Peshitta Constellations

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ܫܟܒ SH-KH-P — lie down, sleep

Semantic field: reclining, horizontal rest, prostration

What gets lost in translation: In Aramaic, ܫܟܒ (shkhab) is fundamentally a postural, bodily act: the body laying itself horizontal upon the ground, the bed, or the tomb. The root covers everything from simply reclining to rest, to … Explore this root →

שָׁכַב shakhavשִׁכְבָה shikh'vahשָׁכֵב shakhev شَكَبَ shakabaشَاكِب shāki'bشَكْب shak'b

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anoint (Messiah/Mashiach)

Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܡܫܚܐ	mšḥʾ mshkh'	oil	Matthew 25:3 Matthew 25:4 Luke 7:46 Luke 16:6 John 12:5 Hebrews 1:9 James 5:14
ܡܫܚܬ	mšḥt mshkhth	anoint (Messiah/Mashiach)[perf] Peal	Luke 7:46 Luke 7:46 Acts 4:27
ܒܡܫܚܐ	bmšḥʾ bmshkh'	in-anoint (Messiah/Mashiach)	Mark 6:13 Luke 7:46
ܡܫܚܟ	mšḥk mshkhk	anoint (Messiah/Mashiach)-your	Hebrews 1:9
ܡܫܚܟܝܢ	mšḥkyn mshkhkyn	anoint (Messiah/Mashiach)-your(fp)	Matthew 25:8
ܡܫܚܢ	mšḥn mshkhn	anoint (Messiah/Mashiach)-them	2 Corinthians 1:21
ܡܫܚܗ	mšḥh mshkhh	anoint (Messiah/Mashiach)-his	Acts 10:38
ܡܫܚܢܝ	mšḥny mshkhny	anoint (Messiah/Mashiach)-me Peal	Luke 4:18

Hebrew Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
מָשַׁח	mashakh	to anoint
מָשִׁיחַ	mashiakh	messiah/anointed
מִשְׁחָה	mishkhah	anointing
מְשִׁיחִי	meshikhi	Christian/messianic
מַשְׁמָן	mashman	fatty, oily
מַשְׁמִיד	mashmi'd	destructive, harmful
מְשִׁיחָה	m'shihah	anointing, consecration

Arabic Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
مَسَحَ	masaha	to wipe/anoint
مَسِيح	masih	Christ/Messiah
مَسِيحِيّ	masihi	Christian
مَسْح	mash	anointing/wiping
مَسْكُوب	mas'kub	poured, spilled
مُتَمَسِّح	mutamassih	one who anoints, one who rubs