ARAMAIC NEW TESTAMENT

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ܟܪܙ K-R-Z
preach, herald
Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܘܡܟܪܙ
wmkrz
wmkrz
and.from-preach, herald Matthew 3:1 Matthew 4:23 Matthew 9:35 Mark 1:4 Mark 1:7 Mark 1:14 Mark 1:39 Luke 8:1 Luke 8:39 Acts 8:5 Acts 28:31
ܡܟܪܙ
mkrz
mkrz
preaching Mark 1:45 Mark 5:20 Luke 3:3 Luke 4:44 Acts 9:20 Acts 17:18 Acts 17:18 Galatians 5:11
ܐܟܪܙ
ʾkrz
'krz
[impf]preach, herald Aphel Mark 1:38 Acts 3:18 Romans 9:27 2 Corinthians 11:4 Ephesians 6:19 2 Timothy 4:2 Proverbs 8:1
ܡܟܪܙܝܢ
mkrzyn
mkrzyn
[ptcp]preach, herald[pl] Mark 7:36 Acts 4:29 Acts 16:4 1 Corinthians 9:14 Philippians 1:15 Philippians 1:17
ܐܟܪܙܬ
ʾkrzt
'krzth
[impf]preach, herald[perf] Aphel Acts 20:25 Acts 26:20 Acts 26:20 1 Corinthians 9:27 2 Corinthians 11:7
ܘܐܟܪܙܘ
wʾkrzw
w'krzw
and-[impf]preach, herald[3pl] Aphel Mark 6:12 Mark 16:15 Mark 16:20 Acts 3:24
ܕܡܟܪܙ
dmkrz
dmkrz
that.from-preach, herald Acts 17:19 Acts 19:13 Galatians 2:2 2 Timothy 2:15
ܘܠܡܟܪܙܘ
wlmkrzw
wlmkrzw
and.to-[ptcp]preach, herald[3pl] Matthew 11:1 Luke 4:18 Luke 4:19
ܘܡܟܪܙܝܢ
wmkrzyn
wmkrzyn
and.from-preach, herald[pl] Acts 4:2 Acts 8:4 Acts 16:21
ܕܢܟܪܙ
dnkrz
dnkrz
of-[impf]preach, herald Acts 10:42 Acts 13:24 Acts 26:23
ܕܐܟܪܙ
dʾkrz
d'krz
of-[impf]preach, herald Aphel Acts 10:37 Acts 20:20 Romans 1:14
ܠܡܟܪܙܘ
lmkrzw
lmkrzw
so.that-preach, herald[3pl] Peal Matthew 4:17 Luke 9:2 Acts 22:21
ܟܘܪܙܝܢ
kwrzyn
kwrzyn
preach, herald Matthew 11:21 Luke 10:13
ܐܟܪܙܢ
ʾkrzn
'krzn
[impf]preach, herald-them Aphel 2 Corinthians 11:4 1 Thessalonians 2:10
ܟܪܘܙܐ
krwzʾ
krwz'
preach, herald Acts 15:21 2 Timothy 1:11
ܐܟܪܙܘ
ʾkrzw
'krzw
[impf]preach, herald[3pl] Aphel Matthew 10:7 Matthew 10:27
ܕܐܬܟܪܙ
dʾtkrz
d'thkrz
of-[pass]preach, herald Ethpeel Romans 16:24 Colossians 1:23
ܒܟܪܘܙܘܬܗ
bkrwzwth
bkrwzwthh
preach, herald Matthew 12:41 Luke 11:32
ܘܕܡܟܪܙ
wdmkrz
wdmkrz
and.of-[ptcp]preach, herald Romans 2:21
ܢܟܪܙ
nkrz
nkrz
[impf]preach, herald Matthew 12:18
ܕܐܟܪܙܬ
dʾkrzt
d'krzth
of-[impf]preach, herald[perf] Aphel Galatians 4:16
ܕܐܬܟܪܙܬ
dʾtkrzt
d'thkrzth
of-[pass]preach, herald[perf] Ethpeel Colossians 1:6
ܟܪܘܙܘܬܐ
krwzwtʾ
krwzwth'
preach, herald 2 Timothy 4:17
ܘܐܟܪܙ
wʾkrz
w'krz
and-[impf]preach, herald Aphel 1 Peter 3:19
ܕܟܪܘܙܘܬܐ
dkrwzwtʾ
dkrwzwth'
preach, herald 1 Corinthians 1:21
ܡܟܪܙܐ
mkrzʾ
mkrz'
[ptcp]preach, herald Proverbs 1:21
ܟܪܘܙܗ
krwzh
krwzh
preach, herald 1 Timothy 2:7
ܐܬܟܪܙܬ
ʾtkrzt
'thkrzth
[pass]preach, herald[perf] Ethpeel Acts 17:13
ܘܐܬܟܪܙ
wʾtkrz
w'thkrz
and-[pass]preach, herald Ethpeel 1 Timothy 3:16
ܕܐܟܪܙܢ
dʾkrzn
d'krzn
of-[impf]preach, herald-them Aphel Acts 15:36
ܐܬܟܪܙ
ʾtkrz
'thkrz
[pass]preach, herald Ethpeel 2 Corinthians 1:19
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
כָּרַז karaz to proclaim, herald
כָּרוֹז karoz herald, crier
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
كَرَزَ karaza to preach
كِرَازَة kiraza preaching
كَارِز kariz preacher
كَاتِب katib writer, author
كُتْب kutub books
كِتَابَة kitabah writing