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ܦܐܪ P-A-R — fruit, produce

Semantic field: fruit, yield, result of labor

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guard, keep

Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܢܛܪ	nṭr nTr	guard, keep Peal	Luke 11:21 John 7:19 John 8:51 John 8:52 John 8:55 John 9:16 John 10:3 John 12:47 John 14:23 John 14:24 John 17:12 Acts 16:27 2 Corinthians 11:32 Galatians 3:23 James 2:10 1 Peter 3:10 1 John 2:4 1 John 5:18
ܢܛܪܬ	nṭrt nTrth	guard, keep[perf] Peal	Matthew 19:20 Mark 10:20 Luke 18:21 John 15:10 John 17:12 John 18:17 2 Corinthians 11:9 2 Timothy 4:7
ܢܛܪܝܢ	nṭryn nTryn	guard, keep[pl]	Luke 6:7 Luke 14:1 Acts 12:6 Acts 16:4 Acts 21:25 Acts 23:21 Galatians 6:13
ܘܢܛܪܝܢ	wnṭryn wnTryn	and-guard, keep[pl]	Matthew 27:36 Mark 3:2 Luke 2:8 Luke 11:28 Acts 9:24 Acts 15:24
ܕܢܛܪ	dnṭr dnTr	of-guard, keep	Acts 16:23 Acts 28:16 1 Corinthians 7:37 1 John 2:5 1 John 3:24 1 John 5:3
ܘܢܛܪ	wnṭr wnTr	and-guard, keep	John 14:21 Acts 21:24 Acts 22:20 1 Corinthians 16:2 2 Corinthians 11:9
ܢܛܪܐ	nṭrʾ nTr'	guard, keep	Luke 2:19 Luke 2:51
ܘܢܛܪܘ	wnṭrw wnTrw	and-guard, keep[3pl] Peal	John 17:6 Acts 4:3
ܕܢܛܪܝܢ	dnṭryn dnTryn	of-guard, keep[pl]	Matthew 27:54 Matthew 28:4
ܢܛܝܪ	nṭyr nTyr	guard, keep	Romans 3:8 2 Timothy 4:8
ܢܢܛܪ	nnṭr nnTr	[impf]guard, keep	Philippians 4:7 1 Thessalonians 5:23
ܢܛܪܬܗ	nṭrth nTrthh	guard, keep-his	John 12:7
ܢܛܝܪܝܢ	nṭyryn nTyryn	guard, keep	1 Peter 1:5
ܠܢܛܪܬ	lnṭrt lnTrth	to-guard, keep[perf] Peal	John 18:16
ܘܡܢܛܪ	wmnṭr wmnTr	and.from-guard, keep	Mark 6:20
ܕܢܛܝܪ	dnṭyr dnTyr	guard, keep	Colossians 1:5
ܢܛܪܘ	nṭrw nTrw	guard, keep[3pl] Peal	John 15:20
ܠܢܛܪ	lnṭr lnTr	to-guard, keep	Acts 16:23
ܢܢܛܪܟܘܢ	nnṭrkwn nnTrkwn	[impf]guard, keep-your(pl)	2 Thessalonians 3:3

Hebrew Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
נָטַר	natar	to guard/keep
נָטוּר	natur	guarded
נְטִירָה	netirah	guarding/watch
שׁוֹמֵר	shomer	guard
שְׁמִירָה	shmirah	guarding, watch
מִשְׁמָר	mishmar	guard post

Arabic Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
نَظَرَ	nazara	to look/observe
نَظَر	nazar	sight/gaze
مَنْظَر	manzar	view/scenery
نَاظِر	naẓir	observer
مُنْتَظِر	muntaẓir	guard, watchman
مَنْظَر	manẓar	view, appearance