ARAMAIC NEW TESTAMENT

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ܐܠܦ '-L-P
learn, teach; thousand
Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܐ̈ܠܦܝܢ
ʾlpyn
'lpyn
learn, teach; thousand[pl] Isaiah 36:8 Isaiah 37:36 Ezekiel 45:1 Ezekiel 45:1 Ezekiel 45:3 Ezekiel 45:3 Ezekiel 45:5 Ezekiel 45:5 Ezekiel 45:6 Ezekiel 45:6 Ezekiel 48:8 Ezekiel 48:9 Ezekiel 48:9 Ezekiel 48:10 Ezekiel 48:10 Ezekiel 48:10 Ezekiel 48:10 Ezekiel 48:13 Ezekiel 48:13 Ezekiel 48:15 ... +16
ܐܠܦܝܢ
ʾlpyn
'lpyn
learn, teach; thousand[pl] Matthew 15:38 Matthew 16:9 Matthew 16:10 Mark 5:13 Mark 6:44 Mark 8:9 Mark 8:19 Mark 8:20 Luke 9:14 Luke 11:1 Luke 14:31 Luke 14:31 John 6:10 Acts 2:41 Acts 4:4 Acts 21:38 Romans 11:4 1 Corinthians 10:8
ܐܠܦܐ
ʾlpʾ
'lp'
learn, teach; thousand Matthew 14:21 Matthew 14:29 John 6:23 John 6:24 Acts 21:2 Acts 27:6 Acts 27:15 Acts 27:22 Acts 27:30 Acts 27:32 Acts 27:38 Acts 27:40 Acts 27:41 James 3:4 Proverbs 31:14
ܠܐܠܦܐ
lʾlpʾ
l'lp'
to-learn, teach; thousand Matthew 4:22 Matthew 9:1 Matthew 14:32 Matthew 15:39 Acts 20:13 Acts 20:38 Acts 21:3 Acts 21:6 Acts 27:2 Acts 27:2 Acts 27:17 Acts 27:30 Acts 27:39
ܐܠܦ
ʾlp
'lp
thousand Luke 11:1 1 Corinthians 14:19 Philippians 2:19 1 Timothy 4:11 1 Timothy 6:2 Psalms 18:35 Psalms 84:11 Isaiah 7:23 Isaiah 30:17 Ezekiel 47:3 Ezekiel 47:4 Ezekiel 47:4 Ezekiel 47:5
ܒܐܠܦܐ
bʾlpʾ
b'lp'
in-learn, teach; thousand Matthew 4:21 Matthew 13:2 Matthew 14:13 Acts 20:14 Acts 27:31 Acts 27:37 Acts 28:11
ܐ̈ܠܦܐ
ʾlpʾ
'lp'
learn, teach; thousand Psalms 48:8 Psalms 91:7 Psalms 119:72 Isaiah 2:16 Isaiah 23:1 Isaiah 23:14
ܕܐܠܦܐ
dʾlpʾ
d'lp'
of-learn, teach; thousand Matthew 8:24 Acts 27:11 Acts 27:19 Acts 27:29 Acts 27:44 Proverbs 30:19
ܘܐܠܦܘ
wʾlpw
w'lpw
and-learn, teach; thousand[3pl] Peal Matthew 28:20 Acts 6:11 Acts 8:25 Acts 11:26
ܕܐܠܦ
dʾlp
d'lp
of-learn, teach; thousand Psalms 51:15 Psalms 90:4 Psalms 119:71 Psalms 144:1
ܘܐܠܦ
wʾlp
w'lp
and-learn, teach; thousand Acts 20:20 Titus 2:2
ܢܐܠܦ
nʾlp
n'lp
[impf]learn, teach; thousand 1 Corinthians 14:31 Isaiah 26:10
ܒܐ̈ܠܦܐ
bʾlpʾ
b'lp'
in-learn, teach; thousand Psalms 107:23 Isaiah 60:22
ܐܠܦܬ
ʾlpt
'lpth
learn, teach; thousand[perf] Peal Luke 13:26 John 18:20
ܘܐܠܦܗ
wʾlph
w'lph
and-learn, teach; thousand-his Isaiah 40:14 Isaiah 40:14
ܕܐܠܦܘ
dʾlpw
d'lpw
of-learn, teach; thousand[3pl] Peal Matthew 28:15 Mark 6:30
ܘܒܐ̈ܠܦܐ
wbʾlpʾ
wb'lp'
and.in-learn, teach; thousand Psalms 68:18 Ezekiel 27:24
ܘܐܠܦܐ
wʾlpʾ
w'lp'
and-learn, teach; thousand Matthew 14:24
ܒܐܠܦ
bʾlp
b'lp
in-learn, teach; thousand Isaiah 7:23
ܕܢܐܠܦܢ
dnʾlpn
dn'lpn
of-[impf]learn, teach; thousand-them 1 Corinthians 14:35
ܠܐܠܦ
lʾlp
l'lp
to-learn, teach; thousand Psalms 105:8
ܘܐ̈ܠܦܐ
wʾlpʾ
w'lp'
and-learn, teach; thousand Isaiah 60:9
ܘܐܝܠܦܘ
wʾylpw
w'ylpw
learn, teach; thousand Isaiah 1:17
ܕܒܐܠܦܐ
dbʾlpʾ
db'lp'
that.in-learn, teach; thousand Matthew 14:33
ܕܐܠܦܟܘܢ
dʾlpkwn
d'lpkwn
of-learn, teach; thousand-your(pl) 1 John 2:27
ܕܐܠܦܢܝ
dʾlpny
d'lpny
of-learn, teach; thousand-me Peal John 8:28
ܘܐܠܦܢܝ
wʾlpny
w'lpny
and-learn, teach; thousand-me Peal Proverbs 4:4
ܘܐܠܦܟܘܢ
wʾlpkwn
w'lpkwn
and-learn, teach; thousand-your(pl) Psalms 34:12
ܕܬܐܠܦ
dtʾlp
dth'lp
of-[impf]learn, teach; thousand Acts 24:8
ܬܐܠܦ
tʾlp
th'lp
[impf]learn, teach; thousand Proverbs 22:25
ܕܐܠܦܢ
dʾlpn
d'lpn
of-learn, teach; thousand-them Acts 27:10
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
אֶלֶף elef thousand
אָלַף alaf to teach
אוֹלֵף ōlēf teacher, instructor
אַלִּיף allīf tamed, docile
לְהָאֵלִיף lehā'ēlīf to teach, instruct
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
أَلْف alf thousand
تَأَلَّفَ ta'allafa to be familiar, associate
مَأْلُوف ma'lūf common, customary
تَأَلِيف ta'līf composition, compilation