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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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shine, dawn

Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܕܢܚܐ	dnḥʾ dnkh'	shine, dawn	Matthew 16:25 Matthew 18:11 Matthew 19:25 Mark 8:35 Luke 1:78 Luke 17:33 John 3:17 Acts 14:9 Acts 15:11 Acts 25:24 Acts 27:43 Acts 28:4 James 4:12 1 John 4:9
ܕܢܚܬ	dnḥt dnkhth	shine, dawn[perf] Peal	Luke 18:14 John 3:13 John 6:33 John 6:50 John 6:58 Acts 11:5 Ephesians 4:10
ܕܢܚ	dnḥ dnkh	shine, dawn Peal	Matthew 4:16 Matthew 13:6 Mark 4:6 Mark 16:2 2 Corinthians 4:6 Hebrews 7:14 James 1:11
ܕܢܚܬܐ	dnḥtʾ dnkhth'	shine, dawn[fem]	Matthew 3:16 Matthew 11:8 Luke 7:25 John 1:32 John 1:33 Acts 8:26
ܡܕܢܚܐ	mdnḥʾ mdnkh'	[ptcp]shine, dawn	Matthew 2:1 Matthew 8:11 Matthew 24:27 Luke 13:29
ܢܕܢܚ	ndnḥ ndnkh	[impf]shine, dawn	2 Corinthians 4:4 2 Corinthians 4:6
ܒܡܕܢܚܐ	bmdnḥʾ bmdnkh'	in-[ptcp]shine, dawn	Matthew 2:2 Matthew 2:9
ܕܢܘܚ	dnwḥ dnwkh	shine, dawn	Luke 17:26 1 Peter 3:20
ܕܢܝܚ	dnyḥ dnykh	shine, dawn	Matthew 11:29
ܕܢܝܚܬܐ	dnyḥtʾ dnykhth'	shine, dawn	Acts 3:19
ܕܕܢܚܐ	ddnḥʾ ddnkh'	of-shine, dawn	Luke 12:54
ܕܡܕܢܚ	dmdnḥ dmdnkh	that.from-shine, dawn	Matthew 5:45

Hebrew Cognates

No Hebrew cognates available for this root.

Arabic Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
دَنَا	danā	to approach, draw near
نَاحَ	nāḥa	to lament, complain
نَدَى	nadā	dew, moisture