ARAMAIC NEW TESTAMENT

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ܕܒܪ D-B-R
lead, guide
Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܒܡܕܒܪܐ
bmdbrʾ
bmdbr'
in the desert Mark 1:3 Mark 1:4 Mark 1:13 John 1:23 John 3:14 John 6:31 John 6:49 Acts 7:30 Acts 7:38 Acts 7:42 Acts 7:44 Acts 13:18 1 Corinthians 10:5 Hebrews 3:17 Psalms 55:8 Psalms 78:15 Psalms 78:19 Psalms 78:40 Psalms 78:52 Psalms 106:14 ... +22
ܕܒܪܗ
dbrh
dbrh
lead, guide-his Matthew 4:5 Matthew 4:8 Matthew 20:28 Matthew 24:27 Matthew 24:30 Matthew 24:37 Matthew 24:39 Matthew 27:43 Mark 9:31 Luke 17:22 Luke 17:26 Luke 20:41 John 4:46 John 5:25 John 5:28 John 6:27 John 6:53 John 10:36 John 19:27 Romans 1:9 ... +14
ܕܒܪ
dbr
dbr
lead, guide Peal Matthew 2:13 Matthew 2:20 Matthew 2:21 Matthew 17:1 Matthew 18:16 Mark 9:2 Luke 9:28 John 18:3 John 18:3 Acts 15:39 Acts 16:33 Acts 18:3 Acts 21:24 Acts 21:26 Acts 21:32 Acts 28:6 1 Corinthians 2:11 1 Corinthians 7:22 1 Corinthians 15:39 2 Timothy 4:11 ... +13
ܘܕܒܪ
wdbr
wdbr
and-lead, guide Matthew 4:24 Matthew 20:17 Matthew 26:37 Mark 5:40 Mark 10:32 Mark 14:33 Luke 9:10 Luke 18:31 Acts 16:34 Acts 22:30 1 Timothy 3:12 Psalms 28:9 Psalms 78:26 Psalms 78:52 Psalms 80:2 Psalms 106:45 Isaiah 7:4 Ezekiel 17:12 Ezekiel 17:13
ܕܕܒܪܐ
ddbrʾ
ddbr'
of-lead, guide Matthew 6:28 Psalms 8:8 Psalms 50:10 Psalms 50:11 Psalms 104:11 Isaiah 43:20 Isaiah 56:9 Ezekiel 17:24 Ezekiel 29:5 Ezekiel 31:4 Ezekiel 31:5 Ezekiel 31:6 Ezekiel 31:13 Ezekiel 31:15 Ezekiel 34:5 Ezekiel 34:8 Ezekiel 38:20 Ezekiel 39:17
ܡܕܒܪܐ
mdbrʾ
mdbr'
desert/wilderness Psalms 29:8 Psalms 29:8 Psalms 75:7 Psalms 107:33 Psalms 107:35 Isaiah 14:17 Isaiah 21:1 Isaiah 27:10 Isaiah 32:15 Isaiah 35:1 Isaiah 41:18 Isaiah 42:11 Isaiah 50:2 Isaiah 64:9 Isaiah 64:9 Ezekiel 6:14 Ezekiel 23:42
ܕܒܪܐ
dbrʾ
dbr'
of the son Matthew 3:4 Matthew 12:45 Mark 1:6 Mark 13:19 Luke 11:26 John 8:36 Romans 11:17 Romans 11:24 1 Timothy 4:4 Psalms 80:14 Psalms 94:9 Isaiah 40:28 Isaiah 42:5 Isaiah 45:18 Ezekiel 18:4 Ezekiel 39:5
ܕܒܪܬ
dbrt
dbrth
lead, guide[perf] Peal Psalms 9:15 Psalms 45:14 Psalms 77:21 Isaiah 10:32 Isaiah 16:1 Isaiah 22:4 Isaiah 63:14 Isaiah 63:14
