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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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church, assembly

Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܥܕܬܐ	ʿdtʾ edth'	church/assembly	Acts 5:11 Acts 9:31 Acts 11:22 Acts 12:5 Acts 14:23 Acts 14:27 Acts 15:3 Acts 15:4 Acts 15:22 Acts 15:41 Acts 16:5 Acts 18:22 Romans 16:4 Romans 16:23 1 Corinthians 4:17 1 Corinthians 7:17 1 Corinthians 14:4 1 Corinthians 14:5 1 Corinthians 14:23 1 Corinthians 14:33 ... +15
ܥܕܬܗ	ʿdth edthh	church, assembly-his	Romans 16:16 1 Corinthians 15:9 Galatians 1:13 Ephesians 5:32 1 Timothy 3:5
ܘܠܥܕܬܐ	wlʿdtʾ wledth'	and.to-church, assembly	Philemon 1:2 Hebrews 12:23
ܘܕܥܕܬܐ	wdʿdtʾ wdedth'	and.of-church, assembly	Colossians 4:15
ܠܥܕܬܝ	lʿdty ledthy	to-church, assembly-my	Matthew 16:18
ܘܠܥܕܬܗ	wlʿdth wledthh	and.to-church, assembly-his	1 Corinthians 10:32
ܕܒܥܕܬܐ	dbʿdtʾ dbedth'	that.in-church, assembly	Acts 12:1

Hebrew Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
עֵדָה	'edah	congregation, assembly
עֵד	'ed	witness
עוּד	'ud	to testify, bear witness
הֵעִיד	hē'īd	to testify, bear witness

Arabic Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
عِيد	'īd	feast, holiday
عَادَة	'āda	custom, habit
عَوْد	'awda	return, reversion
تَعْوِيد	ta'wīd	accustomization, habituation