ARAMAIC NEW TESTAMENT

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ܪܥܐ R-E-'
shepherd, tend
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Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܐܪܥܐ
ʾrʿʾ
're'
 earth/land Matthew 4:15 Matthew 4:15 Matthew 9:26 Matthew 9:31 Matthew 10:29 Matthew 13:23 Matthew 14:19 Matthew 14:24 Matthew 15:35 Matthew 23:35 Matthew 27:45 Mark 4:1 Mark 4:5 Mark 4:8 Mark 4:28 Mark 4:31 Mark 6:47 Mark 6:55 Mark 8:6 Mark 9:20 ... +268
ܕܐܪܥܐ
dʾrʿʾ
d're'
 of the earth Matthew 5:13 Matthew 12:40 Matthew 12:42 Matthew 13:5 Matthew 17:25 Matthew 24:30 Mark 4:5 Mark 13:27 Luke 4:5 Luke 11:31 Luke 12:56 Acts 1:8 Acts 3:25 Acts 4:26 Acts 10:12 Acts 11:6 Acts 13:47 Romans 1:23 Ephesians 4:9 Hebrews 1:10 ... +135
ܒܐܪܥܐ
bʾrʿʾ
b're'
 in the earth Matthew 5:35 Matthew 6:10 Matthew 6:19 Matthew 9:6 Matthew 10:34 Matthew 13:8 Matthew 16:19 Matthew 16:19 Matthew 18:18 Matthew 18:18 Matthew 18:19 Matthew 23:9 Matthew 25:18 Matthew 25:25 Mark 2:10 Mark 4:26 Mark 4:31 Mark 9:3 Luke 5:24 Luke 8:8 ... +131
ܠܐܪܥܐ
lʾrʿʾ
l're'
 to the earth Matthew 2:20 Matthew 2:21 Matthew 5:5 Matthew 14:34 Mark 6:53 Luke 5:11 Luke 8:27 Luke 14:35 John 3:22 John 21:9 John 21:11 Acts 7:3 Acts 7:4 Acts 7:45 Acts 27:43 Acts 27:44 Psalms 44:26 Psalms 50:1 Psalms 60:4 Psalms 65:10 ... +61
ܬܪܥܐ
trʿʾ
thre'
 gate/door Matthew 7:13 Matthew 7:14 Matthew 25:10 Matthew 27:51 Matthew 27:60 Matthew 28:2 Mark 1:33 Mark 2:2 Mark 11:4 Mark 13:29 Mark 15:38 Mark 16:3 Luke 11:7 Luke 13:25 Luke 23:45 John 10:1 John 10:2 John 10:3 John 10:3 John 10:9 ... +47
ܘܐܪܥܐ
wʾrʿʾ
w're'
 and the earth Matthew 5:18 Matthew 24:35 Matthew 27:51 Mark 13:31 Luke 16:17 Luke 21:33 Acts 4:24 Acts 7:49 Acts 14:15 James 5:18 Psalms 50:4 Psalms 69:35 Psalms 85:13 Psalms 107:35 Psalms 115:15 Psalms 115:16 Psalms 121:2 Psalms 124:8 Psalms 134:3 Psalms 146:6 ... +22
ܕܬܪܥܐ
dtrʿʾ
dthre'
 of-[impf]shepherd, tend Ezekiel 8:3 Ezekiel 8:5 Ezekiel 8:14 Ezekiel 9:2 Ezekiel 10:19 Ezekiel 11:1 Ezekiel 40:6 Ezekiel 40:7 Ezekiel 40:7 Ezekiel 40:9 Ezekiel 40:9 Ezekiel 40:10 Ezekiel 40:11 Ezekiel 40:11 Ezekiel 40:16 Ezekiel 40:21 Ezekiel 40:22 Ezekiel 40:38 Ezekiel 40:39 Ezekiel 40:40 ... +19
ܒܬܪܥܐ
btrʿʾ
bthre'
