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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
ܐܪܡܠܬܐ	ʾrmltʾ 'rmlth'	[impf]sand[fem] Aphel	Mark 12:42 Mark 12:43 Luke 2:37 Luke 4:25 Luke 4:26 Luke 7:12 Luke 18:3 Luke 18:5 Luke 21:2 Luke 21:3 Acts 9:39 1 Timothy 5:4 1 Timothy 5:5 1 Timothy 5:9 1 Timothy 5:11 1 Timothy 5:16
ܬܪܡܠܐ	trmlʾ thrml'	[impf]sand	Matthew 10:10 Mark 6:8 Luke 9:3 Luke 10:4 Luke 22:35 Luke 22:36
ܕܐܪܡܠܬܐ	dʾrmltʾ d'rmlth'	of-[impf]sand[fem] Aphel	Matthew 23:13 Mark 12:40 Luke 20:47 1 Timothy 5:3 1 Timothy 5:16
ܘܠܐܪܡܠܬܐ	wlʾrmltʾ wl'rmlth'	and.to-[impf]sand[fem] Aphel	Acts 9:41 1 Corinthians 7:8
ܠܐܪܡܠܬܐ	lʾrmltʾ l'rmlth'	to-[impf]sand[fem] Aphel	1 Timothy 5:3
ܘܐܪܡܠܬܐ	wʾrmltʾ w'rmlth'	and-[impf]sand[fem] Aphel	James 1:27

Hebrew Cognates

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Arabic Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
رَمْل	raml	sand