ARAMAIC NEW TESTAMENT

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ܕܒܚ D-B-KH
sacrifice
Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܕܒܚܬܐ
dbḥtʾ
dbkhth'
sacrifice[fem] Matthew 9:13 Matthew 12:7 Mark 9:49 Luke 2:24 Acts 7:42 Romans 12:1 Philippians 2:17 Hebrews 10:26 Hebrews 11:4 Psalms 50:5 Proverbs 21:3 Ezekiel 39:19 Ezekiel 46:24
ܡܕܒܚܐ
mdbḥʾ
mdbkh'
[ptcp]sacrifice Matthew 5:23 Matthew 5:24 Matthew 23:19 1 Corinthians 9:13 Hebrews 13:10 James 2:21 Isaiah 6:6 Isaiah 19:19 Isaiah 36:7 Ezekiel 9:2 Ezekiel 43:27
ܕܡܕܒܚܐ
dmdbḥʾ
dmdbkh'
that.from-sacrifice Luke 1:11 Psalms 118:27 Isaiah 27:9 Ezekiel 40:46 Ezekiel 41:22 Ezekiel 43:13 Ezekiel 43:18 Ezekiel 43:20 Ezekiel 45:19 Ezekiel 47:1
ܠܡܕܒܚܐ
lmdbḥʾ
lmdbkh'
so.that-sacrifice Matthew 23:35 Luke 11:51 1 Corinthians 10:18 Hebrews 11:17 Ezekiel 8:16 Ezekiel 43:22 Ezekiel 43:26
ܕܕܒܝܚܐ
ddbyḥʾ
ddbykh'
sacrifice Acts 15:20 Acts 15:29 Acts 21:25 1 Corinthians 8:7 1 Corinthians 8:10 1 Corinthians 10:28
ܕܒܚܘ
dbḥw
dbkhw
sacrifice[3pl] Peal Psalms 4:6 Psalms 106:37 Psalms 106:38 Psalms 107:22
ܒܕܒܚ̈ܐ
bdbḥʾ
bdbkh'
in-sacrifice Psalms 40:7 Psalms 51:18 Psalms 51:21
ܕܕܒ̇ܚ
ddbḥ
ddbkh
of-sacrifice Isaiah 66:3 Ezekiel 39:17 Ezekiel 39:19
ܐܕܒܚ
ʾdbḥ
'dbkh
[impf]sacrifice Aphel Psalms 54:8 Psalms 56:13 Psalms 116:17
ܒܕܒܚܐ
bdbḥʾ
bdbkh'
in-sacrifice Hebrews 9:23 Hebrews 10:3 Hebrews 10:5
ܒܡܕܒܚܐ
bmdbḥʾ
bmdbkh'
in-[ptcp]sacrifice Matthew 23:18 Matthew 23:20 Hebrews 7:13
ܡܕܒܚܟ
mdbḥk
mdbkhk
[ptcp]sacrifice-your Psalms 51:21 Psalms 84:4
ܕܒܚܝܢ
dbḥyn
dbkhyn
sacrifice[pl] Mark 14:12 1 Corinthians 10:20
ܕܕܒܚܐ
ddbḥʾ
ddbkh'
of-sacrifice 1 Corinthians 8:4 Hebrews 10:8
ܕܒܚ
dbḥ
dbkh
sacrifice Peal Hebrews 9:28 Psalms 50:14
ܕܢܕܒܚ
dndbḥ
dndbkh
of-[impf]sacrifice Acts 14:13
ܠܡܕܒܚܟ
lmdbḥk
lmdbkhk
so.that-sacrifice-your Psalms 26:6
ܘܐܕܒܚ
wʾdbḥ
w'dbkh
and-[impf]sacrifice Aphel Psalms 27:6
ܕܕܒܚܝܢ
ddbḥyn
ddbkhyn
of-sacrifice[pl] 1 Corinthians 10:20
ܒܕܒܝܚܘܬܗ
bdbyḥwth
bdbykhwthh
sacrifice Hebrews 9:26
ܕܒܚ̈ܘܗܝ
dbḥwhy
dbkhwhy
sacrifice-her Psalms 51:19
ܕܠܡܕܒܚܐ
dlmdbḥʾ
dlmdbkh'
that.to-[ptcp]sacrifice 1 Corinthians 9:13
ܘܡܕܒ̈ܚܐ
wmdbḥʾ
wmdbkh'
and.from-sacrifice Isaiah 36:7
ܕܕܒܚܬܐ
ddbḥtʾ
ddbkhth'
of-sacrifice[fem] Isaiah 34:6
ܕܕܒܚ
ddbḥ
ddbkh
of-sacrifice Psalms 50:23
ܠܡܕܒܚ
lmdbḥ
lmdbkh
so.that-sacrifice Isaiah 57:7
ܢܕܒܚ
ndbḥ
ndbkh
[impf]sacrifice Acts 14:18
ܠܕܒܚܬܐ
ldbḥtʾ
ldbkhth'
to-sacrifice[fem] Ezekiel 39:17
ܘܡܕܒܚܐ
wmdbḥʾ
wmdbkh'
and.from-sacrifice Ezekiel 40:47
ܡܕܒܚܝ
mdbḥy
mdbkhy
[ptcp]sacrifice-my Isaiah 60:7
ܡܕܒܚܗ
mdbḥh
mdbkhh
[ptcp]sacrifice-his Psalms 43:4
ܠܡܕܒܚܝ
lmdbḥy
lmdbkhy
so.that-sacrifice-my Isaiah 56:7
ܡܕܒ̈ܚܐ
mdbḥʾ
mdbkh'
[ptcp]sacrifice Isaiah 17:8
ܕܒܚ̇ܝܢ
dbḥyn
dbkhyn
sacrifice[pl] Isaiah 65:3
ܕܒ̇ܚܝܢ
dbḥyn
dbkhyn
sacrifice[pl] Ezekiel 34:3
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
זָבַח zavakh to sacrifice
זֶבַח zevakh sacrifice
מִזְבֵּחַ mizbe'akh altar
זָבוּחַ zavoakh sacrificed
מִזְבֵּחַ mizbei'akh altar
זְבִיחָה z'vikhah sacrifice
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
ذَبَحَ dhabaḥa to slaughter, to sacrifice
ذَبِيحَة dhabīḥa sacrifice, offering
ذَبْح dhabḥ slaughter, killing
مَذْبَح madbḥ altar