Peshitta Constellations

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ܦܐܪ P-A-R — fruit, produce

Semantic field: fruit, yield, result of labor

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be many, grow

Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܣܓܝܐܐ	sgyʾʾ sgy''	many/much	Matthew 2:18 Matthew 3:7 Matthew 4:25 Matthew 6:7 Matthew 7:22 Matthew 7:22 Matthew 8:1 Matthew 8:16 Matthew 8:18 Matthew 8:30 Matthew 9:10 Matthew 11:20 Matthew 12:15 Matthew 13:2 Matthew 13:5 Matthew 13:58 Matthew 14:14 Matthew 14:24 Matthew 15:30 Matthew 15:30 ... +197
ܣܓܝ	sgy sgy	much/many	Matthew 5:12 Matthew 6:30 Matthew 9:14 Matthew 9:37 Matthew 14:24 Matthew 15:8 Matthew 25:21 Matthew 25:23 Matthew 26:7 Matthew 27:19 Mark 1:45 Mark 4:2 Mark 4:5 Mark 5:10 Mark 5:23 Mark 5:43 Mark 6:26 Mark 6:35 Mark 7:6 Mark 8:31 ... +32
ܣܓܝܐܬܐ	sgyʾtʾ sgy'th'	be many, grow	Matthew 10:31 Matthew 27:55 Mark 6:34 Mark 7:13 Mark 15:41 Luke 3:18 Luke 8:3 Luke 10:40 Luke 10:41 Luke 12:16 Luke 12:19 Luke 12:19 Luke 12:47 Luke 17:25 Luke 22:65 Luke 23:8 Luke 23:9 John 11:47 John 14:30 John 20:30 ... +30
ܘܣܓܝܐܐ	wsgyʾʾ wsgy''	be many, grow	Matthew 7:13 Matthew 24:5 Matthew 24:11 Mark 6:2 Mark 12:41 Luke 1:14 Luke 1:16 Luke 4:27 John 3:26 John 4:41 John 6:60 John 10:42 John 11:19 John 11:45 Acts 4:4 Acts 9:42 Acts 11:21 Acts 17:4 Acts 17:12 Acts 18:8 ... +4
ܕܣܓܝܐܐ	dsgyʾʾ dsgy''	be many, grow	Matthew 8:11 Matthew 13:17 Matthew 24:12 Mark 5:9 Mark 9:26 Luke 1:1 Luke 2:34 Luke 2:35 Luke 13:24 Luke 15:25 John 12:11 Romans 12:5 1 Corinthians 15:6 2 Corinthians 11:18 Hebrews 9:28 1 John 4:1
ܣܘܓܐܐ	swgʾʾ swg''	be many, grow	Luke 5:19 Luke 12:7 Luke 23:27 John 21:6 Acts 28:3 Romans 5:17 2 Corinthians 9:14 James 5:20 1 Peter 4:8
ܣܓܝܐܢ	sgyʾn sgy'n	be many, grow	Mark 9:22 Acts 24:17 Romans 1:13 Romans 15:22 2 Corinthians 11:23 Philippians 3:18 2 Timothy 1:16 Hebrews 6:7
ܣܓܝܐܝܢ	sgyʾyn sgy'yn	be many, grow	Matthew 20:16 Matthew 22:14 John 14:2 1 Corinthians 1:26 1 Corinthians 1:26 1 Corinthians 1:26 1 Corinthians 11:30 1 Corinthians 16:9
ܠܣܓܝܐܐ	lsgyʾʾ lsgy''	be many, grow	Matthew 24:11 Matthew 27:53 Mark 1:34 Luke 14:16 Acts 14:21 Romans 16:2 2 Corinthians 9:2
ܘܣܘܓܐܐ	wswgʾʾ wswg''	be many, grow	Matthew 21:8 Luke 6:17 2 Corinthians 7:4 Philippians 1:14 James 1:21
ܘܠܣܓܝܐܐ	wlsgyʾʾ wlsgy''	be many, grow	Mark 12:5 Mark 13:6 Luke 7:21 2 Corinthians 6:10
ܣܝܓܐ	sygʾ syg'	be many, grow	Matthew 21:33 Mark 12:1 Luke 14:23 Ephesians 2:14
ܒܣܓܝܐܬܐ	bsgyʾtʾ bsgy'th'	be many, grow	Mark 15:3 Luke 11:54 Acts 24:4 2 Corinthians 8:22
ܠܣܘܓܐܐ	lswgʾʾ lswg''	be many, grow	Acts 19:26 Romans 4:17 Romans 4:18
ܘܣܓܝܐܬܐ	wsgyʾtʾ wsgy'th'	be many, grow	Mark 6:20 Mark 7:4 Mark 7:8
ܕܠܣܓܝܐܐ	dlsgyʾʾ dlsgy''	be many, grow	1 Corinthians 9:19 1 Corinthians 10:33 Galatians 3:16
ܘܣܓܐ	wsgʾ wsg'	and-be many, grow	Acts 6:7 2 Thessalonians 1:3
ܒܣܘܓܐܐ	bswgʾʾ bswg''	be many, grow	Acts 24:2 Romans 9:22
ܘܢܣܓܐ	wnsgʾ wnsg'	and-[impf]be many, grow	2 Corinthians 9:10 1 Thessalonians 3:12
ܢܣܓܐ	nsgʾ nsg'	[impf]be many, grow	Philippians 1:9 1 Peter 1:2
ܒܣܓܝܐܐ	bsgyʾʾ bsgy''	be many, grow	Romans 5:15 2 Timothy 2:17
ܣܓܝܐܬ	sgyʾt sgy'th	be many, grow	Luke 1:18
ܣܓܝܐ	sgyʾ sgy'	be many, grow	Acts 9:31
ܬܣܓܐ	tsgʾ thsg'	[impf]be many, grow	2 Corinthians 4:15
ܕܣܓܝܐܬܐ	dsgyʾtʾ dsgy'th'	be many, grow	Luke 9:22
ܣܓܝܐܝ	sgyʾy sgy'y	be many, grow	Luke 1:7
ܕܬܣܓܐ	dtsgʾ dthsg'	of-[impf]be many, grow	Romans 5:20
ܒܣܘܓܐܗܘܢ	bswgʾhwn bswg'hwn	be many, grow	1 Corinthians 10:5
ܕܣܓܝܐܝܢ	dsgyʾyn dsgy'yn	be many, grow	Matthew 21:36
ܘܣܓܝܐ	wsgyʾ wsgy'	be many, grow	Acts 19:20

Hebrew Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
שָׂגָא	saga	to grow/be great
שַׂגִּיא	saggi	much (Aramaic)
הִשְׂגִּיא	hisgi	to increase
שְׂגִיא	śəgī'	great, abundant
הִשְׂתַּגֵּא	histagge'	to grow, increase

Arabic Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
سَجَا	saja	to be calm/extensive
كَثُرَ	kathura	to be many
سَجَّى	sajjā	to cover, spread out
اِسْتِيجَاء	istījāʾ	abundance, wealth
مَسْجَى	masjá	bed, resting place