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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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rest, calm, ease

Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܢܝܚ	nyḥ nykh	rest, calm, ease Peal	Matthew 10:15 Matthew 11:22 Matthew 11:24 Mark 6:11 Luke 10:12 Luke 10:14 2 Corinthians 7:5
ܢܝܚܐ	nyḥʾ nykh'	rest, calm, ease	Matthew 11:29 Matthew 12:43 Luke 11:24 2 Corinthians 2:13 Philippians 2:19
ܐܢܝܚܘ	ʾnyḥw 'nykhw	[impf]rest, calm, ease[3pl] Aphel	1 Corinthians 16:18 Ephesians 4:25 Colossians 3:8 1 Peter 2:1
ܐܢܝܚ	ʾnyḥ 'nykh	[impf]rest, calm, ease Aphel	Philemon 1:20 Hebrews 4:8
ܘܢܝܚܘܬܐ	wnyḥwtʾ wnykhwth'	and-rest, calm, ease[abst]	Ephesians 4:2 Colossians 3:12
ܕܐܬܢܝܚ	dʾtnyḥ d'thnykh	of-[pass]rest, calm, ease Ethpeel	2 Corinthians 7:7 Hebrews 4:4
ܐܢܝܚܢܝ	ʾnyḥny 'nykhny	[impf]rest, calm, ease-me Aphel	2 Timothy 1:16
ܒܢܝܚܐ	bnyḥʾ bnykh'	in-rest, calm, ease	Acts 24:23
ܒܢܝܚܘܬܗ	bnyḥwth bnykhwthh	in-rest, calm, ease[abst]-his	2 Corinthians 10:1
ܢܢܝܚ	nnyḥ nnykh	[impf]rest, calm, ease	Romans 13:12
ܐܢܝܚܟܘܢ	ʾnyḥkwn 'nykhkwn	[impf]rest, calm, ease-your(pl) Aphel	Matthew 11:28
ܘܢܝܚܐ	wnyḥʾ wnykh'	and-rest, calm, ease	1 Timothy 2:2
ܒܢܝܚܗ	bnyḥh bnykhh	in-rest, calm, ease-his	2 Corinthians 7:7
ܠܢܝܚܢ	lnyḥn lnykhn	to-rest, calm, ease-them	1 Timothy 6:17

Hebrew Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
נוּחַ	nuakh	rest

Arabic Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
رَاحَة	rāḥa	rest