ARAMAIC NEW TESTAMENT

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ܦܪܫ P-R-SH
separate, distinguish
Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܦܪܝܫܐ
pryšʾ
prysh'
Pharisee Matthew 3:7 Matthew 9:11 Matthew 9:34 Matthew 12:2 Matthew 12:14 Matthew 12:24 Matthew 12:38 Matthew 15:1 Matthew 16:1 Matthew 19:3 Matthew 22:15 Matthew 22:34 Matthew 22:41 Matthew 23:26 Mark 2:24 Mark 3:6 Mark 7:1 Mark 8:11 Mark 10:2 Luke 5:17 ... +35
ܘܦܪܝܫܐ
wpryšʾ
wprysh'
separate, distinguish Matthew 5:20 Matthew 7:29 Matthew 9:14 Matthew 21:15 Matthew 21:45 Matthew 23:2 Matthew 23:13 Matthew 23:14 Matthew 23:15 Matthew 23:23 Matthew 23:25 Matthew 23:27 Matthew 23:29 Matthew 27:41 Matthew 27:62 Mark 2:6 Mark 2:16 Mark 2:18 Mark 7:3 Mark 7:5 ... +11
ܕܦܪܝܫܐ
dpryšʾ
dprysh'
separate, distinguish Matthew 15:12 Matthew 16:6 Matthew 16:11 Matthew 16:12 Mark 8:15 Luke 5:33 Luke 7:36 Luke 7:37 Luke 12:1 Luke 14:1 Acts 15:5 Acts 23:6 Acts 23:9 Acts 26:5
ܦܪܫ
prš
prsh
separate, distinguish Peal Luke 10:1 Acts 15:9 Romans 10:12 1 Corinthians 7:15 1 Corinthians 11:29 Hebrews 7:2 Psalms 68:15 Proverbs 14:15 Proverbs 17:9 Proverbs 19:4
ܦܪܝܫ
pryš
prysh
separate, distinguish 1 Corinthians 14:8 Galatians 4:1 1 Peter 1:20 Proverbs 27:14 Isaiah 40:20
ܘܦܪܫ
wprš
wprsh
and-separate, distinguish Acts 13:13 Acts 17:26 Acts 19:9 Romans 2:18 Galatians 2:12
ܦܪܫܘ
pršw
prshw
separate, distinguish[3pl] Peal Luke 17:18 Acts 11:29 Acts 15:39 Isaiah 59:2 Ezekiel 22:26
ܦܪ̈ܫܐ
pršʾ
prsh'
separate, distinguish Isaiah 22:6 Isaiah 31:1 Isaiah 36:8 Ezekiel 23:6 Ezekiel 23:12
ܦܪܫܝܢ
pršyn
prshyn
separate, distinguish[pl] Luke 12:56 Romans 12:2 Ephesians 5:10 Philippians 1:10 1 John 4:1
ܘܦܪ̈ܫܐ
wpršʾ
wprsh'
and-separate, distinguish Isaiah 22:7 Isaiah 36:9 Ezekiel 27:14 Ezekiel 38:4
ܦܪܘܫܘ
prwšw
prwshw
separate, distinguish Acts 13:2 Ezekiel 45:1 Ezekiel 45:13
ܕܦܪܫ
dprš
dprsh
of-separate, distinguish Acts 17:31 Romans 14:22 Psalms 4:4
ܕܐܬܦܪܫ
dʾtprš
d'thprsh
of-[pass]separate, distinguish Ethpeel Luke 22:22 Acts 10:42 Romans 1:1
ܬܦܪܘܫ
tprwš
thprwsh
separate, distinguish 1 Corinthians 7:10 1 Corinthians 7:11
ܕܦ̇ܪܫܝܢ
dpršyn
dprshyn
of-separate, distinguish[pl] Ezekiel 48:8 Ezekiel 48:9
ܠܡܦܪܫ
lmprš
lmprsh
so.that-separate, distinguish Luke 9:33 Hebrews 5:14
ܦܪܫܐ
pršʾ
prsh'
separate, distinguish Acts 23:32 Proverbs 18:18
ܕܡܦܪܫ
dmprš
dmprsh
that.from-separate, distinguish Matthew 25:32 Isaiah 56:3
ܢܦܪܫ
nprš
nprsh
