Peshitta Constellations

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ܦܐܪ P-A-R — fruit, produce

Semantic field: fruit, yield, result of labor

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פְּרִי peri

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place, location

Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܕܘܟܬܐ	dwktʾ dwkth'	place	Matthew 28:6 Mark 15:22 Mark 16:6 Luke 2:7 Luke 4:17 Luke 10:32 Luke 14:9 Luke 14:9 Luke 19:5 John 5:2 John 6:23 John 11:30 John 19:20 John 19:41 2 Corinthians 11:17
ܕܘܟܐ	dwkʾ dwk'	place, location	Matthew 24:7 Mark 1:45 Mark 13:8 Mark 16:20 Luke 19:43 Luke 21:11 John 10:1 John 20:7 Acts 17:30 Acts 21:28 2 Thessalonians 3:1 1 Timothy 2:8
ܠܕܘܟܬܐ	ldwktʾ ldwkth'	to-place, location[fem]	Matthew 26:36 Matthew 27:33 Mark 14:32 Luke 16:28 Luke 22:40 Luke 23:33 John 10:40 John 18:2 John 19:17 Acts 8:36 Acts 27:8
ܒܕܘܟܬܐ	bdwktʾ bdwkth'	in-place, location[fem]	Matthew 24:15 Luke 11:1 John 5:13 John 6:10 John 11:6 John 19:13 Acts 13:35 Acts 19:39 Acts 27:41 Romans 9:26 Hebrews 5:6
ܒܕܘܟܐ	bdwkʾ bdwk'	in-place, location	Matthew 24:7 Mark 13:8 Luke 21:11
ܕܘܟ	dwk dwk	place, location Peal	Luke 9:6 Acts 24:3
ܠܕܘܟܬܗ	ldwkth ldwkthh	to-place, location-his	Matthew 26:52 Acts 24:27
ܕܘܟܬܗ	dwkth dwkthh	place, location-his	1 Corinthians 14:16
ܕܠܕܘܟܐ	dldwkʾ dldwk'	that.to-place, location	Luke 24:28
ܒܕܘܟܬ	bdwkt bdwkth	in-place, location[perf] Peal	Philippians 2:16
ܕܕܘܟܐ	ddwkʾ ddwk'	of-place, location	Romans 15:23

Hebrew Cognates

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Arabic Cognates

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