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ܦܐܪ P-A-R — fruit, produce

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Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܐܟܠ	ʾkl 'kl	he ate	Matthew 11:18 Matthew 11:19 Matthew 12:4 Matthew 24:49 Mark 2:16 Mark 2:26 Luke 6:4 Luke 7:33 Luke 7:34 Luke 24:43 John 5:45 Acts 1:4 Acts 9:9 Romans 14:2 Romans 14:3 Romans 14:3 Romans 14:6 Romans 14:6 Romans 14:6 Romans 14:20 ... +6
ܠܡܐܟܠ	lmʾkl lm'kl	to eat	Matthew 12:4 Matthew 14:16 Matthew 25:35 Matthew 25:42 Mark 2:26 Mark 3:20 Mark 6:31 Mark 6:36 Luke 6:4 Luke 8:55 Luke 9:13 Luke 24:41 John 4:33 John 6:31 John 6:52 Acts 27:35 1 Corinthians 5:11 1 Corinthians 8:10 1 Corinthians 9:4 1 Corinthians 10:7 ... +2
ܡܐܟܘܠܬܐ	mʾkwltʾ m'kwlth'	eat	Mark 7:19 John 4:32 John 6:27 John 6:27 John 6:55 Acts 27:34 Acts 27:38 Romans 14:15 Romans 14:20 1 Corinthians 3:2 1 Corinthians 6:13 1 Corinthians 8:4 1 Corinthians 8:8 1 Corinthians 8:13 1 Corinthians 10:3 1 Timothy 6:8 Hebrews 5:12 Hebrews 5:14 Hebrews 12:16
ܐܟܠܝܢ	ʾklyn 'klyn	eat[pl]	Matthew 15:27 Matthew 24:38 Matthew 27:12 Mark 7:5 Mark 7:28 Luke 5:30 Luke 5:33 Luke 23:2 Luke 23:10 John 18:28 1 Corinthians 8:7 1 Corinthians 10:25 1 Corinthians 10:31 1 Corinthians 11:20
ܕܐܟܠ	dʾkl d'kl	of-eat	Mark 14:18 John 5:45 John 6:54 John 6:56 John 6:58 John 13:18 Acts 13:10 Romans 14:3 Romans 14:3 1 Corinthians 11:27 1 Corinthians 11:29 2 Corinthians 11:20 Ephesians 6:11 Hebrews 10:27
ܕܐܟܠܝܢ	dʾklyn d'klyn	of-eat[pl]	Matthew 15:2 Matthew 23:13 Mark 7:2 Mark 12:40 Luke 15:16 Luke 17:27 Luke 17:28 Luke 20:47 1 Corinthians 10:18 1 Corinthians 11:26
ܢܐܟܘܠ	nʾkwl n'kwl	eat	Matthew 6:31 Mark 11:14 John 6:51 Romans 14:2 Romans 14:21 1 Corinthians 8:8 1 Corinthians 15:32
ܕܐܟܠܘ	dʾklw d'klw	of-eat[3pl] Peal	Matthew 14:21 Matthew 15:38 Mark 6:44 Mark 8:9 John 6:13 John 6:23 John 6:58
ܘܐܟܠܘ	wʾklw w'klw	and-eat[3pl] Peal	Matthew 14:20 Matthew 15:37 Mark 6:42 Mark 8:8 Luke 9:17
ܘܐܟܠܝܢ	wʾklyn w'klyn	and-eat[pl]	Matthew 12:1 Mark 15:3 Luke 6:1 2 Thessalonians 3:12
ܐܟܠܢ	ʾkln 'kln	eat-them	Luke 13:26 2 Thessalonians 3:8 1 Timothy 3:11 Titus 2:3
ܐܟܠܘ	ʾklw 'klw	eat[3pl] Peal	John 6:31 John 6:49 1 Corinthians 10:3
ܘܐܟܠܬܗ	wʾklth w'klthh	and-eat-his	Matthew 13:4 Mark 4:4 Luke 8:5
ܕܢܐܟܘܠ	dnʾkwl dn'kwl	eat	Luke 14:1 Luke 14:15 John 6:50
ܒܡܐܟܠܐ	bmʾklʾ bm'kl'	in-[ptcp]eat	Colossians 2:16 Hebrews 9:10
ܕܬܐܟܘܠ	dtʾkwl dth'kwl	eat	Mark 14:12 James 5:3
ܘܐܟܠ	wʾkl w'kl	and he ate	Luke 15:2 Romans 14:23
ܡܐܟܠܐ	mʾklʾ m'kl'	[ptcp]eat	Romans 14:17
ܐܟܠܝ	ʾkly 'kly	eat-my	2 Timothy 3:3
ܐܬܐܟܠܘ	ʾtʾklw 'th'klw	[pass]eat[3pl] Ethpeel	James 5:2
ܕܐܟܠܬܘܢ	dʾkltwn d'klthwn	of-eat-you(pl) Peal	John 6:26
ܐܟܠܬܐ	ʾkltʾ 'klth'	eat[fem]	Hebrews 12:29
ܘܐܟܠܐ	wʾklʾ w'kl'	and-eat	Matthew 6:19
ܐܘܟܠ	ʾwkl 'wkl	eat	1 Corinthians 13:3
ܘܕܐܟܠ	wdʾkl wd'kl	and.of-eat	Romans 14:6
ܕܢܐܟܠܢܝ	dnʾklny dn'klny	of-[impf]eat-me	John 6:57
ܒܡܐܟܠܬܐ	bmʾkltʾ bm'klth'	in-[ptcp]eat[fem]	Hebrews 13:9
ܐܟܠܬ	ʾklt 'klth	eat[perf] Peal	Acts 10:14
ܕܐܟܠܐ	dʾklʾ d'kl'	of-eat	Acts 11:17
ܐܟܠܢܝ	ʾklny 'klny	eat-me Peal	John 2:17
ܕܐܟܠܢ	dʾkln d'kln	of-eat-them	Acts 10:41
ܘܢܐܟܘܠ	wnʾkwl wn'kwl	eat	Luke 15:23
ܡܐܟܠܬܐ	mʾkltʾ m'klth'	[ptcp]eat[fem]	1 Timothy 4:3
ܐܟܠܐ	ʾklʾ 'kl'	eat	Matthew 6:20
ܘܐܬܐܟܠܘ	wʾtʾklw w'th'klw	and-[pass]eat[3pl] Ethpeel	Luke 16:1

Hebrew Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
אָכַל	akhal	to eat
אֹכֶל	okhel	food
מַאֲכָל	ma'akhal	food/meal
אָכִיל	akhil	eater
אֲכִילָה	akhalah	act of eating

Arabic Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
أَكَلَ	akala	to eat
أَكْل	akl	food/eating
آكِل	ākil	eater
مَأْكَلَة	ma'kalah	food, dish