ARAMAIC NEW TESTAMENT

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ܐܚܕ '-KH-D
seize, hold
Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܐܚܕ
ʾḥd
'khd
he seized/held Matthew 12:11 Matthew 14:3 Matthew 28:9 Mark 2:2 Luke 4:36 Luke 5:26 Acts 27:20 1 Corinthians 9:25 Colossians 2:19 James 1:26 Psalms 48:7 Proverbs 30:4 Ezekiel 16:49
ܐܚܝܕ
ʾḥyd
'khyd
seize, hold Mark 16:8 Luke 11:7 Acts 3:11 1 Corinthians 7:25 2 Corinthians 6:18 2 Thessalonians 2:7 1 John 5:12 1 John 5:12 Psalms 37:24 Ezekiel 44:2 Ezekiel 44:2 Ezekiel 46:1
ܐܚܝܕܝܢ
ʾḥydyn
'khydyn
seize, hold Matthew 14:5 Matthew 21:26 Matthew 21:46 Mark 11:32 John 20:19 John 20:23 John 20:26 Acts 9:8 Romans 1:18 1 Corinthians 11:2 James 2:1 Proverbs 12:10
ܕܐܚܝܕ
dʾḥyd
d'khyd
seize, hold Matthew 5:23 Luke 3:17 Acts 5:23 Romans 7:6 2 Thessalonians 2:6 Hebrews 2:14 1 John 5:12 Proverbs 16:32 Proverbs 26:17 Ezekiel 44:1 Ezekiel 46:12
ܘܐܚܕܗ
wʾḥdh
w'khdh
and-seize, hold-his Matthew 14:31 Matthew 18:28 Luke 8:54 Luke 14:4 Acts 3:7 Acts 12:4 Acts 21:33 Acts 23:19
ܐܚܕܗ
ʾḥdh
'khdh
seize, hold-his Matthew 9:25 Mark 1:31 Mark 6:17 Mark 9:27 Luke 5:9 John 8:20 Acts 9:27
ܘܐܚܕܘܗܝ
wʾḥdwhy
w'khdwhy
and-seize, hold-her Matthew 26:50 Mark 14:46 Mark 14:51 Luke 4:42 Acts 17:19 Acts 21:30
ܘܐܚܕܘ
wʾḥdw
w'khdw
and-seize, hold[3pl] Peal Matthew 21:35 Matthew 21:39 Luke 22:54 Acts 5:18 Acts 7:58 Acts 18:17
ܢܐܚܘܕ
nʾḥwd
n'khwd
seize, hold Acts 13:11 1 Corinthians 7:2 Hebrews 3:6 Hebrews 12:28 Psalms 72:8 Isaiah 27:5
ܘܢܐܚܘܕ
wnʾḥwd
wn'khwd
seize, hold Matthew 21:38 Luke 13:25 Hebrews 6:18 1 John 3:17 Isaiah 22:22
ܕܢܐܚܘܕ
dnʾḥwd
dn'khwd
seize, hold Psalms 137:9 Isaiah 3:6 Isaiah 22:22 Ezekiel 30:21
ܐܚܘܕܘ
ʾḥwdw
'khwdw
seize, hold Matthew 26:48 Philippians 2:29 1 Thessalonians 5:21 1 Peter 3:7
ܠܡܐܚܕܗ
lmʾḥdh
lm'khdh
so.that-seize, hold-his Matthew 21:46 Mark 3:21 Mark 12:12 John 7:30
ܘܐܚܕܐ
wʾḥdʾ
w'khd'
and-seize, hold Psalms 31:8 Proverbs 1:26 Isaiah 56:7 Isaiah 65:19
ܘܐܚܕ
wʾḥd
w'khd
and he seized Mark 5:41 Mark 8:23 Luke 14:9 Isaiah 36:1
ܠܡܐܚܕ
lmʾḥd
lm'khd
so.that-seize, hold Luke 11:54 Luke 20:26 John 16:12 Acts 12:3
ܐܚܕܐ
ʾḥdʾ
'khd'
seize, hold Psalms 9:3 Psalms 104:34 Psalms 106:5 Isaiah 65:18
ܬܐܚܘܕ
tʾḥwd
th'khwd
seize, hold 1 Corinthians 7:2 2 Timothy 2:17 Psalms 35:8 Psalms 69:16
ܐܚܕܬ
ʾḥdt
'khdth
seize, hold[perf] Peal Luke 8:37 Psalms 39:4 Psalms 73:6 Psalms 78:21
ܐܚܘܕ
ʾḥwd
'khwd
seize, hold Psalms 2:12 Psalms 35:2 Ezekiel 17:2 Ezekiel 37:20
ܐܚܕܘ
ʾḥdw
'khdw
seize, hold[3pl] Peal Matthew 22:6 Luke 23:26 Acts 23:27
ܕܐܚܕܬ
dʾḥdt
