Peshitta Constellations
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Root of the day
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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Peshitta Occurrences
| Form | Transliteration | Gloss | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| ܡܦܝܣ | mpys mpys |
[ptcp]persuade, convince | Acts 18:13 Acts 26:28 Acts 27:33 Galatians 1:10 |
| ܘܡܦܝܣ | wmpys wmpys |
and.from-persuade, convince | Acts 7:26 Acts 18:4 Acts 19:8 Acts 28:23 |
| ܦܝܣܐ | pysʾ pys' |
persuade, convince | Titus 3:3 Hebrews 11:1 |
| ܘܒܦܝܣܐ | wbpysʾ wbpys' |
and.in-persuade, convince | 1 Thessalonians 1:5 |
| ܐܦܝܣ | ʾpys 'pys |
[impf]persuade, convince Aphel | Acts 19:26 |
| ܕܦܝܣܐ | dpysʾ dpys' |
of-persuade, convince | Colossians 2:2 |
| ܡܦܝܣܝܢ | mpysyn mpysyn |
[ptcp]persuade, convince[pl] | Matthew 28:14 |
| ܘܐܦܝܣܘ | wʾpysw w'pysw |
and-[impf]persuade, convince[3pl] Aphel | Acts 12:20 |
| ܐܦܝܣܘ | ʾpysw 'pysw |
[impf]persuade, convince[3pl] Aphel | Matthew 27:20 |
| ܘܡܦܝܣܝܢ | wmpysyn wmpysyn |
and.from-persuade, convince[pl] | Acts 13:43 |
| ܦܝܣܟܘܢ | pyskwn pyskwn |
persuade, convince-your(pl) | Galatians 5:8 |
| ܦܝܣ | pys pys |
persuade, convince Peal | Titus 1:16 |
| ܒܦܝܣܐ | bpysʾ bpys' |
in-persuade, convince | Colossians 2:4 |
Hebrew Cognates
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Arabic Cognates
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