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ܫܟܒ SH-KH-P — lie down, sleep

Semantic field: reclining, horizontal rest, prostration

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שָׁכַב shakhavשִׁכְבָה shikh'vahשָׁכֵב shakhev شَكَبَ shakabaشَاكِب shāki'bشَكْب shak'b

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press, compel

Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܐܠܨ	ʾlṣ 'lts	press, compel Peal	Matthew 14:22 Mark 6:45 Acts 26:11 2 Corinthians 5:14 Galatians 2:14
ܐܠܨܐ	ʾlṣʾ 'lts'	press, compel	Romans 13:5 1 Corinthians 7:37 Philippians 1:24
ܐܠܨܝܢ	ʾlṣyn 'ltsyn	press, compel[pl]	Luke 8:45 Galatians 6:12
ܐܬܐܠܨܢ	ʾtʾlṣn 'th'ltsn	[pass]press, compel-them Ethpeel	2 Corinthians 1:8 2 Corinthians 7:5
ܐܬܐܠܨܬ	ʾtʾlṣt 'th'ltsth	[pass]press, compel[perf] Ethpeel	Mark 5:26 Acts 28:19
ܕܐܠܨܢ	dʾlṣn d'ltsn	of-press, compel-them	Acts 15:28 Titus 3:14
ܐܠܨܢ	ʾlṣn 'ltsn	press, compel-them	Philippians 1:23
ܘܐܠܨܘܗܝ	wʾlṣwhy w'ltswhy	and-press, compel-her	Luke 24:29
ܐܬܐܠܨ	ʾtʾlṣ 'th'lts	[pass]press, compel Ethpeel	2 Corinthians 10:2
ܕܡܬܐܠܨܝܢ	dmtʾlṣyn dmth'ltsyn	that.from-[impf]press, compel[pl]	Luke 6:18
ܠܡܬܐܠܨܘ	lmtʾlṣw lmth'ltsw	so.that-[impf]press, compel[3pl]	1 Thessalonians 3:4

Hebrew Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
אָלַץ	alats	to compel, to force
לָצוּץ	lātsuts	to press, to squeeze
מָלְצוּץ	māltsuuts	pressure, compulsion
לִיצָה	lītsāh	coercion, constraint

Arabic Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
لَزَّ	lazza	to press, to adhere
ألْزَمَ	ʾalzama	to compel, to force
لُزُومَة	luzūmah	obligation, necessity
تَلَاصُق	talāṣuq	adherence, sticking