ARAMAIC NEW TESTAMENT

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ܚܘܒ KH-W-B
love, debt
Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܚܘܒܐ
ḥwbʾ
khwb'
love/debt Matthew 24:12 Luke 7:41 Luke 11:42 John 13:35 John 15:13 Romans 1:31 Romans 13:10 1 Corinthians 7:3 1 Corinthians 8:1 1 Corinthians 13:4 1 Corinthians 13:4 1 Corinthians 13:4 1 Corinthians 13:8 1 Corinthians 13:13 1 Corinthians 14:1 2 Corinthians 2:4 Galatians 5:22 Philippians 2:2 Colossians 3:14 1 Thessalonians 4:9 ... +15
ܒܚܘܒܐ
bḥwbʾ
bkhwb'
in love John 15:10 Romans 14:15 1 Corinthians 4:21 1 Corinthians 16:14 2 Corinthians 6:6 2 Corinthians 9:14 Galatians 5:6 Galatians 5:13 Ephesians 3:17 Ephesians 4:2 Ephesians 5:2 Ephesians 6:7 Philippians 2:1 Colossians 2:2 1 Thessalonians 2:17 1 Thessalonians 5:13 1 John 4:16 1 John 4:18 1 John 4:18
ܡܚܒ
mḥb
mkhb
love, debt Luke 7:47 John 3:35 John 11:5 John 14:21 1 Corinthians 8:3 2 Corinthians 11:11 2 Corinthians 12:15 Ephesians 5:28 Ephesians 5:28 Philippians 1:8 1 John 3:10 1 John 3:14 1 John 4:8 1 John 4:20 1 John 5:1
ܚܘܒܗ
ḥwbh
khwbh
love, debt-his Romans 5:8 Romans 8:35 Romans 8:39 2 Corinthians 5:14 Ephesians 2:4 2 Timothy 3:4 1 John 2:5 1 John 2:15 1 John 3:1 1 John 3:16 1 John 3:17 1 John 4:9 1 John 4:17 1 John 5:3
ܘܚܘܒܐ
wḥwbʾ
wkhwb'
and love 1 Corinthians 13:1 1 Corinthians 13:2 1 Corinthians 13:3 1 Corinthians 13:13 2 Corinthians 7:11 Ephesians 6:23 1 Timothy 1:14 2 Timothy 2:22 Philemon 1:5 Proverbs 15:17
ܚܘܒܟܘܢ
ḥwbkwn
khwbkwn
love, debt-your(pl) Romans 12:9 2 Corinthians 2:8 2 Corinthians 6:13 2 Corinthians 7:7 Philippians 1:9 Colossians 1:8 1 Thessalonians 3:6 1 Thessalonians 3:12
ܘܒܚܘܒܐ
wbḥwbʾ
wbkhwb'
and.in-love, debt Romans 15:30 Ephesians 1:4 Philippians 1:15 1 Timothy 2:15 1 Timothy 4:12 2 Timothy 1:13 Titus 2:2
ܡܚܒܝܢ
mḥbyn
mkhbyn
love, debt Matthew 5:46 Luke 6:32 John 8:42 John 13:34 2 Corinthians 12:15 1 Peter 1:22
ܕܡܚܒ
dmḥb
dmkhb
love, debt Romans 13:8 1 John 2:10 1 John 4:7 1 John 4:20 1 John 4:21 1 John 5:1
ܐܚܒܘ
ʾḥbw
'khbw
love, debt Matthew 5:44 Luke 6:27 Luke 6:35 Ephesians 5:25 Colossians 3:19 1 Peter 2:17
ܕܚܘܒܐ
dḥwbʾ
dkhwb'
of love John 17:26 Romans 13:10 2 Corinthians 13:11 Hebrews 10:24 1 John 4:7
ܐܚܒܢ
ʾḥbn
'khbn
love, debt Ephesians 5:2 1 John 4:10 1 John 4:10 1 John 4:11 1 John 4:19
ܕܡܚܒܝܢ
dmḥbyn
dmkhbyn
love, debt Matthew 5:46 Luke 6:32 Luke 6:32 Romans 8:28 Ephesians 6:24
ܕܐܚܒܢ
dʾḥbn
d'khbn
love, debt Romans 8:37 Galatians 2:20 Ephesians 2:4 2 Thessalonians 2:16
