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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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Passover, pass over

Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܦܨܚܐ	pṣḥʾ ptskh'	Passover, pass over	Matthew 26:2 Matthew 26:17 Matthew 26:18 Matthew 26:19 Mark 14:1 Mark 14:12 Mark 14:12 Mark 14:14 Mark 14:16 Luke 22:1 Luke 22:7 Luke 22:8 Luke 22:11 Luke 22:13 Luke 22:15 John 2:13 John 11:55 John 18:28 Acts 12:4 1 Corinthians 5:7 ... +1
ܕܦܨܚܐ	dpṣḥʾ dptskh'	of-Passover, pass over	Luke 2:41 John 6:4 John 12:1 John 13:1 John 19:14
ܒܦܨܚܐ	bpṣḥʾ bptskh'	in-Passover, pass over	John 2:23 John 18:39
ܒܦܨܝܚܘܬܐ	bpṣyḥwtʾ bptsykhwth'	Passover, pass over	Romans 12:8
ܘܐܬܦܨܚܝ	wʾtpṣḥy w'thptskhy	and-[pass]Passover, pass over-my Ethpeel	Galatians 4:27

Hebrew Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
פֶּסַח	pesakh	Passover

Arabic Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
فِصْح	fiṣḥ	Passover