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ܦܐܪ P-A-R — fruit, produce

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pass, cross over

Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܥܒܪ	ʿbr ebr	pass, cross over Peal	Matthew 4:21 Matthew 9:9 Matthew 9:27 Matthew 14:15 Matthew 20:30 Mark 1:19 Mark 2:14 Mark 5:21 Luke 3:35 Luke 4:30 Luke 17:7 Luke 17:11 Luke 18:37 John 9:1 Acts 23:3 Romans 2:27 Romans 4:15 Romans 5:12 Romans 13:12 Romans 15:28 ... +10
ܠܥܒܪܐ	lʿbrʾ lebr'	to-pass, cross over	Matthew 8:18 Matthew 8:28 Matthew 14:22 Matthew 16:5 Matthew 19:1 Mark 4:35 Mark 5:1 Mark 6:45 Mark 10:1 John 6:1 John 6:17 John 10:40 John 18:1
ܕܥܒܪ	dʿbr debr	of-pass, cross over	Mark 15:21 Luke 18:36 Acts 27:9 Romans 2:23 Romans 5:14 1 Corinthians 7:36 Galatians 2:18 Hebrews 10:28 1 Peter 4:3
ܘܥܒܪ	wʿbr webr	and-pass, cross over	Matthew 9:1 Luke 10:31 Luke 10:32 Luke 19:1 John 8:59 Hebrews 2:2 James 1:24 1 John 2:17
ܬܥܒܪ	tʿbr thebr	[impf]pass, cross over	Matthew 24:34 Mark 13:30 Mark 14:35 Luke 2:35 Luke 16:17 Luke 21:32 Romans 2:25
ܥܒܪܐ	ʿbrʾ ebr'	pass, cross over	Matthew 4:25 Mark 3:8 Mark 5:21 Mark 6:53 Mark 8:13 Luke 8:22 Hebrews 7:24
ܢܥܒܪ	nʿbr nebr	[impf]pass, cross over	Matthew 5:18 Matthew 8:28 Mark 4:35 Mark 11:16 Luke 8:22 John 4:4 1 Peter 3:11
ܒܥܒܪܐ	bʿbrʾ bebr'	in-pass, cross over	Luke 8:26 John 1:28 John 3:26 John 6:22 John 6:25
ܥܒܪܝܢ	ʿbryn ebryn	pass, cross over[pl]	Matthew 15:2 Matthew 15:3 Mark 9:30 Mark 11:20
ܥܒܪܘ	ʿbrw ebrw	pass, cross over[3pl] Peal	Mark 6:53 Acts 12:10 1 Corinthians 10:1 Hebrews 11:29
ܕܢܥܒܪ	dnʿbr dnebr	of-[impf]pass, cross over	Matthew 26:42 Mark 6:48 Luke 19:4
ܢܥܒܪܢ	nʿbrn nebrn	[impf]pass, cross over-them	Matthew 24:35 Mark 13:31 Luke 21:33
ܘܥܒܪܝܢ	wʿbryn webryn	and-pass, cross over[pl]	Luke 11:42 Acts 5:38
ܥܒܪܬ	ʿbrt ebrth	pass, cross over[perf] Peal	Mark 16:1 Luke 15:29
ܢܥܒܪܢܝ	nʿbrny nebrny	[impf]pass, cross over-me	Matthew 26:39 Luke 22:42
ܘܥܒܪܘ	wʿbrw webrw	and-pass, cross over[3pl] Peal	Acts 12:10 Acts 17:1
ܕܥܒܪܝܢ	dʿbryn debryn	of-pass, cross over[pl]	Matthew 27:39 Mark 15:29
ܐܥܒܪ	ʾʿbr 'ebr	[impf]pass, cross over Aphel	Mark 14:36 Acts 17:30
ܘܠܥܒܪܝ	wlʿbry wlebry	and.to-pass, cross over-my	1 Timothy 1:10
ܘܥܒܪܢ	wʿbrn webrn	and-pass, cross over-them	Acts 27:5
ܥܒܪܝ	ʿbry ebry	pass, cross over-my	James 2:9
ܥܒܘܪܐ	ʿbwrʾ ebwr'	pass, cross over	Acts 7:12
ܕܥܒܪܘ	dʿbrw debrw	of-pass, cross over[3pl] Peal	Hebrews 9:15
ܐܥܒܪܘ	ʾʿbrw 'ebrw	[impf]pass, cross over[3pl] Aphel	Acts 27:44
ܠܡܥܒܪ	lmʿbr lmebr	so.that-pass, cross over	1 Thessalonians 4:6
ܘܐܥܒܪ	wʾʿbr w'ebr	and-[impf]pass, cross over Aphel	2 Corinthians 1:16
ܕܥܒܪܬ	dʿbrt debrth	of-pass, cross over[perf] Peal	1 Corinthians 16:5
ܘܢܥܒܪ	wnʿbr wnebr	and-[impf]pass, cross over	Luke 12:37
ܘܥܒܪܬ	wʿbrt webrth	and-pass, cross over[perf] Peal	1 Timothy 2:14
ܥܒܪܘܗܝ	ʿbrwhy ebrwhy	pass, cross over-her	Matthew 4:15
ܥܒܪܢ	ʿbrn ebrn	pass, cross over-them	Acts 27:16
ܥܒܘܪܝ	ʿbwry ebwry	pass, cross over	Luke 12:18

Hebrew Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
עָבַר	avar	to pass/cross
עִבְרִי	ivri	Hebrew
עֵבֶר	ever	side/beyond

Arabic Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
عَبَرَ	abara	to cross
عِبْرَة	ibra	lesson/moral
عَرَبِيّ	arabi	Arab/Arabic
عَبَرَ	ʿabara	to cross, pass through
إِبْرَة	ʿibra	needle, lesson
عَرَبِي	^arabiyy	Arab, Arabic