ARAMAIC NEW TESTAMENT

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ܒܛܠ B-T-L
cease, be idle
Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܘܒܛܠ
wbṭl
wbTl
and-cease, be idle Psalms 85:5 Proverbs 22:10 Proverbs 27:11 Isaiah 14:4 Isaiah 33:8 Ezekiel 17:16 Ezekiel 17:18 Ezekiel 17:19 Ezekiel 30:18
ܘܐܒܛܠ
wʾbṭl
w'bTl
and-[impf]cease, be idle Aphel Ezekiel 23:27 Ezekiel 23:48 Ezekiel 26:13 Ezekiel 34:10 Ezekiel 34:25
ܡܒܛܠ
mbṭl
mbTl
[ptcp]cease, be idle 1 Corinthians 6:13 Psalms 33:10 Psalms 46:10 Isaiah 44:25 Ezekiel 12:23
ܒܛܠܬ
bṭlt
bTlth
cease, be idle[perf] Peal 1 Corinthians 13:11 Isaiah 21:2 Isaiah 24:8 Isaiah 24:8 Isaiah 24:11
ܘܡܒܛܠ
wmbṭl
wmbTl
and.from-cease, be idle Romans 4:14 Psalms 33:10 Ezekiel 30:13
ܕܒܛܠ
dbṭl
dbTl
of-cease, be idle 1 Corinthians 15:24 2 Timothy 1:10 Hebrews 11:12
ܐܬܒܛܠ
ʾtbṭl
'thbTl
[pass]cease, be idle Ethpeel Romans 3:27 2 Corinthians 9:5 Galatians 5:11
ܒܛܠ
bṭl
bTl
cease, be idle Peal Ephesians 2:15 Hebrews 10:9 Isaiah 14:4
ܐܒܛܠ
ʾbṭl
'bTl
[impf]cease, be idle Aphel Isaiah 13:11 Isaiah 16:10
ܢܒܛܠ
nbṭl
nbTl
[impf]cease, be idle Hebrews 2:14 Isaiah 14:27
ܘܢܒܛܠ
wnbṭl
wnbTl
and-[impf]cease, be idle Galatians 3:17 Ezekiel 33:28
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 Psalms 119:126
ܒܛܠܐ
bṭlʾ
bTl'
cease, be idle Matthew 12:36 1 Corinthians 15:17
ܘܐܬܒܛܠ
wʾtbṭl
w'thbTl
and-[pass]cease, be idle Ethpeel Luke 10:34 Galatians 2:10
ܕܢܒܛܠ
dnbṭl
dnbTl
of-[impf]cease, be idle 1 Corinthians 1:28
ܠܡܒܛܠܘ
lmbṭlw
lmbTlw
so.that-cease, be idle[3pl] Peal Isaiah 23:9
ܒܛܠܬܐ
bṭltʾ
bTlth'
cease, be idle[fem] Acts 14:15
ܕܡܬܒܛܠ
dmtbṭl
dmthbTl
that.from-[impf]cease, be idle 2 Corinthians 3:13
ܐܬܒܛܠܬܘܢ
ʾtbṭltwn
'thbTlthwn
[pass]cease, be idle-you(pl) Ethpeel Galatians 5:4
ܘܒܛܠܬܘܢ
wbṭltwn
wbTlthwn
and-cease, be idle-you(pl) Peal Matthew 15:6
ܐܬܒܛܠܢ
ʾtbṭln
'thbTln
[pass]cease, be idle-them Ethpeel Romans 7:6
ܘܡܒܛܠܝܢ
wmbṭlyn
wmbTlyn
and.from-cease, be idle[pl] Ezekiel 44:7
ܡܒܛܠܐ
mbṭlʾ
mbTl'
[ptcp]cease, be idle Luke 13:7
ܡܒܛܠܝܢ
mbṭlyn
mbTlyn
[ptcp]cease, be idle[pl] Proverbs 13:18
ܕܡܬܒܛܠܝܢ
dmtbṭlyn
dmthbTlyn
that.from-[impf]cease, be idle[pl] 1 Corinthians 2:6
ܒܒܛܝܠܘܬܐ
bbṭylwtʾ
bbTylwth'
cease, be idle Mark 6:25
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