ܕܒܪܟ
dbrk
dbrk
lead, guide-your Luke 15:19 Luke 15:21 John 4:53 John 17:1 Acts 4:30 Isaiah 43:1 Isaiah 61:9
ܐܬܕܒܪ
ʾtdbr
'thdbr
[pass]lead, guide Ethpeel Matthew 4:1 Acts 8:32 Acts 8:33 Galatians 2:13 Isaiah 53:7 Isaiah 53:8
ܢܕܒܪ
ndbr
ndbr
[impf]lead, guide Matthew 15:14 Colossians 3:15 Psalms 125:5 Isaiah 11:6 Isaiah 20:4 Isaiah 49:10
ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ
dbmdbrʾ
dbmdbr'
that.in-[ptcp]lead, guide Hebrews 3:8 Psalms 65:13 Psalms 95:8 Psalms 102:7 Psalms 106:9
ܘܕܒܪܗ
wdbrh
wdbrh
and-lead, guide-his Matthew 1:24 Matthew 16:22 Mark 8:32 Acts 23:18 Psalms 78:70
ܠܡܕܒܪܐ
lmdbrʾ
lmdbr'
to the desert Matthew 4:1 Mark 1:12 Acts 21:38 Ezekiel 20:10 Ezekiel 20:35
ܕܒܪܝ
dbry
dbry
lead, guide-my Acts 13:33 Hebrews 1:5 Hebrews 5:5 Psalms 2:7 Ezekiel 21:15
ܢܕܒܪܢܝ
ndbrny
ndbrny
[impf]lead, guide-me Psalms 23:2 Psalms 48:15 Psalms 60:11 Psalms 108:11
ܘܕܒܪܘܗܝ
wdbrwhy
wdbrwhy
and-lead, guide-her Mark 4:36 John 19:16 Acts 20:12
ܘܐܕܒܪܟܘܢ
wʾdbrkwn
w'dbrkwn
and-[impf]lead, guide-your(pl) Aphel John 14:3 Isaiah 36:17 Ezekiel 36:24
ܘܕܒܪܘ
wdbrw
wdbrw
and-lead, guide[3pl] Peal John 6:19 Acts 12:25 Ezekiel 23:10
ܕܡܕܒܪܐ
dmdbrʾ
dmdbr'
that.from-lead, guide Proverbs 21:19 Isaiah 16:1 Isaiah 21:1
ܕܒܪ̈ܝ
dbry
dbry
lead, guide-my Ezekiel 27:8 Ezekiel 27:26 Ezekiel 27:29
ܕܢܕܒܪ
dndbr
dndbr
of-[impf]lead, guide Acts 15:37 1 Timothy 3:5 1 Timothy 3:5
ܘܡܕܒܪ
wmdbr
wmdbr
and.from-lead, guide 1 Timothy 3:4 Psalms 25:9
ܒܕܒܪܐ
bdbrʾ
bdbr'
in-lead, guide Luke 15:4 Ezekiel 16:5
ܕܒܪܘܗܝ
dbrwhy
dbrwhy
lead, guide-her Matthew 27:27 Acts 23:31
ܡܕܒܪ
mdbr
mdbr
[ptcp]lead, guide Psalms 67:5 Isaiah 63:12
ܕܒܕܒܪܐ
dbdbrʾ
dbdbr'
that.in-lead, guide Ezekiel 7:15 Ezekiel 26:6
ܕܒܪܘ
dbrw
dbrw
lead, guide[3pl] Peal Luke 5:4 John 19:6
ܕܒܪܬܗ
dbrth
dbrthh
lead, guide-his Luke 13:16 Isaiah 49:24
ܕܕܒܪܝܢ
ddbryn
ddbryn
of-lead, guide[pl] Matthew 5:44 Luke 6:28
ܕܒܝܪܝܢ
dbyryn
dbyryn
lead, guide Acts 21:16 Isaiah 60:11
ܢܕܒܪܟܘܢ
ndbrkwn
ndbrkwn
[impf]lead, guide-your(pl) John 16:13 Isaiah 28:19
ܕܘܒܪܝ
dwbry
dwbry
lead, guide Acts 26:4 2 Timothy 3:10
ܕܕܒܪ
ddbr
ddbr
of-lead, guide Luke 17:7 Proverbs 14:31
ܠܕܒܪܐ
ldbrʾ
ldbr'
