ARAMAIC NEW TESTAMENT

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ܓܒܝ G-B-Y
choose, elect
Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܓܒܝܬܐ
gbytʾ
gbyth'
choose, elect[fem] Romans 11:7 1 Corinthians 16:2 1 Peter 2:9 1 Peter 5:13 Ezekiel 21:24 Ezekiel 21:24
ܕܓܒ̇ܝܬ
dgbyt
dgbyth
of-choose, elect[perf] Peal Isaiah 43:10 Isaiah 43:21 Isaiah 44:1 Isaiah 44:2 Isaiah 58:5 Ezekiel 20:5
ܒܓܒܝ̈ܗܝܢ
bgbyhyn
bgbyhyn
in-choose, elect-their(f) Ezekiel 1:8 Ezekiel 1:10 Ezekiel 1:10
ܐܬܓܒܝܢ
ʾtgbyn
'thgbyn
[pass]choose, elect-them Ethpeel Acts 10:41 Ephesians 1:11
ܓܒܝ̈ܗܝܢ
gbyhyn
gbyhyn
choose, elect-their(f) Ezekiel 1:8 Ezekiel 10:11
ܓܒ̈ܝܝ
gbyy
gbyy
choose, elect-my Isaiah 65:9 Isaiah 65:22
ܓܒܝܗ
gbyh
gbyh
choose, elect-his Luke 23:35 Psalms 106:23
ܓܒܝܘ
gbyw
gbyw
choose, elect[3pl] Peal Matthew 13:48
ܠܓܒܝ̈ܝ
lgbyy
lgbyy
to-choose, elect-my Isaiah 65:15
ܠܓܒܝ̈ܗܝܢ
lgbyhyn
lgbyhyn
to-choose, elect-their(f) Ezekiel 10:12
ܘܓܒܝܬܘܢ
wgbytwn
wgbythwn
and-choose, elect-you(pl) Peal Isaiah 65:12
ܘܒܓܒܝܘܬܐ
wbgbywtʾ
wbgbywth'
and.in-choose, elect[abst] Romans 11:28
ܒ̈ܓܒܝܗܝܢ
bgbyhyn
bgbyhyn
in-choose, elect-their(f) Ezekiel 34:21
ܓܒܝܝ
gbyy
gbyy
choose, elect-my Isaiah 45:4
ܕܓܒܝ̈ܟ
dgbyk
dgbyk
of-choose, elect-your Psalms 106:5
ܕܐܬܓܒܝܘ
dʾtgbyw
d'thgbyw
of-[pass]choose, elect[3pl] Ethpeel 1 Peter 1:2
ܓܒܝ̈ܬܐ
gbytʾ
gbyth'
choose, elect[fem] Isaiah 54:12
ܓܒܝܬ
gbyt
gbyth
choose, elect[perf] Peal Psalms 119:30
ܓܒܝ̈ܢ
gbyn
gbyn
choose, elect-them Proverbs 30:5
ܕܓܒܝ̇ܬ
dgbyt
dgbyth
of-choose, elect[perf] Peal Isaiah 58:6
ܓܒܝܘܬܗ
gbywth
gbywthh
choose, elect[abst]-his Romans 9:11
ܒܓܒܝܬܐ
bgbytʾ
bgbyth'
in-choose, elect[fem] Romans 11:5
ܕܡܓܒܝܢ
dmgbyn
dmgbyn
that.from-choose, elect-them Luke 14:7
ܠܓܒܝܝ
lgbyy
lgbyy
to-choose, elect-my Psalms 89:4
ܓܒ̈ܝܗܝܢ
gbyhyn
gbyhyn
choose, elect-their(f) Ezekiel 1:17
ܘܒܓܒܝܝ
wbgbyy
wbgbyy
and.in-choose, elect-my Isaiah 42:1
ܕܓܒܝܬ
dgbyt
dgbyth
of-choose, elect[perf] Peal John 13:18
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
גָּבָה gavah to rise, be high
גֵּבַי gevi tax collector
גָּבִיב gaviv reservoir, storage
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
جَبَى jabā to collect
جُبَاةٌ jubāt collectors
مَجْبَىً majban place of collection
مَجْبِيّ majbiyy collected, gathered