Peshitta Constellations

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ܫܟܒ SH-KH-P — lie down, sleep

Semantic field: reclining, horizontal rest, prostration

What gets lost in translation: In Aramaic, ܫܟܒ (shkhab) is fundamentally a postural, bodily act: the body laying itself horizontal upon the ground, the bed, or the tomb. The root covers everything from simply reclining to rest, to … Explore this root →

שָׁכַב shakhavשִׁכְבָה shikh'vahשָׁכֵב shakhev شَكَبَ shakabaشَاكِب shāki'bشَكْب shak'b

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seek, interpret (midrash)

Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܕܪܫܝܢ	dršyn drshyn	seek, interpret (midrash)[pl]	Mark 9:14 Mark 9:16 Acts 17:18 Acts 28:29
ܕܪܫܟܘܢ	drškwn drshkwn	seek, interpret (midrash)-your(pl)	Matthew 10:30 Luke 12:7
ܘܕܪܫ	wdrš wdrsh	and-seek, interpret (midrash)	Acts 9:29 1 Timothy 4:7
ܕܪܫ	drš drsh	seek, interpret (midrash) Peal	Acts 18:28
ܡܕܪܫ	mdrš mdrsh	[ptcp]seek, interpret (midrash)	Philippians 4:12
ܐܬܕܪܫܘ	ʾtdršw 'thdrshw	[pass]seek, interpret (midrash)[3pl] Ethpeel	Hebrews 12:11
ܕܡܕܪܫܝܢ	dmdršyn dmdrshyn	that.from-seek, interpret (midrash)[pl]	Hebrews 5:14
ܕܕܪܫܝܢ	ddršyn ddrshyn	of-seek, interpret (midrash)[pl]	Mark 12:28
ܒܕܪܫܐ	bdršʾ bdrsh'	in-seek, interpret (midrash)	1 Timothy 6:4
ܕܪܫܗ	dršh drshh	seek, interpret (midrash)-his	Luke 7:38

Hebrew Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
דָּרַשׁ	darash	to seek/interpret
מִדְרָשׁ	midrash	interpretation/Midrash
דְּרָשָׁה	derashah	sermon
בֵּית מִדְרָשׁ	beit midrash	house of study
דֹּרֵש	dóresh	seeker, interpreter
דְּרִישָׁה	d'rishá	search, inquiry

Arabic Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
دَرَسَ	darasa	to study
دَرْس	dars	lesson
مَدْرَسَة	madrasa	school
مُدَرِّس	mudarris	teacher
دَارِس	daris	student
دُرُوس	durūs	studies