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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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acquire, possess

Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܩܢܝܐ	qnyʾ qny'	acquire, possess	Matthew 11:7 Matthew 12:20 Matthew 27:30 Luke 7:24
ܒܩܢܝܐ	bqnyʾ bqny'	in-acquire, possess	Matthew 27:48 Mark 15:19 Mark 15:36
ܘܩܢܝܐ	wqnyʾ wqny'	and-acquire, possess	Matthew 27:29
ܩܢܝܢ	qnyn qnyn	acquire, possess-them	1 Timothy 3:13
ܩܢܝܬܗ	qnyth qnythh	acquire, possess-his	Acts 22:28
ܕܡܩܢܝܐ	dmqnyʾ dmqny'	that.from-acquire, possess	Hebrews 10:39
ܕܩܢܝܐ	dqnyʾ dqny'	of-acquire, possess	Luke 21:4
ܩܝܢܝܐ	qynyʾ qyny'	acquire, possess	2 Timothy 4:14
ܬܩܢܝܢܢ	tqnynn thqnynn	[impf]acquire, possess-we	2 Corinthians 5:13

Hebrew Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
קָנָה	qana	to buy
קֹנֶה	koneh	owner, possessor
קִנְיָן	kin'yan	possession, property
קָנוּי	kanuv	acquired, purchased

Arabic Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
قَنَى	qanā	to acquire
قِنْيَة	qiniyah	property, possession
قَانٍ	qānin	acquirer, possessor
اِقْتِنَاء	iqtināʾ	acquisition, purchase