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ܫܟܒ SH-KH-P — lie down, sleep

Semantic field: reclining, horizontal rest, prostration

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

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stretch, simple (Peshitta)

Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܘܦܫܛ	wpšṭ wpshT	and-stretch, simple (Peshitta)	Matthew 8:3 Matthew 12:13 Matthew 12:49 Mark 1:41 Mark 3:5 Luke 5:13 Luke 6:10
ܦܫܝܛܐ	pšyṭʾ pshyT'	stretch, simple (Peshitta)	Matthew 6:22 Luke 11:34 Colossians 3:22 Hebrews 1:8
ܦܫܘܛ	pšwṭ pshwT	stretch, simple (Peshitta)	Matthew 12:13 Mark 3:5 Luke 6:10
ܐܬܦܫܛ	ʾtpšṭ 'thpshT	[pass]stretch, simple (Peshitta) Ethpeel	John 8:7 John 8:10
ܦܫܝܛܘܬܐ	pšyṭwtʾ pshyTwth'	stretch, simple (Peshitta)	2 Corinthians 9:11 2 Corinthians 11:3
ܦܫܛ	pšṭ pshT	stretch, simple (Peshitta) Peal	Matthew 14:31 Acts 26:1
ܕܦܫܝܛܐ	dpšyṭʾ dpshyT'	stretch, simple (Peshitta)	Romans 16:18
ܕܒܦܫܝܛܘܬܐ	dbpšyṭwtʾ dbpshyTwth'	stretch, simple (Peshitta)	2 Corinthians 1:12
ܕܦܫܛܬ	dpšṭt dpshTth	of-stretch, simple (Peshitta)[perf] Peal	Romans 10:21
ܐܬܦܫܛܬ	ʾtpšṭt 'thpshTth	[pass]stretch, simple (Peshitta)[perf] Ethpeel	Luke 13:13
ܒܦܫܝܛܘܬܐ	bpšyṭwtʾ bpshyTwth'	stretch, simple (Peshitta)	Romans 12:8
ܬܦܫܘܛ	tpšwṭ thpshwT	stretch, simple (Peshitta)	John 21:18

Hebrew Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
פָּשַׁט	pashat	to stretch/undress
פְּשַׁט	pshat	literal meaning
פָּשׁוּט	pashut	simple
פְּשִׁיטָא	pshitta	Peshitta (the simple)
פֶּשֶׁט	péshet	literal meaning
פִּשְׁטּוּת	pishtút	simplicity

Arabic Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
بَسَطَ	basata	to spread/expand
بَسْط	bast	extension
بَسِيط	basít	simple, plain
انْبَسَطَ	inbasata	to spread out, expand