Peshitta Constellations
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Root of the day
ܫܟܒ
SH-KH-P
— lie down, sleep
Semantic field: reclining, horizontal rest, prostration
What gets lost in translation: In Aramaic, ܫܟܒ (shkhab) is fundamentally a postural, bodily act: the body laying itself horizontal upon the ground, the bed, or the tomb. The root covers everything from simply reclining to rest, to … Explore this root →
שָׁכַב shakhavשִׁכְבָה shikh'vahשָׁכֵב shakhev
شَكَبَ shakabaشَاكِب shāki'bشَكْب shak'b
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Peshitta Occurrences
| Form | Transliteration | Gloss | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| ܡܟܝܟܬܐ | mkyktʾ mkykth' |
1 Corinthians 4:21 Galatians 6:1 James 3:13 1 Peter 3:4 | |
| ܒܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ | bmkykwtʾ bmkykwth' |
Acts 20:19 2 Timothy 2:25 1 Peter 3:15 | |
| ܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ | mkykwtʾ mkykwth' |
Galatians 5:23 Colossians 2:23 1 Timothy 6:11 | |
| ܘܠܡܟܝܟܐ | wlmkykʾ wlmkyk' |
James 4:6 1 Peter 2:18 1 Peter 5:5 | |
| ܡܟܝܟܐ | mkykʾ mkyk' |
Luke 1:52 1 Thessalonians 2:7 James 1:9 | |
| ܠܡܟܝܟܐ | lmkykʾ lmkyk' |
Matthew 5:5 2 Corinthians 7:6 | |
| ܘܒܡܟܝܟܘܬܗ | wbmkykwth wbmkykwthh |
2 Corinthians 10:1 | |
| ܘܒܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ | wbmkykwtʾ wbmkykwth' |
James 1:21 | |
| ܘܡܟܝܟܝܢ | wmkykyn wmkykyn |
1 Peter 3:8 | |
| ܘܡܟܝܟܐ | wmkykʾ wmkyk' |
James 3:17 | |
| ܘܡܟܝܟ | wmkyk wmkyk |
Matthew 11:29 | |
| ܕܡܟܝܟܝܢ | dmkykyn dmkykyn |
Romans 12:16 |
Hebrew Cognates
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Arabic Cognates
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