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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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train, instruct

Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܕܪܒ	drb drb	train, instruct Peal	Matthew 11:11 Matthew 12:6 Matthew 12:41 Matthew 23:11 Matthew 26:3 Matthew 26:51 Matthew 26:58 Mark 12:31 Mark 14:47 Mark 14:54 Mark 14:66 Luke 7:28 Luke 22:24 Luke 22:26 Luke 22:50 Luke 22:54 John 11:51 John 13:16 John 13:16 John 15:13 ... +8
ܕܪܒܘܬܐ	drbwtʾ drbwth'	train, instruct[abst]	Romans 13:1 2 Corinthians 4:7 Ephesians 1:19 Hebrews 1:3 Hebrews 8:1 Hebrews 12:22
ܕܪܒܐ	drbʾ drb'	train, instruct	John 5:36 Acts 19:34 Acts 20:4 1 John 5:9
ܕܪܒܬ	drbt drbth	train, instruct[perf] Peal	Matthew 13:32 Luke 16:2
ܕܪܒܝ	drby drby	train, instruct-my	Acts 4:6 Acts 26:12
ܠܕܪܒܐ	ldrbʾ ldrb'	to-train, instruct	Acts 14:20 Acts 16:1
ܒܕܪܒ	bdrb bdrb	in-train, instruct	Hebrews 6:16

Hebrew Cognates

No Hebrew cognates available for this root.

Arabic Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
دَرَّبَ	darraba	to train, to coach
دَرَابَة	darabah	training, practice
مُدَرِّب	mudarrib	trainer, coach
تَدْرِيب	tadrīb	training, instruction