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ܦܐܪ P-A-R — fruit, produce

Semantic field: fruit, yield, result of labor

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shepherd, tend

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 ... +53
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 ... +25
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 ... +21
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 ... +1
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
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
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
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
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
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
ܠܬܪܥܐ	ltrʿʾ lthre'	to-[impf]shepherd, tend	Matthew 24:33 Luke 7:12 Acts 12:10 Acts 14:13
ܕܡܬܪܥܐ	dmtrʿʾ dmthre'	that.from-[impf]shepherd, tend	Acts 28:22 Romans 14:6 2 Corinthians 1:17 2 Corinthians 10:2
ܕܪܥܝܐ	drʿyʾ drey'	shepherd, tend	Matthew 8:30 Mark 5:11 Luke 8:32
ܘܕܐܪܥܐ	wdʾrʿʾ wd're'	and.of-[impf]shepherd, tend Aphel	Matthew 11:25 Luke 10:21 Acts 17:24
ܕܠܐܪܥܐ	dlʾrʿʾ dl're'	that.to-[impf]shepherd, tend Aphel	Matthew 10:15 Matthew 11:24 Acts 27:27
ܠܪܥܝܐ	lrʿyʾ lrey'	shepherd, tend	Matthew 26:31 Mark 14:27 Hebrews 13:20
ܪܥܝ	rʿy rey	shepherd, tend-my	John 21:15 John 21:16 John 21:17
ܡܪܥܐ	mrʿʾ mre'	[ptcp]shepherd, tend	1 Corinthians 11:30 Galatians 4:9
ܕܪܥܐ	drʿʾ dre'	of-shepherd, tend	Luke 17:7 1 Corinthians 9:7
ܘܬܪܥܐ	wtrʿʾ wthre'	and-[impf]shepherd, tend	Matthew 16:18 John 20:19
ܐܬܪܥܝ	ʾtrʿy 'threy	[pass]shepherd, tend-my Ethpeel	Matthew 1:20 Romans 5:10
ܘܠܬܪܥܐ	wltrʿʾ wlthre'	and.to-[impf]shepherd, tend	Mark 13:34
ܐܬܪܥܐ	ʾtrʿʾ 'thre'	[pass]shepherd, tend Ethpeel	Matthew 5:24
ܠܡܪܥܐ	lmrʿʾ lmre'	so.that-shepherd, tend	Luke 15:15
ܘܪܥܝܐ	wrʿyʾ wrey'	shepherd, tend	John 10:9

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