 in-[impf]shepherd, tend Matthew 7:13 Luke 13:24 Luke 13:25 Acts 3:2 Acts 5:9 Acts 12:13 Acts 12:16 Psalms 69:13 Psalms 127:5 Proverbs 22:22 Proverbs 31:31 Isaiah 38:10 Isaiah 62:10 Ezekiel 8:7 Ezekiel 8:16 Ezekiel 40:3 Ezekiel 40:28 Ezekiel 44:11 Ezekiel 44:17 Ezekiel 44:17 ... +7
ܬܪ̈ܥܐ
trʿʾ
thre'
 [impf]shepherd, tend Psalms 24:7 Psalms 24:7 Psalms 24:9 Psalms 24:9 Psalms 74:6 Psalms 107:16 Psalms 118:19 Proverbs 8:3 Isaiah 22:7 Isaiah 26:2 Isaiah 45:1 Isaiah 45:2 Isaiah 57:8 Ezekiel 26:2 Ezekiel 38:11 Ezekiel 41:16 Ezekiel 41:17 Ezekiel 41:20 Ezekiel 41:25 Ezekiel 42:12
ܠܬܪܥܐ
ltrʿʾ
lthre'
 to-[impf]shepherd, tend Matthew 24:33 Luke 7:12 Acts 12:10 Acts 14:13 Proverbs 5:8 Ezekiel 11:1 Ezekiel 40:6 Ezekiel 40:13 Ezekiel 40:23 Ezekiel 40:24 Ezekiel 40:27 Ezekiel 40:28 Ezekiel 40:32 Ezekiel 40:35 Ezekiel 41:3 Ezekiel 43:1 Ezekiel 46:12
ܪܥܝܐ
rʿyʾ
rey'
 shepherd, tend Matthew 9:36 Matthew 25:32 Mark 6:34 John 10:2 John 10:11 John 10:11 John 10:12 John 10:14 John 10:16 1 Peter 2:25 Isaiah 7:25 Isaiah 30:23 Isaiah 32:14 Isaiah 34:13 Isaiah 40:11
ܘܒܐܪܥܐ
wbʾrʿʾ
wb're'
 and.in-[impf]shepherd, tend Aphel Matthew 28:18 Luke 21:25 Acts 7:11 Ephesians 1:10 Ephesians 3:15 Philippians 2:10 Colossians 1:16 Psalms 78:69 Psalms 113:6 Psalms 135:6 Isaiah 8:22 Ezekiel 19:12 Ezekiel 28:17
ܕܒܐܪܥܐ
dbʾrʿʾ
db're'
 that.in-[impf]shepherd, tend Aphel Mark 4:20 Luke 8:15 John 3:12 2 Corinthians 5:1 Colossians 1:20 Colossians 3:2 Colossians 3:5 Psalms 16:3 Isaiah 7:18
ܘܬܪܥܐ
wtrʿʾ
wthre'
 and-[impf]shepherd, tend Matthew 16:18 John 20:19 Ezekiel 40:13 Ezekiel 40:20 Ezekiel 41:3 Ezekiel 41:11 Ezekiel 42:4 Ezekiel 42:9 Ezekiel 46:2
ܐܬܪܥܝ
ʾtrʿy
'threy
 [pass]shepherd, tend-my Ethpeel Matthew 1:20 Romans 5:10 Psalms 78:67 Isaiah 14:27 Isaiah 19:12 Isaiah 23:9
ܕܡܬܪܥܐ
dmtrʿʾ
dmthre'
 that.from-[impf]shepherd, tend Acts 28:22 Romans 14:6 2 Corinthians 1:17 2 Corinthians 10:2 Isaiah 41:28
ܕܪܥܐ
drʿʾ
dre'
 of-shepherd, tend Luke 17:7 1 Corinthians 9:7 Psalms 89:14 Proverbs 27:23 Isaiah 63:12
ܘܬܪ̈ܥܐ
wtrʿʾ
wthre'
 and-[impf]shepherd, tend Psalms 78:23 Isaiah 45:1 Ezekiel 40:23 Ezekiel 40:27
ܠܪܥܝܐ
lrʿyʾ
lrey'
 shepherd, tend Matthew 26:31 Mark 14:27 Hebrews 13:20 Isaiah 63:11
ܢܪܥܐ
nrʿʾ
nre'
 [impf]shepherd, tend Psalms 49:15 Isaiah 27:10 Isaiah 27:10 Ezekiel 34:23
ܪܥܝ
rʿy
rey
