪܘ
wzmrw
wzmrw
and-sing, psalm[3pl] Peal Psalms 98:4 Psalms 105:2
ܕܡܙܡܘܪܐ
dmzmwrʾ
dmzmwr'
sing, psalm Luke 20:42 Acts 1:20
ܙܡܪܝܢ
zmryn
zmryn
sing, psalm[pl] Ephesians 5:19 Colossians 3:16
ܘܒܙܡܝܪܬܐ
wbzmyrtʾ
wbzmyrth'
sing, psalm Ephesians 5:19 Colossians 3:16
ܘܠܡܙܡܪ
wlmzmr
wlmzmr
and.to-[ptcp]sing, psalm Psalms 92:2
ܘܒܙܡܪܐ
wbzmrʾ
wbzmr'
and.in-sing, psalm 1 Peter 4:3
ܡܙܡܘܪܐ
mzmwrʾ
mzmwr'
sing, psalm 1 Corinthians 14:26
ܘܢܙܡܪ
wnzmr
wnzmr
and-[impf]sing, psalm Psalms 95:1
ܘܒܙܡܝܪ̈ܬܐ
wbzmyrtʾ
wbzmyrth'
sing, psalm Psalms 95:2
ܢܙܡܪ
nzmr
nzmr
[impf]sing, psalm Psalms 21:14
ܡܙܡܪ
mzmr
mzmr
[ptcp]sing, psalm James 5:13
ܘܒܡܙܡܘܪܐ
wbmzmwrʾ
wbmzmwr'
sing, psalm Luke 24:44
ܠܡܙܡܪ
lmzmr
lmzmr
so.that-sing, psalm Psalms 147:1
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
זָמַר zamar to sing, to play music
מִזְמוֹר mizmor psalm
זֶמֶר zemer song
זְמָרָה z'marah song, melody
זַמִּיר zammir singer, musician
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
زَمَرَ zamara to play the flute
مَزْمُور mazmur psalm
زَمَّرَ zammara to play a wind instrument
زُمَّارَة zummārah bagpipe, flute