ARAMAIC NEW TESTAMENT

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ܥܪܒ ʿ-R-B
mix, pledge, west
Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܕܡܥܪܒܐ
dmʿrbʾ
dmerb'
that.from-mix, pledge, west Ezekiel 42:19 Ezekiel 47:20 Ezekiel 48:2 Ezekiel 48:3 Ezekiel 48:4 Ezekiel 48:5 Ezekiel 48:7 Ezekiel 48:8 Ezekiel 48:8 Ezekiel 48:21 Ezekiel 48:23 Ezekiel 48:24 Ezekiel 48:25 Ezekiel 48:26 Ezekiel 48:27
ܥܪܒܐ
ʿrbʾ
erb'
mix, pledge, west Matthew 9:36 Matthew 10:6 Matthew 12:11 Matthew 12:12 Matthew 15:24 Matthew 25:32 Matthew 25:33 Matthew 26:31 John 10:12 John 10:16 John 10:27 Acts 17:9 Hebrews 7:22 1 Peter 2:25 Psalms 119:176
ܡܥܪܒܐ
mʿrbʾ
merb'
[ptcp]mix, pledge, west Matthew 8:11 Luke 12:54 Luke 13:29 Psalms 75:7 Psalms 103:12 Psalms 107:3 Isaiah 9:11 Isaiah 43:5 Isaiah 59:19 Ezekiel 41:21 Ezekiel 45:7 Ezekiel 46:19
ܠܡܥܪܒܐ
lmʿrbʾ
lmerb'
so.that-mix, pledge, west Matthew 24:27 Psalms 68:5 Ezekiel 45:7 Ezekiel 48:18
ܕܥܪܒ
dʿrb
derb
of-mix, pledge, west Proverbs 17:18 Proverbs 20:16 Proverbs 27:13 Isaiah 21:13
ܘܠܡܥܪܒܐ
wlmʿrbʾ
wlmerb'
and.to-[ptcp]mix, pledge, west Ezekiel 48:10 Ezekiel 48:16 Ezekiel 48:17 Ezekiel 48:21
ܥܪܒܝ
ʿrby
erby
mix, pledge, west-my Luke 15:6 John 10:26 John 21:16
ܥܪ̈ܒܐ
ʿrbʾ
erb'
mix, pledge, west Psalms 137:2 Isaiah 44:4
ܥܪܘܒܬܐ
ʿrwbtʾ
erwbth'
mix, pledge, west Matthew 27:62 Luke 23:54
ܘܥܪܒܘܗܝ
wʿrbwhy
werbwhy
and-mix, pledge, west-her John 10:3 John 10:4
ܠܡܥܪ̈ܒܘܗܝ
lmʿrbwhy
lmerbwhy
so.that-mix, pledge, west-her Psalms 50:1 Psalms 113:3
ܢܥܪܒ
nʿrb
nerb
[impf]mix, pledge, west Ephesians 4:26 Ezekiel 30:18
ܥܪܒܝܢ
ʿrbyn
erbyn
mix, pledge, west[pl] Matthew 18:12 Luke 15:4
ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ
dʿrwbtʾ
derwbth'
mix, pledge, west Mark 15:42 John 19:31
ܥܘܪ̈ܒܐ
ʿwrbʾ
ewrb'
mix, pledge, west Proverbs 30:17
ܕܥܪܒܬ
dʿrbt
derbth
of-mix, pledge, west[perf] Peal Proverbs 6:3
ܕܢܥܪܘܒܟܘܢ
dnʿrwbkwn
dnerwbkwn
mix, pledge, west Luke 22:31
ܥܪܒܬ
ʿrbt
erbth
mix, pledge, west[perf] Peal Proverbs 6:1
ܘܥܪܒܐ
wʿrbʾ
werb'
and-mix, pledge, west John 2:14
ܒܡܥܪܒܝ
bmʿrby
bmerby
in-[ptcp]mix, pledge, west-my Mark 1:32
ܥܪܒܘܬܐ
ʿrbwtʾ
erbwth'
mix, pledge, west[abst] Proverbs 17:18
ܠܥܪܒܘܬܐ
lʿrbwtʾ
lerbwth'
to-mix, pledge, west[abst] Proverbs 22:26
ܕܡܥܪ̈ܒܘܗܝ
dmʿrbwhy
dmerbwhy
that.from-mix, pledge, west-her Psalms 104:19
ܠܥܪܒܐ
lʿrbʾ
lerb'
to-mix, pledge, west Mark 6:34
ܘܠܥܪܒܐ
wlʿrbʾ
wlerb'
and.to-mix, pledge, west John 2:15
ܘܥܪܘܒܬܐ
wʿrwbtʾ
werwbth'
mix, pledge, west John 19:14
ܡܥܪܒܝ
mʿrby
merby
[ptcp]mix, pledge, west-my Luke 4:40
ܒܡܥܪ̈ܒܝ
bmʿrby
bmerby
in-[ptcp]mix, pledge, west-my Proverbs 7:9
ܥܪܒ
ʿrb
erb
mix, pledge, west Peal Proverbs 20:17
ܕܥܪܒܝܢ
dʿrbyn
derbyn
of-mix, pledge, west[pl] Isaiah 15:7
ܡܥܪ̈ܒܘܗܝ
mʿrbwhy
merbwhy
[ptcp]mix, pledge, west-her Isaiah 45:6
ܘܒܡܥܪܒܐ
wbmʿrbʾ
wbmerb'
and.in-[ptcp]mix, pledge, west Ezekiel 48:34
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
מַעֲרָב maarav west
עָרַב ʿaráv to mix, pledge
מַעֲרָב maʿarát west
עֶרֶב ʿérev mixture, pledge
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
غَرْب gharb west
غَرَبَ ḡarába to set (the sun), go west
مَغْرِب maḡrib west, sunset
غَرِيب ḡaríb foreigner, strange