Peshitta Constellations
Explore the New Testament from its Aramaic roots
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ܐܪܒܥܝܢ | ʾrbʿyn 'rbeyn |
[impf]four[pl] Aphel | Matthew 4:2 Mark 1:13 Luke 4:2 Acts 1:3 Acts 4:22 Acts 7:23 Acts 7:30 Acts 7:36 Acts 7:42 Acts 13:18 Acts 13:21 Acts 23:13 Acts 23:21 2 Corinthians 11:24 2 Corinthians 11:24 Hebrews 3:9 Hebrews 3:17 |
| ܐܪܒܥܐ | ʾrbʿʾ 'rbe' |
[impf]four Aphel | Matthew 15:38 Mark 2:3 Mark 8:9 John 4:35 John 11:39 Acts 10:30 Acts 21:23 Acts 21:38 |
| ܐܪܒܥ | ʾrbʿ 'rbe |
four | Acts 21:9 Acts 27:29 Galatians 3:17 |
| ܘܐܪܒܥ | wʾrbʿ w'rbe |
and-[impf]four Aphel | Luke 2:37 Acts 13:20 |
| ܒܐܪܒܥ | bʾrbʿ b'rbe |
in-[impf]four Aphel | Acts 10:11 Acts 11:5 |
| ܕܐܪܒܥܐ | dʾrbʿʾ d'rbe' |
of-[impf]four Aphel | Matthew 16:10 John 11:17 |
| ܕܐܪܒܥܬ | dʾrbʿt d'rbeth |
of-[impf]four[perf] Aphel | Acts 10:12 Acts 11:6 |
| ܠܐܪܒܥܝܢ | lʾrbʿyn l'rbeyn |
to-[impf]four[pl] Aphel | John 2:20 |
| ܐܪܒܥܬ | ʾrbʿt 'rbeth |
[impf]four[perf] Aphel | Matthew 24:31 |
| ܘܕܐܪܒܥܬ | wdʾrbʿt wd'rbeth |
and.of-[impf]four[perf] Aphel | Romans 1:23 |
| ܠܐܪܒܥ | lʾrbʿ l'rbe |
to-[impf]four Aphel | John 19:23 |
| ܘܒܡܪܒܥܐ | wbmrbʿʾ wbmrbe' |
and.in-[ptcp]four | Romans 4:19 |
| ܡܪܒܥܐ | mrbʿʾ mrbe' |
[ptcp]four | Luke 2:23 |
| ܘܐܪܒܥܝܢ | wʾrbʿyn w'rbeyn |
and-[impf]four[pl] Aphel | Matthew 4:2 |
| ܪܒܥܝܢ | rbʿyn rbeyn |
four[pl] | John 2:6 |
| ܠܐܪܒܥܐ | lʾrbʿʾ l'rbe' |
to-[impf]four Aphel | Mark 8:20 |
| ܒܐܪܒܥܐ | bʾrbʿʾ b'rbe' |
in-[impf]four Aphel | Luke 19:8 |
Hebrew Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| אַרְבַּע | arba' | four |
| רְבִיעִי | revi'i | fourth |
| רֹבַע | rova' | quarter, district |
| רַבַּעַת | rabba'at | quartet |
| רִבּוּעַ | ribu'a | square |
| מְרֻבָּע | merubba' | square, rectangular |
Arabic Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| أَرْبَعَة | arba'a | four |
| رُبْع | rub' | quarter |
| أَرْبَعَة | arba'at | four |
| مُرَبَّع | murabba' | square |
| رُبَاعِي | ruba'i | quadruple, quaternary |