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ܫܟܒ SH-KH-P — lie down, sleep

Semantic field: reclining, horizontal rest, prostration

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שָׁכַב shakhavשִׁכְבָה shikh'vahשָׁכֵב shakhev شَكَبَ shakabaشَاكِب shāki'bشَكْب shak'b

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destroy, sword

Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܒܚܘܪܒܐ	bḥwrbʾ bkhwrb'	destroy, sword	Matthew 3:1 Matthew 3:3 Matthew 15:33 Matthew 24:26 Mark 8:4 Luke 3:2 Luke 3:4 2 Corinthians 11:26 Hebrews 11:38
ܚܘܪܒܐ	ḥwrbʾ khwrb'	destroy, sword	Matthew 14:13 Matthew 14:15 Mark 1:35 Mark 1:45 Mark 6:32 Mark 6:35 Luke 4:42 Luke 9:10 Luke 9:12
ܚܪܒܐ	ḥrbʾ khrb'	destroy, sword	Matthew 10:34 Matthew 23:38 Luke 9:62 Luke 13:35 Acts 1:20 Hebrews 7:1
ܠܚܘܪܒܐ	lḥwrbʾ lkhwrb'	destroy, sword	Matthew 11:7 Luke 4:1 Luke 7:24 Luke 8:29 John 11:54
ܕܚܘܪܒܐ	dḥwrbʾ dkhwrb'	destroy, sword	Matthew 24:15 Mark 13:14
ܬܚܪܒ	tḥrb thkhrb	[impf]destroy, sword	Matthew 12:25 Luke 11:17
ܚܘܪܒܗ	ḥwrbh khwrbh	destroy, sword	Luke 21:20
ܘܒܚܘܪܒܐ	wbḥwrbʾ wbkhwrb'	destroy, sword	Luke 1:80
ܕܚܪܒܐ	dḥrbʾ dkhrb'	of-destroy, sword	Luke 21:24
ܚܪܘܒܐ	ḥrwbʾ khrwb'	destroy, sword	Luke 15:16
ܘܚܪܒ	wḥrb wkhrb	and-destroy, sword	Galatians 1:13

Hebrew Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
חֶרֶב	kherev	sword
חָרַב	kharav	to destroy/dry up
חֻרְבָּן	khurban	destruction
חָרְבָּה	khorbah	ruin
חֵירַב	kherav	sword

Arabic Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
حَرْب	harb	war
حَارَبَ	haraba	to fight
مُحَارِب	muharib	warrior
خَرَابَ	kharab	ruin
خَرَّبَ	kharraba	to destroy