d'khdth
of-seize, hold[perf] Peal John 21:6 Hebrews 8:9 Psalms 73:23
ܘܐܘܚܕܗ
wʾwḥdh
w'wkhdh
seize, hold Matthew 21:33 Mark 12:1 Luke 20:9
ܕܐܚܝܕܝܢ
dʾḥydyn
d'khydyn
seize, hold Matthew 23:14 Mark 7:3 Luke 22:63
ܕܐܚܝܕܢ
dʾḥydn
d'khydn
seize, hold Acts 8:7 1 Peter 3:19
ܘܐܚܘܕ
wʾḥwd
w'khwd
seize, hold Matthew 6:6 Isaiah 26:20
ܐܚܕܘܗܝ
ʾḥdwhy
'khdwhy
seize, hold-her John 18:12 Acts 16:19
ܘܐܚܝܕ
wʾḥyd
w'khyd
seize, hold 1 Timothy 3:4 Hebrews 1:3
ܐܚܕܢ
ʾḥdn
'khdn
seize, hold-them Luke 5:5 Acts 27:16
ܘܐܚܕܬ
wʾḥdt
w'khdth
and-seize, hold[perf] Peal Luke 7:16 Proverbs 30:16
ܐܘܚܕܬܐ
ʾwḥdtʾ
'wkhdth'
seize, hold Ezekiel 17:2
ܕܐܚ̇ܕܬ
dʾḥdt
d'khdth
of-seize, hold[perf] Peal Isaiah 45:1
ܘܐܘܚܕܘ
wʾwḥdw
w'wkhdw
seize, hold Acts 28:2
ܘܐ̈ܚܝܕܝ
wʾḥydy
w'khydy
seize, hold Ezekiel 38:4
ܕܐܚܕܘ
dʾḥdw
d'khdw
of-seize, hold[3pl] Peal Acts 1:16
ܐܚܝܕܢ
ʾḥydn
'khydn
seize, hold Luke 24:16
ܘܐܘܚܕܘܗܝ
wʾwḥdwhy
w'wkhdwhy
seize, hold Psalms 71:11
ܘܠܡܐܚܕ
wlmʾḥd
wlm'khd
and.to-[ptcp]seize, hold Ezekiel 21:16
ܠܡܐܚܕܢܝ
lmʾḥdny
lm'khdny
so.that-seize, hold-me Peal 2 Corinthians 11:32
ܘܐܚܕܢܝ
wʾḥdny
w'khdny
and-seize, hold-me Peal Ezekiel 8:3
ܘܐܚܘܕܘ
wʾḥwdw
w'khwdw
seize, hold Ephesians 6:17
ܐܘܚܕܘ
ʾwḥdw
'wkhdw
seize, hold Luke 22:55
ܘܐܚܕܝܢ
wʾḥdyn
w'khdyn
and-seize, hold[pl] Luke 8:15
ܕܐܚܕ
dʾḥd
d'khd
of-seize, hold 1 Corinthians 3:19
ܕܐܚܘܕ
dʾḥwd
d'khwd
seize, hold Ezekiel 14:5
ܬܐܚܕܢܝ
tʾḥdny
th'khdny
[impf]seize, hold-me Psalms 139:10
ܕܐܚ̇ܕܐ
dʾḥdʾ
d'khd'
of-seize, hold Isaiah 5:24
ܕܐܚܕܘܗܝ
dʾḥdwhy
d'khdwhy
of-seize, hold-her Matthew 26:57
ܘܐܚܕܬܗ
wʾḥdth
w'khdthh
and-seize, hold-his Proverbs 7:13
ܕܐܚܕܢ
dʾḥdn
d'khdn
of-seize, hold-them John 2:6
ܘܢܐ̈ܚܕܢ
wnʾḥdn
wn'khdn
and-[impf]seize, hold-them Isaiah 4:1
ܐܘܚܕܘܗܝ
ʾwḥdwhy
'wkhdwhy
seize, hold Mark 14:44
ܐܚ̈ܝܕܢ
ʾḥydn
'khydn
seize, hold Ezekiel 41:6
ܘܐܚ̇ܕ
wʾḥd
w'khd
and-seize, hold Isaiah 5:29
ܐܚܝܕܝ
ʾḥydy
'khydy
seize, hold Ephesians 6:12
ܘܐܚܝܕܐ
wʾḥydʾ
w'khyd'
seize, hold Matthew 8:14
ܘܐܚܝܕܝܢ
wʾḥydyn
w'khydyn
seize, hold Mark 7:8
ܕܐܚ̇ܕ
dʾḥd
d'khd
of-seize, hold Isaiah 51:18
ܘܐܚ̇ܕܬ
wʾḥdt
w'khdth
and-seize, hold[perf] Peal Isaiah 42:6
ܡܐܚܕ
mʾḥd
m'khd
[ptcp]seize, hold Isaiah 8:11
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
אָחַז akhaz to seize/hold
אֲחוּזָה akhuza possession/estate
אָחוּז āḥūz seized, grasped
אַחִיזָה āḥīzā seizure, grip
אַחְוָז aḥwāz possession, estate
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
أَخَذَ akhadha to take
أَخْذ akhdh taking
أَخِيذ ʾaḵīḏ taken, seized
أَخْذ ʾaḵḏ act of taking, seizing
مَأْخُوذ maʾḵūḏ apprehended, captured