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ܦܐܪ P-A-R — fruit, produce

Semantic field: fruit, yield, result of labor

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elder, presbyter

Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܩܫܝܫܐ	qšyšʾ qshysh'	elder, presbyter	Matthew 16:21 Matthew 28:12 Mark 8:31 Mark 15:1 Luke 7:3 Luke 9:22 Luke 15:25 Luke 20:1 Luke 22:66 John 8:9 Acts 13:15 Acts 14:23 Acts 15:4 Acts 18:17 Acts 21:18 Acts 22:5 Acts 23:14 Acts 24:1 Philippians 1:1 1 Timothy 3:2 ... +8
ܘܩܫܝܫܐ	wqšyšʾ wqshysh'	elder, presbyter	Matthew 21:23 Matthew 26:3 Matthew 26:47 Matthew 26:57 Matthew 26:59 Matthew 27:1 Matthew 27:12 Matthew 27:20 Matthew 27:41 Mark 11:27 Mark 14:43 Mark 14:53 Luke 19:47 Luke 22:52 Luke 24:20 Acts 4:5 Acts 4:8 Acts 4:23 Acts 15:2 Acts 15:6 ... +4
ܕܩܫܝܫܐ	dqšyšʾ dqshysh'	elder, presbyter	Matthew 15:2 Mark 7:3 Mark 7:5 Romans 9:12
ܘܠܩܫܝܫܐ	wlqšyšʾ wlqshysh'	elder, presbyter	Matthew 27:3 Acts 5:21 Acts 6:12
ܠܩܫܝܫܐ	lqšyšʾ lqshysh'	elder, presbyter	Acts 11:30 Acts 20:17 James 5:14
ܒܩܫܝܫܐ	bqšyšʾ bqshysh'	elder, presbyter	1 Timothy 5:1
ܕܩܫܝܫܘܬܐ	dqšyšwtʾ dqshyshwth'	elder, presbyter	1 Timothy 4:14
ܩܫܝܫܘܬܐ	qšyšwtʾ qshyshwth'	elder, presbyter	1 Timothy 3:1
ܩܫܝܫܝܢ	qšyšyn qshyshyn	elder, presbyter	John 7:26
ܩܫܝܫܬܐ	qšyštʾ qshyshth'	elder, presbyter	Titus 2:3
ܘܠܩܫܝܫܬܐ	wlqšyštʾ wlqshyshth'	elder, presbyter	1 Timothy 5:2
ܠܩܫܝܫܗܘܢ	lqšyšhwn lqshyshhwn	elder, presbyter	Hebrews 8:11
ܩܫܝܫܬ	qšyšt qshyshth	elder, presbyter	Luke 2:36

Hebrew Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
קָשִׁישׁ	qashish	elder, senior
קֻשָּׁה	qushshah	elderliness, old age
מְקֻשָּׁשׁ	m'qushash	old, elderly

Arabic Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
قِسِّيس	qissis	priest, presbyter
قَشِّيش	qashsh'ish	priest, presbyter
قَشَاشَة	qashashah	old age, elderliness