Peshitta Constellations

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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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endure, persist, wait

Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܩܘܝܘ	qwyw qwyw	endure, persist, wait[3pl] Peal	Matthew 15:32 Mark 8:2 Acts 15:35 Hebrews 8:9
ܡܩܘܝܐ	mqwyʾ mqwy'	[ptcp]endure, persist, wait	John 5:38 John 15:4 Hebrews 7:3
ܡܩܘܝܢܢ	mqwynn mqwynn	[ptcp]endure, persist, wait-we	Romans 8:25 Galatians 5:5 1 John 4:13
ܘܩܘܝܬ	wqwyt wqwyth	and-endure, persist, wait[perf] Peal	John 1:32 Galatians 1:18
ܕܡܩܘܝܐ	dmqwyʾ dmqwy'	that.from-endure, persist, wait	John 6:27 Hebrews 13:14
ܩܘܝܢ	qwyn qwyn	endure, persist, wait-them	Acts 21:4
ܘܡܩܘܝܢ	wmqwyn wmqwyn	and.from-endure, persist, wait-them	Acts 23:21
ܘܡܩܘܝܐ	wmqwyʾ wmqwy'	and.from-endure, persist, wait	John 1:33
ܩܘܝܬ	qwyt qwyth	endure, persist, wait[perf] Peal	Luke 1:56
ܘܩܘܝܘ	wqwyw wqwyw	and-endure, persist, wait[3pl] Peal	Acts 20:5
ܩܘܝ	qwy qwy	endure, persist, wait Peal	Acts 19:22

Hebrew Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
קִוָּה	qivvah	hope, wait

Arabic Cognates

No Arabic cognates available for this root.