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ܫܟܒ SH-KH-P — lie down, sleep

Semantic field: reclining, horizontal rest, prostration

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שָׁכַב shakhavשִׁכְבָה shikh'vahשָׁכֵב shakhev شَكَبَ shakabaشَاكِب shāki'bشَكْب shak'b

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walk, go

Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܗܠܟܘ	hlkw hlkw	walk, go[3pl] Peal	Mark 1:38 John 11:15 John 12:35 Acts 16:6 Ephesians 5:8 Colossians 2:6 Colossians 4:5
ܗܠܟ	hlk hlk	walk, go Peal	Matthew 9:5 Luke 5:23 Acts 3:6 Acts 14:8
ܘܡܗܠܟ	wmhlk wmhlk	and.from-walk, go	Luke 24:15 John 10:23 John 21:18 1 Peter 5:8
ܕܡܗܠܟܝܢ	dmhlkyn dmhlkyn	that.from-walk, go[pl]	Matthew 15:31 Mark 8:24 Ephesians 4:17
ܕܡܗܠܟ	dmhlk dmhlk	that.from-walk, go	Matthew 14:26 Mark 6:49 John 12:35
ܠܡܗܠܟܘ	lmhlkw lmhlkw	so.that-walk, go[3pl] Peal	Luke 20:46 John 7:1
ܗܠܟܬܘܢ	hlktwn hlkthwn	walk, go-you(pl) Peal	Ephesians 2:2 Colossians 3:7
ܗܠܟܢ	hlkn hlkn	walk, go-them	2 Corinthians 12:18 2 Thessalonians 3:7
ܗܠܟܬܗ	hlkth hlkthh	walk, go-his	1 John 2:6
ܘܡܗܠܟܝܢ	wmhlkyn wmhlkyn	and.from-walk, go[pl]	Luke 1:6
ܕܗܠܟܘ	dhlkw dhlkw	of-walk, go[3pl] Peal	Hebrews 13:9
ܘܡܗܠܟܐ	wmhlkʾ wmhlk'	and.from-walk, go	Mark 5:42
ܗܠܟܬ	hlkt hlkth	walk, go[perf] Peal	1 Timothy 5:10
ܘܗܠܟܘ	whlkw whlkw	and-walk, go[3pl] Peal	Ephesians 5:2

Hebrew Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
הָלַךְ	halakh	to walk, to go
הֲלִיכָה	halikhah	walk, conduct
הֲלָכָה	halakhah	Jewish law
מַהְלֵךְ	mahalekh	path, way
מָהוֹל	mahol	dancer
תַּהֲלוּכָה	tahalu'khah	procession, cortege

Arabic Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
هَلَكَ	halaka	to perish
سَلَكَ	salaka	to walk, to traverse
سِيْر	sīr	walk, gait
مَسْلَك	maslak	path, route
سُلُوْك	sulūk	conduct, behavior