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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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remember, male

Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܕܟܪܐ	dkrʾ dkr'	remember, male	Matthew 19:4 Mark 10:6 Luke 2:23 Romans 1:27 1 Corinthians 6:9 Galatians 3:28 1 Timothy 1:10
ܘܐܬܕܟܪ	wʾtdkr w'thdkr	and-[pass]remember, male Ethpeel	Matthew 26:75 Mark 11:21 Mark 14:72 Luke 1:54 Luke 22:61
ܐܬܕܟܪܘ	ʾtdkrw 'thdkrw	[pass]remember, male[3pl] Ethpeel	Luke 17:32 John 2:22 John 12:16 Hebrews 10:32 Hebrews 13:3
ܐܬܕܟܪ	ʾtdkr 'thdkr	[pass]remember, male Ethpeel	Luke 16:25 2 Timothy 2:8 Hebrews 8:12 Hebrews 10:17
ܠܕܘܟܪܢܝ	ldwkrny ldwkrny	remember, male	Luke 22:19 1 Corinthians 11:24 1 Corinthians 11:25
ܘܡܬܕܟܪ	wmtdkr wmthdkr	and.from-[impf]remember, male	2 Timothy 1:4 Philemon 1:4
ܐܬܕܟܪܢ	ʾtdkrn 'thdkrn	[pass]remember, male-them Ethpeel	Matthew 27:63
ܐܬܕܟܪܝܢ	ʾtdkryn 'thdkryn	[pass]remember, male[pl] Ethpeel	Luke 24:8
ܘܐܬܕܟܪܘ	wʾtdkrw w'thdkrw	and-[pass]remember, male[3pl] Ethpeel	John 2:17
ܡܕܟܪܝܢ	mdkryn mdkryn	[ptcp]remember, male[pl]	Hebrews 10:3
ܘܐܬܕܟܪܬ	wʾtdkrt w'thdkrth	and-[pass]remember, male[perf] Ethpeel	Acts 11:16
ܐܕܟܪ	ʾdkr 'dkr	[impf]remember, male Aphel	Luke 20:37
ܕܟܪܝ	dkry dkry	remember, male-my	Mark 13:20

Hebrew Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
זָכַר	zakhar	to remember
זִכָּרוֹן	zikkaron	memorial
הַזְכָּרָה	hazkarah	commemoration
זֵכֶר	zékher	memory
זַכָּרָה	zakkará	commemoration
זַכְרוֹן	zakhróhn	remembrance

Arabic Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
ذَكَرَ	dhakara	to remember/mention
ذِكْر	dhikr	remembrance/invocation
ذَكَر	dhakar	male
تَذْكِرَة	tadhkira	ticket/reminder
ذَاكِرَة	dhákira	memory
ذُكْرَى	dhikrá	remembrance