Peshitta Constellations

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ܦܐܪ P-A-R — fruit, produce

Semantic field: fruit, yield, result of labor

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Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܡܟܝܠ	mkyl mkyl	henceforth/therefore	Matthew 26:45 Matthew 26:65 Mark 5:35 Mark 10:8 Mark 11:14 Mark 14:41 Mark 14:63 Luke 1:20 Luke 2:29 Luke 15:19 Luke 16:2 John 2:8 John 14:30 John 15:15 John 17:11 Romans 7:6 Romans 8:1 Romans 10:17 Romans 13:11 Romans 13:12 ... +29
ܬܟܝܠ	tkyl thkyl	[impf]measure	Matthew 27:43 2 Corinthians 1:13 2 Corinthians 2:3 2 Corinthians 7:16 2 Corinthians 10:1 2 Corinthians 10:7 Galatians 5:10 Hebrews 2:13
ܘܡܟܝܠ	wmkyl wmkyl	and.from-measure	2 Corinthians 2:7 2 Corinthians 5:16 Galatians 2:20 1 Timothy 5:23
ܕܡܟܝܠܝܢ	dmkylyn dmkylyn	that.from-measure[pl]	Matthew 7:2 Mark 4:24 Luke 6:38
ܕܬܟܝܠ	dtkyl dthkyl	of-[impf]measure	Luke 11:22 Philippians 1:6 Philemon 1:21
ܢܟܝܠܐ	nkylʾ nkyl'	[impf]measure	2 Corinthians 11:13 Ephesians 4:14
ܕܡܟܝܠ	dmkyl dmkyl	that.from-measure	Luke 22:16 John 4:42
ܟܝܠܬܐ	kyltʾ kylth'	measure[fem]	Mark 4:24 Luke 6:38
ܕܬܟܝܠܝܢ	dtkylyn dthkylyn	of-[impf]measure[pl]	Mark 10:24 Luke 18:9
ܘܬܟܝܠ	wtkyl wthkyl	and-[impf]measure	Philippians 2:24
ܬܟܝܠܝܢ	tkylyn thkylyn	[impf]measure[pl]	Acts 16:15
ܘܒܟܝܠܬܐ	wbkyltʾ wbkylth'	and.in-measure[fem]	Matthew 7:2
ܢܟܝܠ	nkyl nkyl	[impf]measure	Romans 12:9
ܒܟܝܠܬܐ	bkyltʾ bkylth'	in-measure[fem]	Luke 6:38
ܒܢܟܝܠܘܬܗ	bnkylwth bnkylwthh	in-[impf]measure[abst]-his	2 Corinthians 11:3
ܒܟܝܠܐ	bkylʾ bkyl'	in-measure	John 3:34
ܕܢܟܝܠ	dnkyl dnkyl	of-[impf]measure	Acts 18:14

Hebrew Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
כָּיַל	kāyal	to measure
כָּיְלָה	kāylāh	measure
כִּילוֹן	kīlōn	measurer

Arabic Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
كَالَ	kāla	to measure
كَيْلُ	kayl	measure
كَيَّال	kayyāl	measurer
مَكْيَلٌ	makyalun	measuring vessel