to-lead, guide Mark 6:31 Luke 5:16
ܐܬܕܒܪܘ
ʾtdbrw
'thdbrw
[pass]lead, guide[3pl] Ethpeel 1 Peter 1:17
ܕܡܬܕܒܪܝܢ
dmtdbryn
dmthdbryn
that.from-[impf]lead, guide[pl] Proverbs 24:11
ܐܬܕܒܪܬ
ʾtdbrt
'thdbrth
[pass]lead, guide[perf] Ethpeel Acts 23:1
ܘܬܕܒܪܢܝ
wtdbrny
wthdbrny
and-[impf]lead, guide-me Psalms 139:10
ܘܕܒܪܢܝ
wdbrny
wdbrny
and-lead, guide-me Peal Psalms 23:3
ܕܐܬܕܒܪ
dʾtdbr
d'thdbr
of-[pass]lead, guide Ethpeel Isaiah 52:5
ܬܕܒܪܢܝ
tdbrny
thdbrny
[impf]lead, guide-me Psalms 143:10
ܘܡܬܕܒܪܢ
wmtdbrn
wmthdbrn
and.from-[impf]lead, guide-them 2 Timothy 3:6
ܬܕܒܪ
tdbr
thdbr
[impf]lead, guide Proverbs 24:10
ܕܘܒܪܘܗܝ
dwbrwhy
dwbrwhy
lead, guide John 18:31
ܕܒܪܬܐ
dbrtʾ
dbrth'
lead, guide[fem] Ezekiel 38:13
ܘܡܬܕܒܪ
wmtdbr
wmthdbr
and.from-[impf]lead, guide Luke 8:29
ܘܢܕܒܪܢ
wndbrn
wndbrn
and-[impf]lead, guide-them 1 Timothy 5:14
ܕܒ̇ܪ
dbr
dbr
lead, guide Peal Isaiah 28:24
ܘܢܕܒܪܟ
wndbrk
wndbrk
and-[impf]lead, guide-your Isaiah 58:11
ܕܕܒܪܬܗ
ddbrth
ddbrthh
of-lead, guide-his Isaiah 49:25
ܘܕܒܪܬ
wdbrt
wdbrth
and-lead, guide[perf] Peal Galatians 2:1
ܕܒܪܝܬܗ
dbryth
dbrythh
lead, guide-him Peal James 1:18
ܕܡܕܒܪ
dmdbr
dmdbr
that.from-lead, guide James 3:4
ܕܒ̇ܪܐ
dbrʾ
dbr'
lead, guide Isaiah 65:18
ܘܬܕܒܪ
wtdbr
wthdbr
and-[impf]lead, guide Ezekiel 38:13
ܐܕܒܪ
ʾdbr
'dbr
[impf]lead, guide Aphel Isaiah 42:16
ܕܒܘܪ̈ܐ
dbwrʾ
dbwr'
lead, guide Psalms 118:12
ܘܕܒܪܬܗ
wdbrth
wdbrthh
and-lead, guide-his Luke 4:1
ܕܡܬܕܒܪ
dmtdbr
dmthdbr
that.from-[impf]lead, guide Acts 7:24
ܠܡܕܒܪܘ
lmdbrw
lmdbrw
so.that-lead, guide[3pl] Peal Luke 6:39
ܕܕܒ̇ܪܐ
ddbrʾ
ddbr'
of-lead, guide Isaiah 7:25
ܕܒܝܪܢ
dbyrn
dbyrn
lead, guide James 3:4
ܕܢܕܒܪܗ
dndbrh
dndbrh
of-[impf]lead, guide-his Acts 15:38
ܘܒܡܕܒܪܐ
wbmdbrʾ
wbmdbr'
and.in-[ptcp]lead, guide Acts 7:36
ܕܘܒܪܐ
dwbrʾ
dwbr'
lead, guide Ephesians 2:12
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
דָּבָר davar word/matter
מִדְבָּר midbar desert
דֹּבֵר dóver speaker
דַּבָּר dabár matter, subject
מְדַבֵּר medabér to communicate, express
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
دَبَّرَ dabbara to manage/plan
تَدْبِير tadbir management/planning
دَبِير dabír leader, guide
دُبُور dubūr direction, orientation