Peshitta Constellations

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ܦܐܪ P-A-R — fruit, produce

Semantic field: fruit, yield, result of labor

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world, eternity

Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܥܠܡܐ	ʿlmʾ elm'	world/age	Matthew 13:38 Matthew 16:26 Matthew 24:14 Matthew 26:13 Mark 8:36 Mark 14:9 Luke 2:10 Luke 9:25 Luke 11:50 Luke 20:35 John 7:7 John 8:23 John 8:23 John 12:19 John 13:1 John 13:1 John 14:27 John 14:31 John 15:18 John 15:19 ... +50
ܕܥܠܡܐ	dʿlmʾ delm'	of the world	Matthew 4:8 Matthew 5:14 Matthew 13:22 Matthew 13:35 Matthew 13:39 Matthew 13:40 Matthew 13:49 Matthew 24:3 Matthew 24:21 Matthew 25:34 Matthew 28:20 Mark 4:19 Luke 8:14 Luke 12:30 Luke 16:8 Luke 20:34 Luke 21:34 John 1:29 John 4:42 John 6:51 ... +48
ܕܠܥܠܡ	dlʿlm dlelm	forever	Matthew 18:8 Matthew 19:16 Matthew 19:29 Matthew 25:41 Matthew 25:46 Matthew 25:46 Mark 3:29 Mark 10:17 Mark 10:30 Luke 10:25 Luke 16:9 Luke 18:18 Luke 18:30 John 3:15 John 3:16 John 3:36 John 4:14 John 4:36 John 5:24 John 5:39 ... +46
ܠܥܠܡܐ	lʿlmʾ lelm'	to-world, eternity	Matthew 18:7 Mark 16:15 John 1:9 John 3:16 John 3:17 John 3:17 John 3:17 John 3:19 John 6:14 John 6:33 John 7:4 John 10:36 John 11:27 John 12:46 John 12:47 John 12:47 John 14:22 John 16:8 John 16:28 John 16:28 ... +28
ܠܥܠܡ	lʿlm lelm	forever	Matthew 6:13 Matthew 21:19 Mark 3:29 Luke 1:33 Luke 1:55 John 4:14 John 6:35 John 6:51 John 6:58 John 8:35 John 8:35 John 8:51 John 8:52 John 10:28 John 11:26 John 12:34 John 13:8 John 14:16 Romans 1:25 Romans 9:5 ... +27
ܒܥܠܡܐ	bʿlmʾ belm'	in the world	Matthew 12:32 Matthew 12:32 Matthew 19:28 John 1:10 John 8:26 John 12:25 John 16:21 John 16:33 John 17:11 John 17:11 John 17:12 John 17:13 Romans 5:13 1 Corinthians 1:28 1 Corinthians 3:18 1 Corinthians 7:31 1 Corinthians 7:35 1 Corinthians 8:4 1 Corinthians 14:10 2 Corinthians 1:12 ... +9
ܥܠܡܝܢ	ʿlmyn elmyn	world, eternity[pl]	Matthew 6:13 Romans 1:25 Romans 9:5 Romans 11:36 2 Corinthians 4:17 2 Corinthians 11:31 Galatians 1:5 Ephesians 3:21 Philippians 4:20 1 Timothy 1:17 1 Timothy 6:16 2 Timothy 4:18 Hebrews 1:8 Hebrews 13:21 1 Peter 4:11 1 Peter 5:11
ܥܠܝܡܐ	ʿlymʾ elym'	world, eternity	Matthew 19:20 Matthew 19:22 Mark 16:5 Luke 7:14 Acts 5:10 Acts 20:9 Acts 23:18 Acts 23:20 1 Peter 5:5 1 John 2:13 1 John 2:14
ܘܥܠܡܐ	wʿlmʾ welm'	and-world, eternity	John 1:10 John 1:10 John 14:19 John 16:20 John 17:14 John 17:25 Romans 3:19 James 3:6 1 John 4:5 1 John 5:19
ܥܠܝܡܬܐ	ʿlymtʾ elymth'	world, eternity	Mark 14:66 Mark 14:69 Luke 22:56 John 18:17 Acts 16:16
ܠܥܠܝܡܐ	lʿlymʾ lelym'	world, eternity	Acts 20:12 Acts 23:17 Acts 23:18 Acts 23:19 Acts 23:22
ܕܒܥܠܡܐ	dbʿlmʾ dbelm'	that.in-world, eternity	John 9:5 1 Corinthians 5:10 1 Peter 5:9 1 John 4:4
ܥܠܡ	ʿlm elm	world, eternity Peal	Luke 1:70 John 9:32 Acts 3:21 Acts 15:18
ܘܒܥܠܡܐ	wbʿlmʾ wbelm'	and.in-world, eternity	Mark 10:30 Luke 18:30
ܘܠܥܠܡ	wlʿlm wlelm	and.to-world, eternity	Mark 11:14 Hebrews 13:8
ܘܥܠܝܡܐ	wʿlymʾ welym'	world, eternity	Mark 14:51
ܕܥܠܝܡܝܢ	dʿlymyn delymyn	world, eternity	Acts 5:6
ܕܥܠܡܝ	dʿlmy delmy	of-world, eternity-my	Ephesians 3:21
ܕܥܠܝܡܐ	dʿlymʾ delym'	world, eternity	Acts 7:58
ܠܥܠܡܝܢ	lʿlmyn lelmyn	to-world, eternity[pl]	1 Peter 1:25

Hebrew Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
עוֹלָם	olam	world/eternity
עָלַם	alam	to hide
עֲלָמָה	'alamah	maiden, virgin
עָלֵם	'alem	to hide, to conceal

Arabic Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
عَالِم	alim	scholar/scientist
عَالَم	ʿālam	world, universe
عَلَّم	ʿallam	to teach, to instruct
عِلْم	ʿilm	knowledge, science