Peshitta Constellations

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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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companion, join

Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܚܒܪܗ	ḥbrh khbrh	companion, join-his	Luke 14:31 Luke 23:40 Romans 2:1 Romans 13:8 1 Corinthians 4:6 Colossians 3:13 2 Thessalonians 1:3
ܚܒܪܝ	ḥbry khbry	companion, join-my	Matthew 20:13 Matthew 22:12 Matthew 26:50
ܚܒܪܟ	ḥbrk khbrk	companion, join-your	Romans 2:1 1 Corinthians 14:17
ܕܚܒܪܗ	dḥbrh dkhbrh	of-companion, join-his	1 Corinthians 10:24 Philippians 2:4
ܚܒܪܬܗ	ḥbrth khbrthh	companion, join-his	Matthew 12:13 Luke 6:10
ܚܒܪܟܘܢ	ḥbrkwn khbrkwn	companion, join-your(pl)	1 Peter 5:1
ܠܚܒܪܬܗ	lḥbrth lkhbrthh	to-companion, join-his	1 Corinthians 14:7
ܚܒܪܘܗܝ	ḥbrwhy khbrwhy	companion, join-her	John 11:16
ܒܚܒܪܗ	bḥbrh bkhbrh	in-companion, join-his	Acts 7:27
ܠܚܒܪܗ	lḥbrh lkhbrh	to-companion, join-his	Philippians 2:3
ܠܚܒܪܘܗܝ	lḥbrwhy lkhbrwhy	to-companion, join-her	1 Peter 4:10
ܒܚܒܪܐ	bḥbrʾ bkhbr'	in-companion, join	Matthew 12:11

Hebrew Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
חָבֵר	khaver	friend
חִבֵּר	khiber	to join
חֶבְרָה	khevrah	company, society
חִבּוּר	khibur	union, connection

Arabic Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
حَبَرَ	ḥabara	to join, connect
حَبِيْر	ḥabīr	expert, knowledgeable
حُبَرَاء	ḥubarā'	companion, associate