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ܦܐܪ P-A-R — fruit, produce

Semantic field: fruit, yield, result of labor

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seize, hold

Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
ܠܡܐܚܕܗ	lmʾḥdh lm'khdh	so.that-seize, hold-his	Matthew 21:46 Mark 3:21 Mark 12:12 John 7:30
ܘܢܐܚܘܕ	wnʾḥwd wn'khwd	seize, hold	Matthew 21:38 Luke 13:25 Hebrews 6:18 1 John 3:17
ܢܐܚܘܕ	nʾḥwd n'khwd	seize, hold	Acts 13:11 1 Corinthians 7:2 Hebrews 3:6 Hebrews 12:28
ܠܡܐܚܕ	lmʾḥd lm'khd	so.that-seize, hold	Luke 11:54 Luke 20:26 John 16:12 Acts 12:3
ܐܚܘܕܘ	ʾḥwdw 'khwdw	seize, hold	Matthew 26:48 Philippians 2:29 1 Thessalonians 5:21 1 Peter 3:7
ܘܐܚܕ	wʾḥd w'khd	and he seized	Mark 5:41 Mark 8:23 Luke 14:9
ܕܐܚܝܕܝܢ	dʾḥydyn d'khydyn	seize, hold	Matthew 23:14 Mark 7:3 Luke 22:63
ܘܐܘܚܕܗ	wʾwḥdh w'wkhdh	seize, hold	Matthew 21:33 Mark 12:1 Luke 20:9
ܐܚܕܘ	ʾḥdw 'khdw	seize, hold[3pl] Peal	Matthew 22:6 Luke 23:26 Acts 23:27
ܐܚܕܢ	ʾḥdn 'khdn	seize, hold-them	Luke 5:5 Acts 27:16
ܬܐܚܘܕ	tʾḥwd th'khwd	seize, hold	1 Corinthians 7:2 2 Timothy 2:17
ܘܐܚܝܕ	wʾḥyd w'khyd	seize, hold	1 Timothy 3:4 Hebrews 1:3
ܐܚܕܘܗܝ	ʾḥdwhy 'khdwhy	seize, hold-her	John 18:12 Acts 16:19
ܕܐܚܕܬ	dʾḥdt d'khdth	of-seize, hold[perf] Peal	John 21:6 Hebrews 8:9
ܕܐܚܝܕܢ	dʾḥydn d'khydn	seize, hold	Acts 8:7 1 Peter 3:19
ܐܘܚܕܘܗܝ	ʾwḥdwhy 'wkhdwhy	seize, hold	Mark 14:44
ܘܐܚܕܝܢ	wʾḥdyn w'khdyn	and-seize, hold[pl]	Luke 8:15
ܐܚܝܕܢ	ʾḥydn 'khydn	seize, hold	Luke 24:16
ܕܐܚܕܘܗܝ	dʾḥdwhy d'khdwhy	of-seize, hold-her	Matthew 26:57
ܐܘܚܕܘ	ʾwḥdw 'wkhdw	seize, hold	Luke 22:55
ܘܐܚܝܕܝܢ	wʾḥydyn w'khydyn	seize, hold	Mark 7:8
ܐܚܝܕܝ	ʾḥydy 'khydy	seize, hold	Ephesians 6:12
ܘܐܚܕܬ	wʾḥdt w'khdth	and-seize, hold[perf] Peal	Luke 7:16
ܠܡܐܚܕܢܝ	lmʾḥdny lm'khdny	so.that-seize, hold-me Peal	2 Corinthians 11:32
ܘܐܚܘܕ	wʾḥwd w'khwd	seize, hold	Matthew 6:6
ܕܐܚܕܢ	dʾḥdn d'khdn	of-seize, hold-them	John 2:6
ܐܚܕܬ	ʾḥdt 'khdth	seize, hold[perf] Peal	Luke 8:37
ܕܐܚܕܘ	dʾḥdw d'khdw	of-seize, hold[3pl] Peal	Acts 1:16
ܕܐܚܕ	dʾḥd d'khd	of-seize, hold	1 Corinthians 3:19
ܘܐܚܘܕܘ	wʾḥwdw w'khwdw	seize, hold	Ephesians 6:17
ܘܐܘܚܕܘ	wʾwḥdw w'wkhdw	seize, hold	Acts 28:2
ܘܐܚܝܕܐ	wʾḥydʾ w'khyd'	seize, hold	Matthew 8:14

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