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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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be deaf, plow

Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܚܪܫܐ	ḥršʾ khrsh'	be deaf, plow	Matthew 9:32 Matthew 9:33 Matthew 15:31 Mark 7:32 Luke 11:14 Luke 11:14 Acts 13:6 Acts 13:8 Acts 19:19
ܘܚܪܫܐ	wḥršʾ wkhrsh'	and-be deaf, plow	Matthew 11:5 Matthew 15:30 Luke 7:22
ܚܪܫ	ḥrš khrsh	be deaf, plow Peal	Luke 1:22
ܘܒܚܪܫܘܗܝ	wbḥršwhy wbkhrshwhy	and.in-be deaf, plow-her	Acts 8:9
ܚܪܫܬܐ	ḥrštʾ khrshth'	be deaf, plow[fem]	Mark 9:25
ܕܚܪܫܐ	dḥršʾ dkhrsh'	of-be deaf, plow	Matthew 12:22
ܚܪܫܘܬܐ	ḥršwtʾ khrshwth'	be deaf, plow[abst]	Galatians 5:20
ܠܚܪܫܐ	lḥršʾ lkhrsh'	to-be deaf, plow	Mark 7:37
ܕܚܪܫ	dḥrš dkhrsh	of-be deaf, plow	Matthew 12:22
ܒܚܪܫܘܗܝ	bḥršwhy bkhrshwhy	in-be deaf, plow-her	Acts 8:11

Hebrew Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
חֵרֵשׁ	kheresh	deaf
חָרַשׁ	kharash	to plow/be silent
מַחֲרֵשָׁה	makharesah	plow
חַרָׁש	kha·rash	artisan, craftsman
חֲרִישָׁה	kha·ri·shah	plow

Arabic Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
حَرَثَ	haratha	to plow/cultivate
حَرْث	harth	agriculture/field
مِحْرَاث	mihrath	plow
حُرْث	ḥurth	agriculture, cultivation
حَرّاث	ḥar·rāth	plowman, cultivator
أَحْرَشَ	aḥ·ra·sha	to become deaf