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ܫܟܒ SH-KH-P — lie down, sleep

Semantic field: reclining, horizontal rest, prostration

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שָׁכַב shakhavשִׁכְבָה shikh'vahשָׁכֵב shakhev شَكَبَ shakabaشَاكِب shāki'bشَكْب shak'b

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empty, vain

Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܣܪܝܩܬܐ	sryqtʾ sryqth'	empty, vain	Ephesians 5:6 Philippians 2:3 Colossians 2:8 2 Thessalonians 3:11 1 Timothy 1:6 1 Timothy 5:13 1 Timothy 6:20 2 Timothy 2:16
ܣܪܝܩܐ	sryqʾ sryq'	empty, vain	Romans 4:14 1 Corinthians 15:10 1 Corinthians 15:14 1 Corinthians 15:14 1 Thessalonians 3:5 James 1:26 1 Peter 1:18
ܣܪܝܩ	sryq sryq	empty, vain	Luke 20:10 Luke 20:11 1 Corinthians 15:58
ܘܣܪܝܩܢ	wsryqn wsryqn	empty, vain	Titus 1:10 Titus 3:9
ܣܪܝܩܘܬܐ	sryqwtʾ sryqwth'	empty, vain	Acts 4:25
ܕܣܪܝܩܘܬܐ	dsryqwtʾ dsryqwth'	empty, vain	Romans 1:28
ܕܣܪܝܩ	dsryq dsryq	empty, vain	Matthew 12:44
ܣܪܝܩܝ	sryqy sryqy	empty, vain	Galatians 5:26
ܣܪܩ	srq srq	empty, vain Peal	Philippians 2:7
ܢܣܪܩ	nsrq nsrq	[impf]empty, vain	1 Corinthians 9:15
ܕܣܪܝܩܢ	dsryqn dsryqn	empty, vain	1 Corinthians 3:20
ܠܣܪܝܩܘܬܐ	lsryqwtʾ lsryqwth'	empty, vain	Romans 8:20

Hebrew Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
רֵיק	req	empty
רִיקָם	reqam	emptily, in vain
רִיק	riq	empty, vain
רִיקוּק	riqquq	emptying, emptiness

Arabic Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
سَرَقَ	saraqa	to steal (to empty)
سَرَاقَة	sarāqah	theft, stealing
سُرْقَة	surqah	theft, stealing
إِسْرَاق	isrāq	plundering, looting