Peshitta Constellations

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ܦܐܪ P-A-R — fruit, produce

Semantic field: fruit, yield, result of labor

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פְּרִי peri

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ascend, go up

Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܣܠܩ	slq slq	he went up	Matthew 3:16 Matthew 5:1 Matthew 8:23 Matthew 14:23 Matthew 15:39 Mark 5:18 Mark 16:19 Luke 2:4 Luke 8:22 Luke 8:37 John 3:13 John 7:8 John 7:10 John 7:14 John 10:1 John 20:17 Acts 2:34 Acts 7:23 Acts 10:4 Acts 10:9 ... +6
ܘܣܠܩ	wslq wslq	and he went up	Matthew 9:1 Matthew 15:29 Mark 3:13 Mark 4:8 Mark 6:51 Mark 8:10 Mark 8:13 Luke 5:3 Luke 9:28 Luke 19:4 Luke 24:51 John 2:13 John 5:1 John 6:3 John 21:11 Acts 18:22 Acts 19:19
ܣܠܩܘ	slqw slqw	ascend, go up[3pl] Peal	Matthew 8:23 Matthew 14:32 Mark 2:4 Luke 2:42 Luke 5:19 Luke 18:10 John 6:24 John 7:10 John 21:9 Acts 1:13 Acts 8:39
ܕܣܠܩ	dslq dslq	of-ascend, go up	Matthew 17:27 Mark 1:10 Mark 15:41 John 6:62 Acts 1:11 Acts 20:11 Ephesians 4:8 Ephesians 4:9 Hebrews 4:14
ܣܠܩܝܢ	slqyn slqyn	ascend, go up[pl]	Matthew 20:18 Mark 10:32 Mark 10:33 John 1:51 Acts 3:1
ܕܣܠܩܘ	dslqw dslqw	of-ascend, go up[3pl] Peal	Luke 5:2 John 6:22 John 12:20 Acts 13:31
ܘܣܠܩܘ	wslqw wslqw	and-ascend, go up[3pl] Peal	Matthew 13:7 Mark 4:7 John 11:55 John 21:3
ܘܣܠܩܢ	wslqn wslqn	and-ascend, go up-them	Acts 21:2 Acts 21:6 Acts 21:15
ܣܠܩܬ	slqt slqth	ascend, go up[perf] Peal	John 20:17 Galatians 2:1 Galatians 2:2
ܐܣܩ	ʾsq 'sq	ascend, go up	Acts 16:34 Hebrews 11:17
ܣܠܩܐ	slqʾ slq'	ascend, go up	Mark 4:32
ܕܣܘܠܩܗ	dswlqh dswlqh	ascend, go up	Luke 9:51
ܘܣܠܩܬ	wslqt wslqth	and-ascend, go up[perf] Peal	Acts 1:26
ܢܣܩ	nsq nsq	ascend, go up	Hebrews 13:15
ܣܠܩܢ	slqn slqn	ascend, go up-them	Luke 24:38
ܕܣܠܩܬ	dslqt dslqth	of-ascend, go up[perf] Peal	Acts 24:11

Hebrew Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
סָלַק	salaq	to ascend/remove (Aramaic)
סִלֵּק	silleq	to remove/finish
סִלֵּק	sillek	to remove, eliminate
סֻלָּם	sullam	ladder, staircase
סֵלֶק	seleq	ascent, rise

Arabic Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
سَلَقَ	salaqa	to boil/ascend
تَسَلَّقَ	tasallaqa	to climb
سُلَّم	sullam	ladder, staircase
مُسْتَلِق	mustaliḳ	lying down, recumbent
سُلُوق	sulūq	breed of dog, greyhound