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ܦܐܪ P-A-R — fruit, produce

Semantic field: fruit, yield, result of labor

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פְּרִי peri

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Levi, accompany

Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܠܝ	ly ly	to me	Matthew 4:9 Matthew 7:21 Matthew 7:22 Matthew 8:21 Matthew 10:37 Matthew 10:37 Matthew 10:38 Matthew 10:40 Matthew 11:27 Matthew 14:8 Matthew 14:18 Matthew 14:28 Matthew 15:8 Matthew 15:9 Matthew 16:23 Matthew 17:17 Matthew 18:5 Matthew 18:28 Matthew 18:28 Matthew 19:16 ... +390
ܠܘܝ	lwy lwy	Levi, accompany Peal	Luke 3:24 Luke 3:29 Luke 5:27 Luke 5:29 Hebrews 7:5 Hebrews 7:9
ܠܘܝܐ	lwyʾ lwy'	Levi, accompany	Luke 10:32 Acts 4:36
ܘܠܘܝܘܗܝ	wlwywhy wlwywhy	and-Levi, accompany-her	Acts 20:38
ܕܐܬܠܘܝܘ	dʾtlwyw d'thlwyw	of-[pass]Levi, accompany[3pl] Ethpeel	Acts 17:15
ܠܘܝܬܗ	lwyth lwythh	Levi, accompany-his	Acts 19:29

Hebrew Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
לֵוִי	levi	Levi (proper name)
לָוָה	lavah	to accompany, to join
לְוִיָּה	leviyyah	accompaniment, funeral
לִוְיָה	livyah	accompaniment, retinue
לַוָּאי	lavvai	companion, escort
לְווּי	levuy	accompanied, escorted

Arabic Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
لَوَى	lawā	to twist, to turn
لِوَاء	liwā'	banner, flag
لَائِي	lā'ī	one who accompanies, follower
لَوْيَة	lawya	twist, turn
لَوَّاء	lāwwā'	flag bearer, standard