[impf]separate, distinguish Matthew 19:6 Mark 10:9
ܕܦܪ̈ܫܘܗܝ
dpršwhy
dprshwhy
of-separate, distinguish-her Ezekiel 26:10
ܦܘܪܫܢ
pwršn
pwrshn
separate, distinguish 1 Corinthians 12:2
ܢܦܪܫܢܝ
npršny
nprshny
[impf]separate, distinguish-me Romans 8:35
ܕܦܪܫܢܝ
dpršny
dprshny
of-separate, distinguish-me Peal Galatians 1:15
ܡܦܪܫܬܐ
mprštʾ
mprshth'
[ptcp]separate, distinguish[fem] 1 Peter 4:10
ܦܪ̈ܫܝܢ
pršyn
prshyn
separate, distinguish[pl] Isaiah 21:7
ܬܦܪܫܢܝ
tpršny
thprshny
[impf]separate, distinguish-me Romans 8:39
ܘܠܦܪܝܫܐ
wlpryšʾ
wlprysh'
separate, distinguish Luke 14:3
ܢܦܪܘܫ
nprwš
nprwsh
separate, distinguish 1 Corinthians 7:15
ܕܢܦܪܘܫ
dnprwš
dnprwsh
separate, distinguish Ezekiel 42:20
ܡܦܪܫܝܢ
mpršyn
mprshyn
[ptcp]separate, distinguish[pl] Acts 17:11
ܦܪܫܗ
pršh
prshh
separate, distinguish-his 1 Corinthians 2:7
ܦܪܘܫܘܬܐ
prwšwtʾ
prwshwth'
separate, distinguish 1 Corinthians 12:10
ܕܦܪܫ̇ܝܢ
dpršyn
dprshyn
of-separate, distinguish[pl] Ezekiel 44:30
ܘܢܦܪܫ
wnprš
wnprsh
and-[impf]separate, distinguish Matthew 25:32
ܘܦܪܫܝܢ
wpršyn
wprshyn
and-separate, distinguish[pl] 1 John 2:20
ܘܕܦܪܝܫܐ
wdpryšʾ
wdprysh'
separate, distinguish Mark 2:18
ܐܬܦܪܫܘ
ʾtpršw
'thprshw
[pass]separate, distinguish[3pl] Ethpeel Psalms 58:4
ܦ̇ܪܫ
prš
prsh
separate, distinguish Peal Isaiah 56:3
ܕܦܪܝܫ
dpryš
dprysh
separate, distinguish Acts 2:23
ܘܒܦܪ̈ܫܐ
wbpršʾ
wbprsh'
and.in-separate, distinguish Ezekiel 26:7
ܘܐܬܦܪܫܘ
wʾtpršw
w'thprshw
and-[pass]separate, distinguish[3pl] Ethpeel 2 Corinthians 6:17
ܘܡܦܪܫܝܢ
wmpršyn
wmprshyn
and.from-separate, distinguish[pl] Luke 6:22
ܦܪܫܬ
pršt
prshth
separate, distinguish[perf] Peal Psalms 74:13
ܘܦܪܫܐ
wpršʾ
wprsh'
and-separate, distinguish Acts 23:23
ܘܦܪܫܢ
wpršn
wprshn
and-separate, distinguish-them Acts 21:1
ܐܬܦܪܫ
ʾtprš
'thprsh
[pass]separate, distinguish Ethpeel Luke 24:51
ܘܦܪܘܫܘ
wprwšw
wprwshw
separate, distinguish Ezekiel 48:20
ܠܡܦܪܫܗ
lmpršh
lmprshh
so.that-separate, distinguish-his Isaiah 29:14
ܕܦܪ̈ܫܐ
dpršʾ
dprsh'
of-separate, distinguish Isaiah 21:9
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
פָּרַשׁ parash to separate/explain
פְּרוּשִׁים Prushim Pharisees (the separated ones)
פָּרָשָׁה parasha portion/section
פִּרְשֵׁנוּ firshánu our commentary, interpretation
פָּרוּשׁ parus distinctive, peculiar
פֵּרוּשׁ perush explanation, commentary
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
فَرَشَ farasha to spread
فَرْشٌ farsh carpet, mat
فَرَّشَ farrasha to spread out, unfurl
فُرْشَةٌ furshah brush