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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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Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܫܐܕܐ	šʾdʾ sh'd'	demon	Matthew 7:22 Matthew 8:31 Matthew 12:24 Matthew 15:22 Matthew 17:18 Mark 1:39 Mark 5:12 Mark 7:26 Mark 7:29 Mark 9:26 Mark 9:38 Mark 16:17 Luke 4:35 Luke 4:41 Luke 7:33 Luke 8:29 Luke 8:33 Luke 8:38 Luke 9:1 Luke 10:17 ... +9
ܕܫܐܕܐ	dšʾdʾ dsh'd'	of-demon	Luke 4:33 Luke 10:20 1 Corinthians 10:21 1 Corinthians 10:21 2 Corinthians 6:16 1 Timothy 4:1 1 Peter 4:3
ܕܫܐܕܘܗܝ	dšʾdwhy dsh'dwhy	of-demon-her	Mark 5:15 Mark 5:16 Mark 5:18
ܠܫܐܕܐ	lšʾdʾ lsh'd'	to-demon	1 Corinthians 10:20 1 Corinthians 10:20
ܫܐܕܝܢ	šʾdyn sh'dyn	demon[pl]	Mark 16:9 Luke 8:2
ܫܐܕܗ	šʾdh sh'dh	demon-his	Mark 7:30
ܘܫܐܕܐ	wšʾdʾ wsh'd'	and-demon	Mark 6:13
ܫܐܕܘܗܝ	šʾdwhy sh'dwhy	demon-her	Luke 8:35

Hebrew Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
שֵׁד	shed	demon
שֵׁדִים	shedim	demons
שָׁאָה	sha'ah	devastation, desolation
שְׁדֵפָה	shedefah	blight
שָׁדַד	shadad	to destroy, devastate

Arabic Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
شَيْطَان	shaytān	satan, demon
شَيَاطِين	shayāṭīn	demons
شَوْدَاء	shawdā'	diabolical, malign
شَيِّدٌ	shayid	possessed, demonized
شَدْ	shad	oppression, tyranny