Peshitta Constellations

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ܦܐܪ P-A-R — fruit, produce

Semantic field: fruit, yield, result of labor

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hope, expect

Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܐܣܝܪܐ	ʾsyrʾ 'syr'	[impf]hope, expect Aphel	Matthew 5:25 Matthew 11:2 Matthew 14:3 Matthew 14:10 Matthew 18:30 Matthew 25:36 Matthew 25:39 Matthew 25:43 Matthew 25:44 Matthew 27:15 Matthew 27:16 Mark 6:17 Mark 6:27 Mark 15:6 Luke 3:20 Luke 12:58 Luke 21:12 Luke 22:33 Luke 23:19 Luke 23:25 ... +35
ܐܣܝܪ	ʾsyr 'syr	[impf]hope, expect Aphel	Matthew 16:19 Matthew 18:18 Matthew 27:16 John 18:24 Acts 10:11 Acts 20:22 Acts 24:27 Acts 28:20 Romans 13:4 1 Corinthians 7:27 Colossians 4:3
ܕܐܣܝܪ	dʾsyr d'syr	of-[impf]hope, expect Aphel	Mark 11:2 Mark 11:4 Mark 15:7 Luke 19:30
ܐܣܝܪܝܢ	ʾsyryn 'syryn	[impf]hope, expect[pl] Aphel	Luke 12:35 Acts 22:5 Hebrews 13:3
ܘܐܣܝܪ	wʾsyr w'syr	and-[impf]hope, expect Aphel	Mark 1:6 Acts 11:5 Acts 12:6
ܕܐܣܝܪܝܢ	dʾsyryn d'syryn	of-[impf]hope, expect[pl] Aphel	Hebrews 10:34 Hebrews 13:3
ܕܐܣܝܪܐ	dʾsyrʾ d'syr'	of-[impf]hope, expect Aphel	Matthew 21:2 Romans 7:2
ܐܣܝܪܢ	ʾsyrn 'syrn	[impf]hope, expect-them Aphel	John 11:44 John 11:44
ܘܠܐܣܝܪܐ	wlʾsyrʾ wl'syr'	and.to-[impf]hope, expect Aphel	Acts 27:1
ܠܐܣܝܪܐ	lʾsyrʾ l'syr'	to-[impf]hope, expect Aphel	Acts 27:42
ܒܐܣܝܪܗ	bʾsyrh b'syrh	in-[impf]hope, expect-his Aphel	2 Timothy 1:8
ܐܣܝܪܗ	ʾsyrh 'syrh	[impf]hope, expect-his Aphel	Philemon 1:1

Hebrew Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
סָבָר	savar	to think, to believe
סֹּוּבֶר	sover	one who hopes, expects
סַבָּרָה	sabara	hope, expectation

Arabic Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
صَبَرَ	ṣabara	to be patient, to wait
صَبْر	ṣabr	patience
صَوِّر	ṣawwir	to imagine, conceive
صَائِر	ṣāʾir	one who becomes, turns into
مَصْبُور	maṣbūr	patient, forbearing