 shepherd, tend-my John 21:15 John 21:16 John 21:17 Proverbs 5:19
ܪܥ̇ܝܐ
rʿyʾ
rey'
 shepherd, tend Ezekiel 34:12 Ezekiel 34:23 Ezekiel 34:23
ܕܬܪ̈ܥܐ
dtrʿʾ
dthre'
 of-[impf]shepherd, tend Proverbs 1:21 Proverbs 8:3 Isaiah 6:4
ܕܠܐܪܥܐ
dlʾrʿʾ
dl're'
 that.to-[impf]shepherd, tend Aphel Matthew 10:15 Matthew 11:24 Acts 27:27
ܕܪܥܝܐ
drʿyʾ
drey'
 shepherd, tend Matthew 8:30 Mark 5:11 Luke 8:32
ܘܠܐܪܥܐ
wlʾrʿʾ
wl're'
 and.to-[impf]shepherd, tend Aphel Ezekiel 12:19 Ezekiel 13:9 Ezekiel 20:38
ܘܕܐܪܥܐ
wdʾrʿʾ
wd're'
 and.of-[impf]shepherd, tend Aphel Matthew 11:25 Luke 10:21 Acts 17:24
ܠܡܪܥܐ
lmrʿʾ
lmre'
 so.that-shepherd, tend Luke 15:15 Psalms 78:71
ܪܥܝ̇ܐ
rʿyʾ
rey'
 shepherd, tend Ezekiel 34:5 Ezekiel 34:8
ܪܥܝ̣ܐ
rʿyʾ
rey'
 shepherd, tend Ezekiel 34:14 Ezekiel 34:18
ܘܕܡܪܥܐ
wdmrʿʾ
wdmre'
 and.of-[ptcp]shepherd, tend Ezekiel 4:14 Ezekiel 34:4
ܡܪܥܐ
mrʿʾ
mre'
 [ptcp]shepherd, tend 1 Corinthians 11:30 Galatians 4:9
ܕܪ̈ܥܐ
drʿʾ
dre'
 of-shepherd, tend Psalms 76:4
ܘܪܥܝܐ
wrʿyʾ
wrey'
 shepherd, tend John 10:9
ܕܪܥ̇ܐ
drʿʾ
dre'
 of-shepherd, tend Isaiah 40:11
ܘܕܪܥܐ
wdrʿʾ
wdre'
 and.of-shepherd, tend Proverbs 29:3
ܘܒܬܪܥܐ
wbtrʿʾ
wbthre'
 and.in-[impf]shepherd, tend Proverbs 24:7
ܐܪܥܐ.
ʾrʿʾ
're'
 [impf]shepherd, tend Aphel Psalms 33:8
ܪܥ̇ܐ
rʿʾ
re'
 shepherd, tend Peal Isaiah 44:20
ܕܒܬܪܥܐ
dbtrʿʾ
dbthre'
 that.in-[impf]shepherd, tend Ezekiel 41:12
ܬܪ̈ܘܥܐ
trwʿʾ
thrwe'
 shepherd, tend Ezekiel 7:22
ܘܪܥܝ̇ܐ
wrʿyʾ
wrey'
 shepherd, tend Ezekiel 37:24
ܠܐܪܥܐ.
lʾrʿʾ
l're'
 to-[impf]shepherd, tend Aphel Ezekiel 9:9
ܘܢܪܥܐ
wnrʿʾ
wnre'
 and-[impf]shepherd, tend Ezekiel 34:23
ܐܬܪܥܐ
ʾtrʿʾ
'thre'
 [pass]shepherd, tend Ethpeel Matthew 5:24
ܘܪܥܝ̣ܐ
wrʿyʾ
wrey'
 shepherd, tend Ezekiel 34:14
ܘܡܬܪܥܐ
wmtrʿʾ
wmthre'
 and.from-[impf]shepherd, tend Proverbs 16:30
ܘܠܬܪܥܐ
wltrʿʾ
wlthre'
 and.to-[impf]shepherd, tend Mark 13:34
ܘܪܥܐ
wrʿʾ
wre'
 and-shepherd, tend Psalms 78:72
ܪܥܐ
rʿʾ
re'
 shepherd, tend Peal Proverbs 9:12
ܘܒܬܪ̈ܥܐ
wbtrʿʾ
wbthre'
 and.in-[impf]shepherd, tend Ezekiel 33:30
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
רָעָה ra'ah to shepherd
רוֹעֶה ro'eh shepherd
מִרְעֶה mir'eh pasture
רֹעֶה ro'e shepherd
רַעְיָה ra'aya flock
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
رَعَى ra'a to shepherd/care for
رَاعٍ ra'in shepherd
رَعِيَّة ra'iyya flock/subjects