ARAMAIC NEW TESTAMENT
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Read Luke 1:28 →Peshitta Occurrences
| Form | Transliteration | Gloss | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| ܚܪܒܐ | ḥrbʾ khrb' |
destroy, sword | Matthew 10:34 Matthew 23:38 Luke 9:62 Luke 13:35 Acts 1:20 Hebrews 7:1 Psalms 17:13 Psalms 22:21 Psalms 144:10 Isaiah 1:7 Isaiah 21:15 Isaiah 27:10 Isaiah 31:8 Isaiah 31:8 Isaiah 41:24 Ezekiel 6:3 Ezekiel 6:8 Ezekiel 7:15 Ezekiel 11:8 Ezekiel 12:16 ... +12 |
| ܒܚܪܒܐ | bḥrbʾ bkhrb' |
in-destroy, sword | Psalms 78:64 Isaiah 1:20 Isaiah 3:25 Isaiah 13:15 Isaiah 31:8 Isaiah 37:7 Isaiah 37:38 Isaiah 60:12 Isaiah 65:12 Ezekiel 5:12 Ezekiel 6:12 Ezekiel 7:15 Ezekiel 11:10 Ezekiel 17:21 Ezekiel 23:10 Ezekiel 23:25 Ezekiel 24:21 Ezekiel 26:6 Ezekiel 26:8 Ezekiel 26:11 ... +6 |
| ܠܚܘܪܒܐ | lḥwrbʾ lkhwrb' |
destroy, sword | Matthew 11:7 Luke 4:1 Luke 7:24 Luke 8:29 John 11:54 Isaiah 5:9 Isaiah 13:9 Isaiah 17:1 Isaiah 37:26 Isaiah 64:10 Ezekiel 25:13 Ezekiel 35:4 |
| 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 Isaiah 35:7 Ezekiel 35:9 |
| 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 Proverbs 9:12 |
| ܚܪ̈ܒܬܐ | ḥrbtʾ khrbth' |
destroy, sword[fem] | Isaiah 58:12 Isaiah 61:4 Isaiah 61:4 Ezekiel 30:7 Ezekiel 36:33 Ezekiel 36:36 Ezekiel 38:12 |
| ܚܪ̈ܝܒܐ | ḥrybʾ khryb' |
destroy, sword | Ezekiel 6:7 Ezekiel 9:7 Ezekiel 11:6 Ezekiel 30:4 Ezekiel 30:11 Ezekiel 35:8 |
| ܘܚܪܒܐ | wḥrbʾ wkhrb' |
and-destroy, sword | Isaiah 27:10 Isaiah 31:8 Isaiah 51:19 Ezekiel 5:17 Ezekiel 11:8 Ezekiel 12:14 |
| ܚܪܒܘ | ḥrbw khrbw |
destroy, sword[3pl] Peal | Psalms 79:7 Psalms 94:6 Isaiah 37:18 Ezekiel 9:8 |
| ܚܪܒܬܐ | ḥrbtʾ khrbth' |
destroy, sword[fem] | Psalms 79:1 Isaiah 64:9 Ezekiel 26:19 Ezekiel 36:35 |
| ܕܚܪ̈ܒܢ | dḥrbn dkhrbn |
of-destroy, sword-them | Ezekiel 29:12 Ezekiel 30:7 Ezekiel 36:35 Ezekiel 36:38 |
| ܚܪܒ | ḥrb khrb |
destroy, sword Peal | Psalms 69:26 Isaiah 16:8 Isaiah 44:27 Ezekiel 15:4 |
| ܒܚܪ̈ܒܬܐ | bḥrbtʾ bkhrbth' |
in-destroy, sword[fem] | Isaiah 48:21 Ezekiel 13:4 Ezekiel 26:20 Ezekiel 33:24 |
| ܚܪܒܗ | ḥrbh khrbh |
destroy, sword-his | Isaiah 34:6 Isaiah 41:2 Ezekiel 32:11 |
| ܠܚܪܒܐ | lḥrbʾ lkhrb' |
to-destroy, sword | Psalms 63:11 Psalms 78:62 Ezekiel 5:14 |
| ܬܚܪܒ | tḥrb thkhrb |
[impf]destroy, sword | Matthew 12:25 Luke 11:17 Isaiah 6:11 |
| ܕܚܪܒܐ | dḥrbʾ dkhrb' |
of-destroy, sword | Luke 21:24 Isaiah 34:11 Ezekiel 36:34 |
| ܢܚܪ̈ܒܢ | nḥrbn nkhrbn |
[impf]destroy, sword-them | Ezekiel 6:6 Ezekiel 12:20 |
| ܕܚܪܒܬ | dḥrbt dkhrbth |
of-destroy, sword[perf] Peal | Ezekiel 25:3 Ezekiel 35:15 |
| ܚܪ̈ܘܒܐ | ḥrwbʾ khrwb' |
destroy, sword | Isaiah 5:2 Isaiah 5:4 |
| ܘܚܪ̈ܒܬܐ | wḥrbtʾ wkhrbth' |
and-destroy, sword[fem] | Isaiah 5:17 Ezekiel 36:10 |
| ܘܬܚܪܒ | wtḥrb wthkhrb |
and-[impf]destroy, sword | Isaiah 34:10 Ezekiel 32:15 |
| ܐܚܪܒ | ʾḥrb 'khrb |
