ARAMAIC NEW TESTAMENT
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Read Luke 1:28 →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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| ܐܚܕܬ | ʾḥdt 'khdth |
seize, hold[perf] Peal | Luke 8:37 Psalms 39:4 Psalms 73:6 Psalms 78:21 |
| ܐܚܕܐ | ʾḥdʾ 'khd' |
seize, hold | Psalms 9:3 Psalms 104:34 Psalms 106:5 Isaiah 65:18 |
| ܘܐܚܕ | wʾḥd w'khd |
and he seized | Mark 5:41 Mark 8:23 Luke 14:9 Isaiah 36:1 |
| 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 |
| ܐܚܘܕܘ | ʾḥwdw 'khwdw |
seize, hold | Matthew 26:48 Philippians 2:29 1 Thessalonians 5:21 1 Peter 3:7 |
| ܠܡܐܚܕ | lmʾḥd lm'khd |
so.that-seize, hold | Luke 11:54 Luke 20:26 John 16:12 Acts 12:3 |
| ܕܢܐܚܘܕ | dnʾḥwd dn'khwd |
seize, hold | Psalms 137:9 Isaiah 3:6 Isaiah 22:22 Ezekiel 30:21 |
| ܬܐܚܘܕ | tʾḥwd th'khwd |
seize, hold | 1 Corinthians 7:2 2 Timothy 2:17 Psalms 35:8 Psalms 69:16 |
| 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 |
| ܐܚܕܘܗܝ | ʾḥdwhy 'khdwhy |
seize, hold-her | John 18:12 Acts 16:19 |
| ܘܐܚܘܕ | wʾḥwd w'khwd |
seize, hold | Matthew 6:6 Isaiah 26:20 |
| ܘܐܚܕܬ | wʾḥdt w'khdth |
and-seize, hold[perf] Peal | Luke 7:16 Proverbs 30:16 |
| ܐܚܕܢ | ʾḥdn 'khdn |
seize, hold-them | Luke 5:5 Acts 27:16 |
| ܕܐܚܝܕܢ | dʾḥydn d'khydn |
seize, hold | Acts 8:7 1 Peter 3:19 |
| ܘܐܚܝܕ | wʾḥyd w'khyd |
seize, hold | 1 Timothy 3:4 Hebrews 1:3 |
| ܘܐܚܕܬܗ | wʾḥdth w'khdthh |
and-seize, hold-his | Proverbs 7:13 |
| ܕܐܚܕܘܗܝ | dʾḥdwhy d'khdwhy |
of-seize, hold-her | Matthew 26:57 |
| ܐܚ̈ܝܕܢ | ʾḥydn 'khydn |
seize, hold | Ezekiel 41:6 |
| ܕܐܚ̇ܕܬ | dʾḥdt d'khdth |
of-seize, hold[perf] Peal | Isaiah 45:1 |
| ܘܐܚܝܕܐ | wʾḥydʾ w'khyd' |
seize, hold | Matthew 8:14 |
| ܐܘܚܕܘܗܝ | ʾwḥdwhy 'wkhdwhy |
seize, hold | Mark 14:44 |
| ܘܐܘܚܕܘܗܝ | wʾwḥdwhy w'wkhdwhy |
seize, hold | Psalms 71:11 |
| ܡܐܚܕ | mʾḥd m'khd |
[ptcp]seize, hold | Isaiah 8:11 |
| ܬܐܚܕܢܝ | tʾḥdny th'khdny |
[impf]seize, hold-me | Psalms 139:10 |
| ܕܐܚܕܘ | dʾḥdw d'khdw |
of-seize, hold[3pl] Peal | Acts 1:16 |
| ܕܐܚܕ | dʾḥd d'khd |
of-seize, hold | 1 Corinthians 3:19 |
| ܕܐܚ̇ܕ | dʾḥd d'khd |
of-seize, hold | Isaiah 51:18 |
| ܐܘܚܕܘ | ʾwḥdw 'wkhdw |
seize, hold | Luke 22:55 |
| ܘܐܚܕܝܢ | wʾḥdyn w'khdyn |
and-seize, hold[pl] | Luke 8:15 |
| ܘܐܚܝܕܝܢ | wʾḥydyn w'khydyn |
seize, hold | Mark 7:8 |
| ܐܘܚܕܬܐ | ʾwḥdtʾ 'wkhdth' |
seize, hold | Ezekiel 17:2 |
| ܘܢܐ̈ܚܕܢ | wnʾḥdn wn'khdn |
and-[impf]seize, hold-them | Isaiah 4:1 |
| ܠܡܐܚܕܢܝ | lmʾḥdny lm'khdny |
so.that-seize, hold-me Peal | 2 Corinthians 11:32 |
| ܘܐܚܘܕܘ | wʾḥwdw w'khwdw |
seize, hold | Ephesians 6:17 |
| ܘܠܡܐܚܕ | wlmʾḥd wlm'khd |
and.to-[ptcp]seize, hold | Ezekiel 21:16 |
| ܘܐܚ̇ܕܬ | wʾḥdt w'khdth |
and-seize, hold[perf] Peal | Isaiah 42:6 |
| ܕܐܚ̇ܕܐ | dʾḥdʾ d'khd' |
of-seize, hold | Isaiah 5:24 |
| ܘܐܚܕܢܝ | wʾḥdny w'khdny |
and-seize, hold-me Peal | Ezekiel 8:3 |
| ܕܐܚܕܢ | dʾḥdn d'khdn |
of-seize, hold-them | John 2:6 |
| ܘܐ̈ܚܝܕܝ | wʾḥydy w'khydy |
seize, hold | Ezekiel 38:4 |
| ܐܚܝܕܢ | ʾḥydn 'khydn |
seize, hold | Luke 24:16 |
| ܕܐܚܘܕ | dʾḥwd d'khwd |
seize, hold | Ezekiel 14:5 |
| ܘܐܚ̇ܕ | wʾḥd w'khd |
and-seize, hold | Isaiah 5:29 |
| ܐܚܝܕܝ | ʾḥydy 'khydy |
seize, hold | Ephesians 6:12 |
| ܘܐܘܚܕܘ | wʾwḥdw w'wkhdw |
seize, hold | Acts 28:2 |
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 |