ܚܒܬܐ
ḥbtʾ
khbth'
love, debt 1 Corinthians 3:12 Psalms 39:12 Isaiah 5:24
ܐܚܒ
ʾḥb
'khb
love, debt John 3:16 John 13:1 Ephesians 5:25
ܕܚܘܒܟܘܢ
dḥwbkwn
dkhwbkwn
of-love, debt-your(pl) 2 Corinthians 8:8 2 Corinthians 8:24 1 Thessalonians 1:3
ܕܚܘܒܗ
dḥwbh
dkhwbh
of-love, debt-his John 5:42 Romans 5:5 Ephesians 3:19
ܘܚܘܒܟܘܢ
wḥwbkwn
wkhwbkwn
and-love, debt-your(pl) Ephesians 1:15 Colossians 1:4 Hebrews 6:10
ܘܕܚܘܒܐ
wdḥwbʾ
wdkhwb'
and.of-love, debt 1 Thessalonians 5:8 2 Timothy 1:7
ܘܡܚܒܝܢ
wmḥbyn
wmkhbyn
love, debt Romans 12:10 1 Peter 1:8
ܚܘܒܝܢ
ḥwbyn
khwbyn
love, debt[pl] Matthew 6:12 Colossians 2:14
ܒܚܘܒܗ
bḥwbh
bkhwbh
in-love, debt-his John 15:10 Ephesians 5:21
ܘܐܚܒ
wʾḥb
w'khb
love, debt John 13:1 2 Timothy 4:10
ܕܬܚܒ
dtḥb
dthkhb
love, debt Mark 12:31 Galatians 5:14
ܠܡܚܒܘ
lmḥbw
lmkhbw
love, debt Romans 13:8 1 John 4:11
ܘܚܘܒܗ
wḥwbh
wkhwbh
and-love, debt-his 2 Corinthians 13:14 1 John 4:12
ܚܘܒܬܗ
ḥwbth
khwbthh
love, debt-his Isaiah 24:2
ܚܘܒܬܐ
ḥwbtʾ
khwbth'
love, debt[fem] Matthew 18:32
ܘܕܐܚܒܬ
wdʾḥbt
wd'khbth
love, debt John 17:23
ܕܒܚܘܒܐ
dbḥwbʾ
dbkhwb'
that.in-love, debt Ephesians 4:16
ܘܚܒܬ
wḥbt
wkhbth
love, debt Isaiah 42:25
ܕܠܚܒܬܐ
dlḥbtʾ
dlkhbth'
love, debt Isaiah 40:24
ܚܒܬܘܢ
ḥbtwn
khbthwn
love, debt 1 Corinthians 6:7
ܘܐܚܒܗ
wʾḥbh
w'khbh
love, debt Mark 10:21
ܘܚܘܒܝ
wḥwby
wkhwby
and-love, debt-my 1 Corinthians 16:24
ܒܚܘܒܢ
bḥwbn
bkhwbn
in-love, debt-them Ephesians 4:15
ܘܒܚܘܒܢ
wbḥwbn
wbkhwbn
and.in-love, debt-them 2 Corinthians 8:7
ܘܐܚܒܘ
wʾḥbw
w'khbw
love, debt John 3:19
ܕܢܚܒ
dnḥb
dnkhb
love, debt 1 John 4:20
ܕܐܚܒܢܝ
dʾḥbny
d'khbny
love, debt John 15:9
ܘܢܚܒ
wnḥb
wnkhb
love, debt 1 John 3:23
ܕܐܚܒܬ
dʾḥbt
d'khbth
love, debt Luke 7:47
ܘܚܘܒܬܗ
wḥwbth
wkhwbthh
and-love, debt-his Matthew 18:27
ܠܚܘܒܗ
lḥwbh
lkhwbh
to-love, debt-his 2 Thessalonians 3:5
ܕܐܚܒܘ
dʾḥbw
d'khbw
love, debt 2 Timothy 4:8
ܒܚ̈ܘܒܘܗܝ
bḥwbwhy
bkhwbwhy
in-love, debt-her Proverbs 5:22
ܚܘܒܟ
ḥwbk
khwbk
love, debt-your Philemon 1:7
ܘܬܚܒ
wtḥb
wthkhb
love, debt Matthew 19:19
ܐܚܒܬ
ʾḥbt
'khbth
love, debt John 17:23
ܒܚܘܒܬܐ
bḥwbtʾ
bkhwbth'
in-love, debt[fem] Isaiah 57:10
ܚܘܒܝ
ḥwby
khwby
love, debt-my 2 Timothy 3:10
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
חוֹב khov debt
חוֹבָה khovah obligation
חַיָּב khayyav guilty/debtor
אָחַב akhav to love
אַהָבָה ahavah love
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
حُبّ hubb love
أَحَبَّ ahabba to love
حَبِيب habib beloved/dear
مَحَبَّة mahabba love/affection
مَحَبَّة mahabbah love, affection