Peshitta Constellations

Explore the New Testament from its Aramaic roots

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ܦܐܪ P-A-R — fruit, produce

Semantic field: fruit, yield, result of labor

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tree, power

Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܠܐܝܠܝܢ	lʾylyn l'ylyn	to those who	Matthew 5:6 Matthew 5:8 Matthew 5:10 Matthew 5:46 Matthew 7:11 Matthew 12:4 Matthew 12:7 Matthew 20:23 Matthew 23:37 Mark 2:26 Mark 3:13 Mark 4:24 Mark 6:55 Mark 10:23 Mark 10:24 Mark 10:40 Mark 11:15 Mark 14:69 Mark 16:17 Luke 1:45 ... +103
ܘܐܝܠܝܢ	wʾylyn w'ylyn	and-tree, power[pl]	Matthew 4:16 Matthew 4:24 Matthew 12:3 Matthew 14:36 Matthew 25:10 Matthew 27:54 Mark 3:11 Mark 13:1 Luke 6:3 Luke 6:18 Luke 18:39 Luke 21:21 John 4:24 John 5:29 John 9:8 John 9:39 Acts 2:9 Acts 2:10 Acts 2:45 Acts 3:24 ... +34
ܕܐܝܠܝܢ	dʾylyn d'ylyn	of-tree, power[pl]	Mark 10:42 Luke 11:33 Luke 16:26 John 9:39 John 18:9 Acts 20:35 Acts 22:20 Romans 2:19 Romans 6:3 Romans 8:28 Romans 15:21 1 Corinthians 7:29 1 Corinthians 9:13 1 Corinthians 9:14 1 Corinthians 9:24 1 Corinthians 11:19 2 Corinthians 5:15 2 Corinthians 11:12 Galatians 3:7 Ephesians 1:14 ... +13
ܘܠܐܝܠܝܢ	wlʾylyn wl'ylyn	and.to-tree, power[pl]	Matthew 23:14 Matthew 24:19 Mark 6:22 Mark 13:17 Luke 1:17 Luke 9:11 Luke 11:52 Luke 21:23 Luke 24:33 Acts 19:25 Acts 20:34 Acts 27:43 Romans 8:30 Romans 8:30 1 Corinthians 1:28 1 Corinthians 9:21 2 Corinthians 2:16 Philippians 2:29 1 Timothy 1:9 1 Timothy 1:9 ... +5
ܒܐܝܠܝܢ	bʾylyn b'ylyn	in-tree, power[pl]	Mark 3:34 2 Corinthians 2:15 2 Corinthians 10:16 Ephesians 1:19 Philippians 3:17 Colossians 2:23 1 Thessalonians 2:13 2 Timothy 3:14
ܕܠܐܝܠܝܢ	dlʾylyn dl'ylyn	that.to-tree, power[pl]	Romans 1:32 1 Corinthians 9:20 Galatians 4:5 1 Timothy 5:16
ܐܝܠ	ʾyl 'yl	tree, power Peal	Matthew 27:46 Matthew 27:46 Mark 15:34 Mark 15:34
ܘܒܐܝܠܝܢ	wbʾylyn wb'ylyn	and.in-tree, power[pl]	2 Corinthians 2:15 Hebrews 3:17
ܘܡܢܐܝܠ	wmnʾyl wmn'yl	and.from-[impf]tree, power	Acts 13:1

Hebrew Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
אַיִל	ayil	ram/leader
אֵל	el	God/power
אִילָן	ilan	tree (Aramaic)
אֱלָה	elāh	terebinth tree
אֱלֶה	eleh	these

Arabic Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
إِيل	il	God (archaic)
أَيِّل	ayyil	deer
إِله	ilāh	deity
إِليّ	ʾiliyy	divine
إِلَّة	ʾillah	cause, reason