ARAMAIC NEW TESTAMENT

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ܚܣܕ KH-S-D
reproach (Hebrew chesed = mercy - semantic shift)
Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܚܣܕܐ
ḥsdʾ
khsd'
reproach (Hebrew chesed = mercy - semantic shift) Psalms 22:7 Psalms 31:12 Psalms 44:14 Psalms 69:8 Psalms 79:4 Psalms 79:12 Psalms 89:42 Psalms 119:22 Psalms 119:39 Proverbs 27:11 Isaiah 51:7 Ezekiel 16:57 Ezekiel 22:4 Ezekiel 34:29 Ezekiel 36:6 Ezekiel 36:15 Ezekiel 36:30
ܘܚܣܕܐ
wḥsdʾ
wkhsd'
and-reproach (Hebrew chesed = mercy - semantic shift) Psalms 39:9 Psalms 69:10 Psalms 78:66 Proverbs 18:3 Isaiah 25:8 Isaiah 54:4
ܠܚܣܕܐ
lḥsdʾ
lkhsd'
to-reproach (Hebrew chesed = mercy - semantic shift) Psalms 69:11 Psalms 109:25 Isaiah 43:28 Ezekiel 5:15
ܚܣܕܗ
ḥsdh
khsdh
reproach (Hebrew chesed = mercy - semantic shift)-his Hebrews 13:13 Psalms 74:18 Psalms 89:51 Psalms 107:43
ܚܣܕܬ
ḥsdt
khsdth
reproach (Hebrew chesed = mercy - semantic shift)[perf] Peal Isaiah 37:23 Isaiah 37:24
ܢܚܣܕܟ
nḥsdk
nkhsdk
[impf]reproach (Hebrew chesed = mercy - semantic shift)-your Proverbs 25:8 Proverbs 25:10
ܒܚܣܕܐ
bḥsdʾ
bkhsd'
in-reproach (Hebrew chesed = mercy - semantic shift) 1 Timothy 3:7 Hebrews 10:32
ܠܡܚܣܕܘ
lmḥsdw
lmkhsdw
so.that-reproach (Hebrew chesed = mercy - semantic shift)[3pl] Peal Matthew 11:20 Isaiah 37:17
ܡܚܣܕܝܢ
mḥsdyn
mkhsdyn
[ptcp]reproach (Hebrew chesed = mercy - semantic shift)[pl] Matthew 27:44 Mark 15:32
ܘܚܣܕ
wḥsd
wkhsd
and-reproach (Hebrew chesed = mercy - semantic shift) Mark 16:14 Psalms 57:4
ܚܣܕܗܘܢ
ḥsdhwn
khsdhwn
reproach (Hebrew chesed = mercy - semantic shift)-their Ezekiel 21:33 Ezekiel 36:7
ܡܚܣܕ
mḥsd
mkhsd
[ptcp]reproach (Hebrew chesed = mercy - semantic shift) James 1:5 Psalms 74:10
ܘܠܚܣܕܐ
wlḥsdʾ
wlkhsd'
and.to-reproach (Hebrew chesed = mercy - semantic shift) Isaiah 30:5 Ezekiel 5:14
ܚܣܕܝ
ḥsdy
khsdy
reproach (Hebrew chesed = mercy - semantic shift)-my Luke 1:25 Psalms 69:20
ܘܡܚܣܕܝܢ
wmḥsdyn
wmkhsdyn
and.from-reproach (Hebrew chesed = mercy - semantic shift)[pl] Luke 6:22
ܘܡܚܣܕܐ
wmḥsdʾ
wmkhsd'
and.from-reproach (Hebrew chesed = mercy - semantic shift) Proverbs 18:13
ܕܡܚܣܕܝܢ
dmḥsdyn
dmkhsdyn
that.from-reproach (Hebrew chesed = mercy - semantic shift)[pl] Matthew 5:11
ܕܚܣܕܐ
dḥsdʾ
dkhsd'
of-reproach (Hebrew chesed = mercy - semantic shift) Romans 15:3
ܕܡܚܣܕ
dmḥsd
dmkhsd
that.from-reproach (Hebrew chesed = mercy - semantic shift) Psalms 44:17
ܘܚܣܕܗ
wḥsdh
wkhsdh
and-reproach (Hebrew chesed = mercy - semantic shift)-his Proverbs 6:33
ܚܣܕܢܝ
ḥsdny
khsdny
reproach (Hebrew chesed = mercy - semantic shift)-me Peal Psalms 55:13
ܚܣܕܢ
ḥsdn
khsdn
reproach (Hebrew chesed = mercy - semantic shift)-them Isaiah 4:1
ܘܚܣܕܘ
wḥsdw
wkhsdw
and-reproach (Hebrew chesed = mercy - semantic shift)[3pl] Peal Psalms 89:52
ܕܢܚܣܕ
dnḥsd
dnkhsd
of-[impf]reproach (Hebrew chesed = mercy - semantic shift) Isaiah 37:4
ܚܣܕܟ
ḥsdk
khsdk
reproach (Hebrew chesed = mercy - semantic shift)-your Psalms 74:22
ܠܡܚܣ̈ܕܢܝ
lmḥsdny
lmkhsdny
so.that-reproach (Hebrew chesed = mercy - semantic shift)-me Peal Psalms 119:42
ܕܡܚ̈ܣܕܢܝ
dmḥsdny
dmkhsdny
that.from-reproach (Hebrew chesed = mercy - semantic shift)-me Peal Proverbs 27:11
ܕܚܣܕܗ
dḥsdh
dkhsdh
of-reproach (Hebrew chesed = mercy - semantic shift)-his Hebrews 11:26
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
חֶסֶד khesed mercy/lovingkindness
חָסִיד khasid pious/Hasidic
חֲסִידוּת khasidut piety/Hasidism
חָסַד khasad to show mercy
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
حَسَدَ hasada to envy
حَسَد hasad envy
حَاسِد hasid envious
حَسُود hasud envious
تَحَاسَد tahasad to be mutually envious