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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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dwell, danger

Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܠܡܣܟܢܐ	lmsknʾ lmskn'	so.that-dwell, danger	Matthew 5:3 Matthew 19:21 Matthew 26:9 Mark 10:21 Mark 14:5 Luke 4:18 Luke 14:13 Luke 14:21 Luke 18:22 Luke 19:8 John 12:5 John 13:29 1 Corinthians 13:3 2 Corinthians 9:9 James 2:5 James 2:6
ܡܣܟܢܐ	msknʾ mskn'	[ptcp]dwell, danger	Matthew 26:11 Mark 14:7 Luke 6:20 Luke 16:22 John 12:6 John 12:8 Romans 15:26 2 Corinthians 6:10 James 2:2
ܘܡܣܟܢܐ	wmsknʾ wmskn'	and.from-dwell, danger	Matthew 11:5 Luke 7:22 Luke 16:20 Galatians 4:9
ܡܣܟܢܬܐ	mskntʾ msknth'	[ptcp]dwell, danger[fem]	Mark 12:42 Mark 12:43 Luke 21:2 Luke 21:3
ܒܡܣܟܢܘܬܗ	bmsknwth bmsknwthh	in-[ptcp]dwell, danger[abst]-his	2 Corinthians 8:9
ܕܣܘܟܢܐ	dswknʾ dswkn'	dwell, danger	Acts 27:40
ܕܠܡܣܟܢܐ	dlmsknʾ dlmskn'	that.to-[ptcp]dwell, danger	Galatians 2:10
ܘܠܡܣܟܢܐ	wlmsknʾ wlmskn'	and.to-[ptcp]dwell, danger	James 2:3
ܕܡܣܟܢܐ	dmsknʾ dmskn'	that.from-dwell, danger	Hebrews 13:16

Hebrew Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
שָׁכַן	shakhan	to dwell, to reside
שָׁכֵן	shakhen	neighbor
שְׁכִינָה	shekhinah	divine presence
שָׁכוּן	shakhun	inhabitant
שִׁכּוּן	shikkun	housing project
שִׁכְנוּת	shiknút	neighborhood

Arabic Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
سَكَنَ	sakana	to dwell, to calm down
مَسْكَن	maskan	dwelling
سَكِينَة	sakīna	tranquility, divine presence
سُكَّان	sukkān	inhabitants
سُكْن	sukn	abode
سَاكِن	sākin	resident