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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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look, white

Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܚܪ	ḥr khr	look, white	Matthew 19:26 Mark 8:24 Mark 10:21 Mark 10:23 Mark 10:27 Luke 20:17 Luke 21:1 Acts 3:5 Acts 7:55 Acts 10:4 Acts 23:1 Hebrews 11:40
ܚܘܪܘ	ḥwrw khwrw	look, white[3pl] Peal	Matthew 6:1 Matthew 6:26 Matthew 17:2 Luke 9:29
ܚܘܪ	ḥwr khwr	look, white Peal	Matthew 28:3 Acts 3:4 Acts 4:29
ܚܘܪܐ	ḥwrʾ khwr'	look, white	Acts 1:10 Acts 10:30 2 Timothy 1:13
ܚܘܪܬܐ	ḥwrtʾ khwrth'	look, white[fem]	Matthew 5:36 Mark 16:5
ܘܢܚܘܪ	wnḥwr wnkhwr	and-[impf]look, white	Hebrews 10:24 Hebrews 12:2
ܡܚܘܪܬܐ	mḥwrtʾ mkhwrth'	[ptcp]look, white[fem]	Acts 23:3
ܕܚܘܪ	dḥwr dkhwr	of-look, white	John 4:35
ܢܚܘܪ	nḥwr nkhwr	[impf]look, white	Luke 3:34
ܠܡܚܘܪܘ	lmḥwrw lmkhwrw	so.that-look, white[3pl] Peal	Mark 9:3
ܒܚܘܪܐ	bḥwrʾ bkhwr'	in-look, white	John 20:12
ܐܫܬܚܪ	ʾštḥr 'shthkhr	look, white	Romans 11:5
ܘܡܚܘܪ	wmḥwr wmkhwr	and.from-look, white	Mark 9:3
ܕܢܚܘܪ	dnḥwr dnkhwr	of-[impf]look, white	Acts 7:32

Hebrew Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
חוּר	khur	white/linen
חֹר	khor	hole, cavity
חָרָה	khara	to be angry, to burn
חַוֵּר	khaver	to turn pale, become white

Arabic Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
حَوِرَ	hawira	to be very white
حُور	hur	houris (white-eyed)
حِوَار	hiwar	dialogue
حُورِيَّة	huriyya	houri (fair-eyed woman)
حَيَّر	hayyara	to confuse, disturb