ARAMAIC NEW TESTAMENT

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ܓܙܪ G-Z-R
cut, circumcise
Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܓܙܘܪܬܐ
gzwrtʾ
gzwrth'
cut, circumcise John 7:22 Acts 11:2 Romans 2:25 Romans 2:26 Romans 2:28 Romans 3:30 Romans 4:9 Romans 4:12 Romans 15:8 1 Corinthians 7:19 Galatians 2:12 Galatians 5:6 Galatians 5:11 Galatians 6:15 Ephesians 2:11 Philippians 3:3 Colossians 2:11 Colossians 3:11 Colossians 4:11 Titus 1:10
ܓܙܪ̈ܬܐ
gzrtʾ
gzrth'
cut, circumcise[fem] Psalms 72:9 Psalms 97:1 Isaiah 11:11 Isaiah 41:1 Isaiah 41:5 Isaiah 42:4 Isaiah 49:1 Isaiah 51:5 Isaiah 60:9 Ezekiel 26:15 Ezekiel 26:18 Ezekiel 26:18 Ezekiel 27:6 Ezekiel 27:7 Ezekiel 27:35 Ezekiel 39:6
ܓܙܪܬܐ
gzrtʾ
gzrth'
cut, circumcise[fem] Acts 13:6 Acts 20:15 Acts 21:1 Acts 21:3 Acts 27:7 Acts 27:16 Acts 28:1
ܓܙܝܪܬܐ
gzyrtʾ
gzyrth'
cut, circumcise Ezekiel 41:12 Ezekiel 41:15 Ezekiel 42:1 Ezekiel 42:10 Ezekiel 42:13
ܓܙܪܝܢ
gzryn
gzryn
cut, circumcise[pl] John 7:22 Acts 15:1 Acts 15:24 Acts 21:21
ܓܙܪܐ
gzrʾ
gzr'
cut, circumcise Luke 12:32 Psalms 78:52 Psalms 78:70 Proverbs 30:31
ܒܓܙܘܪܬܐ
bgzwrtʾ
bgzwrth'
cut, circumcise Romans 4:10 Romans 4:10 Galatians 2:7 Galatians 2:9
ܕܓܙܪܬܐ
dgzrtʾ
dgzrth'
of-cut, circumcise[fem] Acts 28:7 Isaiah 20:6 Isaiah 23:2 Isaiah 23:6
ܕܓܙܘܪܬܐ
dgzwrtʾ
dgzwrth'
cut, circumcise Acts 7:8 Romans 3:1 Galatians 2:8
ܘܓܙܪ̈ܬܐ
wgzrtʾ
wgzrth'
and-cut, circumcise[fem] Isaiah 40:15 Isaiah 42:10 Ezekiel 27:15
ܘܠܓܙܪ̈ܬܐ
wlgzrtʾ
wlgzrth'
and.to-cut, circumcise[fem] Isaiah 59:18 Isaiah 66:19
ܓܙܝܪܐ
gzyrʾ
gzyr'
cut, circumcise Acts 10:45 Philippians 3:5
ܠܓܙܘܪܬܐ
lgzwrtʾ
lgzwrth'
cut, circumcise Romans 4:11 Romans 4:12
ܠܓܙܪܗ
lgzrh
lgzrh
to-cut, circumcise-his Isaiah 40:11 Ezekiel 34:12
ܓܙܪܟ
gzrk
gzrk
cut, circumcise-your Psalms 50:9 Proverbs 27:23
ܘܓܙܝܪܬܐ
wgzyrtʾ
wgzyrth'
cut, circumcise Ezekiel 41:13 Ezekiel 41:14
ܠܓܙܪ̈ܐ
lgzrʾ
lgzr'
to-cut, circumcise Isaiah 17:2 Isaiah 32:14
ܘܢܓܙܘܪ
wngzwr
wngzwr
cut, circumcise Isaiah 9:9 Isaiah 9:19
ܒܓܙܪܬܐ
bgzrtʾ
bgzrth'
in-cut, circumcise[fem] Acts 28:9 Acts 28:11
ܘܕܓܙܪ̈ܬܐ
wdgzrtʾ
wdgzrth'
and.of-cut, circumcise[fem] Psalms 72:10 Ezekiel 27:3
ܢܓܙܘܪ
ngzwr
ngzwr
cut, circumcise 1 Corinthians 7:18
ܘܓܙܪܗ
wgzrh
wgzrh
and-cut, circumcise-his Acts 7:8
ܘܒܓܙܪ̈ܬܐ
wbgzrtʾ
wbgzrth'
and.in-cut, circumcise[fem] Isaiah 24:15
ܠܓܙܪܬܐ
lgzrtʾ
lgzrth'
to-cut, circumcise[fem] Acts 27:26
ܘܓܙܘܪܬܐ
wgzwrtʾ
wgzwrth'
cut, circumcise Romans 2:29
ܕܓܙܪܝܢ
dgzryn
dgzryn
of-cut, circumcise[pl] Galatians 6:13
ܠܡܓܙܪܗ
lmgzrh
lmgzrh
so.that-cut, circumcise-his Luke 1:59
ܒܓܙܪ̈ܬܐ
bgzrtʾ
bgzrth'
in-cut, circumcise[fem] Isaiah 42:12
ܠܓܙܪ̈ܬܐ
lgzrtʾ
lgzrth'
to-cut, circumcise[fem] Isaiah 42:15
ܕܡܬܓܙܪ
dmtgzr
dmthgzr
that.from-[impf]cut, circumcise Galatians 5:3
ܒܓܙܘܪܬܗ
bgzwrth
bgzwrthh
cut, circumcise Colossians 2:11
ܕܢܓܙܘܪ
dngzwr
dngzwr
cut, circumcise Galatians 2:3
ܕܐܬܓܙܪܬܘܢ
dʾtgzrtwn
d'thgzrthwn
of-[pass]cut, circumcise-you(pl) Ethpeel Isaiah 51:1
ܓܙܝܪ̈ܬܐ
gzyrtʾ
gzyrth'
cut, circumcise Isaiah 9:9
ܓܙܝܪܝܢ
gzyryn
gzyryn
cut, circumcise Acts 7:51
ܠܡܓܙܪ
lmgzr
lmgzr
so.that-cut, circumcise Acts 15:5
ܓܙܪܗ
gzrh
gzrh
cut, circumcise-his Acts 16:3
ܐܬܓܙܪܬܘܢ
ʾtgzrtwn
'thgzrthwn
[pass]cut, circumcise-you(pl) Ethpeel Colossians 2:11
ܕܐܬܓܙܪ
dʾtgzr
d'thgzr
of-[pass]cut, circumcise Ethpeel Isaiah 53:8
ܓܙܝܪ
gzyr
gzyr
cut, circumcise 1 Corinthians 7:18
ܘܒܓܙܘܪܬܐ
wbgzwrtʾ
wbgzwrth'
cut, circumcise Romans 2:27
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
גָּזַר gazar to cut/decree
גְּזֵרָה gezerah decree
מַגְזֵרָה magzerah saw
גְּזֵרָה g'zera decree, edict
מַגְזֵרָה magzera saw
גְּזִירָה g'zira cut, carving, trim
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
جَزَرَ jazara to cut/slaughter
جَزِيرَة jazira island (cut from mainland)
جَزَّار jazzar butcher
جَزْر jazr ebb (tide)