[impf]destroy, sword Aphel | Isaiah 42:15 Ezekiel 19:7 |
| ܘܚܪܒ | wḥrb wkhrb |
and-destroy, sword | Galatians 1:13 Isaiah 37:36 |
| ܕܚܘܪܒܐ | dḥwrbʾ dkhwrb' |
destroy, sword | Matthew 24:15 Mark 13:14 |
| ܘܚܪܒܬ | wḥrbt wkhrbth |
and-destroy, sword[perf] Peal | Ezekiel 15:5 Ezekiel 26:2 |
| ܢܚܪܘܒ | nḥrwb nkhrwb |
destroy, sword | Ezekiel 5:2 Ezekiel 5:12 |
| ܘܠܚܘܪܒܐ | wlḥwrbʾ wlkhwrb' |
destroy, sword | Ezekiel 29:9 Ezekiel 29:10 |
| ܕܐܬܚܪܒܬ | dʾtḥrbt d'thkhrbth |
of-[pass]destroy, sword[perf] Ethpeel | Ezekiel 40:1 |
| ܕܢܚܪܘܒ | dnḥrwb dnkhrwb |
destroy, sword | Isaiah 34:2 |
| ܕܚܪܒܝܢ | dḥrbyn dkhrbyn |
of-destroy, sword[pl] | Ezekiel 35:12 |
| ܕܚ̇ܪܒܐ | dḥrbʾ dkhrb' |
of-destroy, sword | Ezekiel 12:19 |
| ܕܐܬܚܪܒܘ | dʾtḥrbw d'thkhrbw |
of-[pass]destroy, sword[3pl] Ethpeel | Psalms 83:11 |
| ܕܒܚܪܒܐ | dbḥrbʾ dbkhrb' |
that.in-destroy, sword | Ezekiel 6:11 |
| ܘܒܚܘܪܒܐ | wbḥwrbʾ wbkhwrb' |
destroy, sword | Luke 1:80 |
| ܚܪܒܬ | ḥrbt khrbth |
destroy, sword[perf] Peal | Isaiah 33:9 |
| ܘܒܚܪܒܐ | wbḥrbʾ wbkhrb' |
and.in-destroy, sword | Ezekiel 25:13 |
| ܢܚܪܒ | nḥrb nkhrb |
[impf]destroy, sword | Isaiah 19:5 |
| ܒܚܪܒܗܘܢ | bḥrbhwn bkhrbhwn |
in-destroy, sword-their | Psalms 44:4 |
| ܐܬܚܪܒܬ | ʾtḥrbt 'thkhrbth |
[pass]destroy, sword[perf] Ethpeel | Ezekiel 33:21 |
| ܕܢܚܪ̈ܒܢ | dnḥrbn dnkhrbn |
of-[impf]destroy, sword-them | Isaiah 6:11 |
| ܒܚܪܒܬܐ | bḥrbtʾ bkhrbth' |
in-destroy, sword[fem] | Psalms 102:7 |
| ܘܚܪܘܒܘ | wḥrwbw wkhrwbw |
destroy, sword | Ezekiel 9:5 |
| ܘܠܚܪ̈ܒܬܐ | wlḥrbtʾ wlkhrbth' |
and.to-destroy, sword[fem] | Ezekiel 36:4 |
| ܕܚܪ̈ܒܬܐ | dḥrbtʾ dkhrbth' |
of-destroy, sword[fem] | Isaiah 49:8 |
| ܘܐܬܚܪܒܬܘܢ | wʾtḥrbtwn w'thkhrbthwn |
and-[pass]destroy, sword-you(pl) Ethpeel | Ezekiel 36:3 |
| ܚܪܒܝ | ḥrby khrby |
destroy, sword-my | Isaiah 34:5 |
| ܚܘܪܒܗ | ḥwrbh khwrbh |
destroy, sword | Luke 21:20 |
| ܠܡܚܪܒܘ | lmḥrbw lmkhrbw |
so.that-destroy, sword[3pl] Peal | Isaiah 37:11 |
| ܕܢܚܪܒ | dnḥrb dnkhrb |
of-[impf]destroy, sword | Isaiah 5:6 |
| ܚܪܘܒ | ḥrwb khrwb |
destroy, sword | Psalms 83:12 |
| ܚܪܘܒܐ | ḥrwbʾ khrwb' |
destroy, sword | Luke 15:16 |
| ܕܚܪܒܘ | dḥrbw dkhrbw |
of-destroy, sword[3pl] Peal | Isaiah 37:12 |
| ܒܚܪܒܗ | bḥrbh bkhrbh |
in-destroy, sword-his | Isaiah 27:1 |
| ܘܐܚܪܒ | wʾḥrb w'khrb |
and-[impf]destroy, sword Aphel | Isaiah 14:17 |
| ܘܢܚܪ̈ܒܢ | wnḥrbn wnkhrbn |
and-[impf]destroy, sword-them | Ezekiel 30:7 |
| ܕܒܚܪ̈ܒܬܐ | dbḥrbtʾ dbkhrbth' |
that.in-destroy, sword[fem] | Ezekiel 33:27 |
| ܘܢܚܪܒ | wnḥrb wnkhrb |
and-[impf]destroy, sword | Isaiah 11:15 |
| ܘܠܚܪܒܐ | wlḥrbʾ wlkhrb' |
and.to-destroy, sword | Isaiah 40:17 |
| ܚܪ̈ܝܒܘܗܝ | ḥrybwhy khrybwhy |
destroy, sword | Ezekiel 35:8 |
| ܡܚܪܒ | mḥrb mkhrb |
[ptcp]destroy, sword | Isaiah 50:2 |
| ܘܚܘܪܒܐ | wḥwrbʾ wkhwrb' |
destroy, sword | Psalms 104:17 |
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 |