Preserving the Aramaic New Testament for the digital age
The Peshitta is the official Bible of the Church of the East. The name Peshitta in Aramaic means "Straight" — the original and pure New Testament, written in Aramaic, the Language of Mshikha (the Messiah) and His Disciples.
Peshitta.org provides digital tools for the study and appreciation of the Peshitta text, including a complete Aramaic/English interlinear New Testament, a searchable lexicon and concordance database, and scholarly articles exploring the evidence for Peshitta Aramaic primacy.
The Aramaic text on this site uses the Estrangelo font. To search for Aramaic words in the lexicon, install this font and use the keyboard map to type characters.
When searching for Aramaic words, the following keyboard keys produce Estrangelo characters. Special characters are URL-encoded for web searches:
| Key | Letter Name | URL Code |
|---|---|---|
) | Alap | — |
b | Beth | — |
g | Gamal | — |
d | Dalath | — |
h | He | — |
w | Waw | — |
z | Zain | — |
x | Kheth | — |
F | Teth | — |
y | Yodh | — |
k | Kap | — |
l | Lamadh | — |
m | Mim | — |
n | Nun | — |
s | Semkath | — |
9 | E | — |
p | Pe | — |
c | Tsade | — |
q | Qop | — |
r | Resh | — |
4 | Shin | — |
t | Taw | — |
Special URL encodings for Aramaic search:
$ → 1,
( → 2,
= → 3,
+ → 7,
< → 5
The Peshitta Forum is a discussion community for Peshitta studies, featuring categories for Aramaic Primacy, Mistranslations, Word-Plays, and more. Visit the Forum →