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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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cease, be idle

Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܐܬܒܛܠ	ʾtbṭl 'thbTl	[pass]cease, be idle Ethpeel	Romans 3:27 2 Corinthians 9:5 Galatians 5:11
ܕܒܛܠ	dbṭl dbTl	of-cease, be idle	1 Corinthians 15:24 2 Timothy 1:10 Hebrews 11:12
ܒܛܠ	bṭl bTl	cease, be idle Peal	Ephesians 2:15 Hebrews 10:9
ܘܐܬܒܛܠ	wʾtbṭl w'thbTl	and-[pass]cease, be idle Ethpeel	Luke 10:34 Galatians 2:10
ܒܛܠܐ	bṭlʾ bTl'	cease, be idle	Matthew 12:36 1 Corinthians 15:17
ܕܐܬܒܛܠ	dʾtbṭl d'thbTl	of-[pass]cease, be idle Ethpeel	2 Corinthians 3:7 2 Corinthians 3:11
ܒܛܠܘ	bṭlw bTlw	cease, be idle[3pl] Peal	Romans 3:3
ܕܢܒܛܠ	dnbṭl dnbTl	of-[impf]cease, be idle	1 Corinthians 1:28
ܒܛܠܬܐ	bṭltʾ bTlth'	cease, be idle[fem]	Acts 14:15
ܒܒܛܝܠܘܬܐ	bbṭylwtʾ bbTylwth'	cease, be idle	Mark 6:25
ܐܬܒܛܠܬܘܢ	ʾtbṭltwn 'thbTlthwn	[pass]cease, be idle-you(pl) Ethpeel	Galatians 5:4
ܕܡܬܒܛܠܝܢ	dmtbṭlyn dmthbTlyn	that.from-[impf]cease, be idle[pl]	1 Corinthians 2:6
ܕܡܬܒܛܠ	dmtbṭl dmthbTl	that.from-[impf]cease, be idle	2 Corinthians 3:13
ܡܒܛܠ	mbṭl mbTl	[ptcp]cease, be idle	1 Corinthians 6:13
ܐܬܒܛܠܢ	ʾtbṭln 'thbTln	[pass]cease, be idle-them Ethpeel	Romans 7:6
ܘܢܒܛܠ	wnbṭl wnbTl	and-[impf]cease, be idle	Galatians 3:17
ܒܛܠܬ	bṭlt bTlth	cease, be idle[perf] Peal	1 Corinthians 13:11
ܡܒܛܠܐ	mbṭlʾ mbTl'	[ptcp]cease, be idle	Luke 13:7
ܘܒܛܠܬܘܢ	wbṭltwn wbTlthwn	and-cease, be idle-you(pl) Peal	Matthew 15:6
ܢܒܛܠ	nbṭl nbTl	[impf]cease, be idle	Hebrews 2:14
ܘܡܒܛܠ	wmbṭl wmbTl	and.from-cease, be idle	Romans 4:14

Hebrew Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
בָּטֵל	batel	idle/null
בִּטֵּל	bittel	to cancel/annul
בִּטּוּל	bittul	cancellation
בַּטְלָן	batlan	lazy person
בִּטֵּל	bitel	to cancel, to annul

Arabic Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
بَطَلَ	batala	to be void/heroic
بَطَل	batal	hero/void
بَاطِل	batil	false/vain
إِبْطَال	ibtal	annulment
بَطَالَة	bataalah	unemployment, idleness
بَطَّال	battaal	idle, unemployed
إِبْطَال	ibtaal	annulment, invalidation
بَاطِل	baatil	false, vain