Peshitta Constellations

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ܦܐܪ P-A-R — fruit, produce

Semantic field: fruit, yield, result of labor

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rock, stone

Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܟܐܦܐ	kʾpʾ k'p'	rock/stone	Matthew 3:9 Matthew 4:3 Matthew 4:18 Matthew 7:9 Matthew 10:2 Matthew 14:28 Matthew 14:29 Matthew 15:15 Matthew 16:16 Matthew 16:18 Matthew 16:18 Matthew 16:22 Matthew 17:4 Matthew 17:24 Matthew 17:25 Matthew 18:21 Matthew 19:27 Matthew 21:44 Matthew 26:33 Matthew 26:35 ... +80
ܠܟܐܦܐ	lkʾpʾ lk'p'	to-rock, stone	Matthew 16:23 Matthew 17:1 Matthew 26:37 Matthew 26:40 Matthew 26:73 Mark 9:2 Mark 14:33 Mark 14:37 Mark 14:70 Luke 4:3 Luke 22:8 John 18:11 John 20:1 John 21:7 John 21:17 Acts 17:29 1 Corinthians 15:5 Galatians 1:18 Galatians 2:8 Galatians 2:14
ܒܟܐܦܐ	bkʾpʾ bk'p'	in-rock, stone	Matthew 4:6 Matthew 27:60 Mark 5:5 Luke 4:11 Luke 22:61 Acts 14:5 Romans 9:32 2 Corinthians 3:7
ܟܐܦ	kʾp k'p	rock, stone Peal	Matthew 24:2 Matthew 24:2 Mark 13:2 Mark 13:2 Luke 19:44 Luke 19:44 Luke 21:6 Luke 21:6
ܕܟܐܦܐ	dkʾpʾ dk'p'	of-rock, stone	Matthew 21:42 Mark 12:10 Luke 20:17 John 2:6 John 19:13 1 Corinthians 1:12 2 Corinthians 3:3
ܘܟܐܦܐ	wkʾpʾ wk'p'	and-rock, stone	Matthew 27:51 John 11:38 Romans 9:33 Galatians 2:9
ܘܠܟܐܦܐ	wlkʾpʾ wlk'p'	and.to-rock, stone	Mark 16:7
ܕܒܟܐܦܐ	dbkʾpʾ dbk'p'	that.in-rock, stone	Luke 21:5

Hebrew Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
כֵּף	kef	rock

Arabic Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
كَهْف	kahf	cave
كَبِير	kabīr	big, huge
كَاهِن	kāhin	priest, soothsayer
كُوْفَة	kūfah	city in Iraq