ARAMAIC NEW TESTAMENT

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ܫܐܠ SH-'-L
ask, request
Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܫܐܠܘ
šʾlw
sh'lw
ask, request[3pl] Peal Matthew 7:7 Matthew 10:11 Matthew 10:12 Mark 9:15 Luke 11:9 John 9:21 John 9:23 John 16:24 Acts 13:21 Acts 13:28 Romans 10:20 Romans 16:3 Romans 16:5 Romans 16:6 Romans 16:7 Romans 16:8 Romans 16:9 Romans 16:10 Romans 16:10 Romans 16:11 ... +17
ܫܐܠ
šʾl
sh'l
ask, request Peal Matthew 22:41 Luke 9:18 Luke 22:31 Luke 23:6 John 4:9 John 18:7 John 18:21 Acts 3:2 Romans 16:22 Romans 16:23 Romans 16:23 Colossians 4:10 Colossians 4:12 Colossians 4:14 2 Timothy 4:21 Titus 3:15 Philemon 1:23 Psalms 2:8 Psalms 41:10 Isaiah 7:11 ... +1
ܫܐܠܝܢ
šʾlyn
sh'lyn
ask, request[pl] Matthew 5:47 Matthew 20:22 Mark 10:38 Luke 11:16 Acts 25:3 Romans 16:21 1 Corinthians 1:22 1 Corinthians 16:19 1 Corinthians 16:20 2 Corinthians 13:13 Philippians 4:21 Philippians 4:22 Titus 3:15 Hebrews 13:24 James 4:2 James 4:3 James 4:3
ܫܐܘܠ
šʾwl
sh'wl
ask, request Acts 7:58 Acts 8:1 Acts 8:3 Acts 9:1 Acts 9:4 Acts 9:4 Acts 9:8 Acts 9:17 Acts 9:22 Acts 13:9 Acts 22:7 Acts 22:7 Acts 22:13 Acts 26:14 Acts 26:14 Isaiah 10:29
ܘܫܐܠ
wšʾl
wsh'l
and-ask, request Matthew 27:58 Mark 8:5 Mark 9:21 Mark 15:43 Luke 1:63 Luke 23:52 John 4:52 Acts 3:10 Acts 7:46 Acts 9:2 Acts 18:22 Proverbs 20:4 Ezekiel 21:26
ܘܫܐܠܘܗܝ
wšʾlwhy
wsh'lwhy
and-ask, request-her Matthew 17:10 Matthew 22:23 Mark 7:5 Mark 10:10 Mark 12:14 Luke 8:9 Luke 20:21 Luke 20:27 John 1:21 John 1:25 John 5:12 John 9:2 John 12:21
ܘܫܐܠܗ
wšʾlh
wsh'lh
and-ask, request-his Matthew 22:35 Matthew 27:11 Mark 5:9 Mark 8:23 Mark 12:28 Mark 14:60 Mark 15:2 Mark 15:44 Luke 15:26 Luke 18:18 Acts 7:1
ܡܫܐܠ
mšʾl
msh'l
[ptcp]ask, request Matthew 16:13 Mark 9:33 Luke 19:31 Luke 23:9 John 16:5 John 18:21 Acts 10:29 Acts 23:34 Acts 24:8
ܘܡܫܐܠ
wmšʾl
wmsh'l
and.from-ask, request Matthew 2:4 Mark 8:27 Mark 9:16 Mark 10:17 Luke 2:46 Luke 18:36 Acts 19:1 Acts 21:33 Acts 23:19
ܘܡܫܐܠܝܢ
wmšʾlyn
wmsh'lyn
and.from-ask, request[pl] Matthew 12:10 Mark 9:11 Mark 10:2 Mark 12:18 Luke 3:10 Luke 3:14 Luke 21:7 Acts 10:18
ܫܐܠܗ
šʾlh
sh'lh
ask, request-his Mark 14:61 Mark 15:4 Luke 8:30 Luke 13:23 Luke 18:40 Luke 23:3 John 18:19
ܫܐܠܘܗܝ
šʾlwhy
sh'lwhy
ask, request-her Mark 4:10 Mark 7:17 Mark 9:28 Mark 13:3 Luke 17:20 John 9:15 Acts 1:6
ܠܡܫܐܠ
lmšʾl
lmsh'l
so.that-ask, request Mark 15:8 Mark 15:18 John 15:7 Psalms 78:18 Ezekiel 14:1 Ezekiel 20:1
ܠܫܐܘܠ
lšʾwl
lsh'wl
ask, request Acts 9:11 Acts 9:24 Acts 11:25 Acts 13:2 Acts 13:7 Acts 13:21
ܐܫܐܠܟܘܢ
ʾšʾlkwn
'sh'lkwn
[impf]ask, request-your(pl) Aphel Matthew 21:24 Mark 11:29 Luke 6:9 Luke 20:3 Luke 22:68
ܕܫܐܠ
dšʾl
dsh'l
of-ask, request Matthew 5:42 Matthew 7:8 Luke 6:30 Luke 11:10
ܠܡܫܐܠܘܬܗ
lmšʾlwth
lmsh'lwthh
so.that-ask, request[abst]-his Matthew 22:46 Luke 20:40 John 16:19 Ezekiel 14:7
ܘܫܐܠܝܢ
wšʾlyn
wsh'lyn
and-ask, request[pl] Matthew 16:1 Mark 8:11 Mark 11:24 Luke 23:23
ܫܠܝܢ
šlyn
shlyn
ask, request Acts 5:42 Acts 19:36 1 Thessalonians 4:11 Proverbs 15:15
ܫܐܠܬ
šʾlt
sh'lth
ask, request[perf] Peal Hebrews 10:6 Psalms 27:4 Psalms 40:7 Proverbs 30:7
ܢܫܐܠ
nšʾl
nsh'l
[impf]ask, request James 1:5 James 1:6 1 John 5:16
ܘܫܐܠܘ
wšʾlw
wsh'lw
and-ask, request[3pl] Peal John 9:19 Acts 10:17 Acts 12:20
ܘܫܐܘܠ
wšʾwl
wsh'wl
ask, request Acts 11:30 Acts 12:25 Acts 13:1
ܕܫܐܠܝܢ
dšʾlyn
dsh'lyn
of-ask, request[pl] Matthew 7:11 Mark 15:6 Luke 11:13
ܘܫܠܝ
wšly
wshly
ask, request Acts 19:35 Isaiah 7:4 Isaiah 24:8
ܫܐܠܐ
šʾlʾ
sh'l'
ask, request John 4:10 1 Peter 5:13
ܡܫ̈ܠܝܢ
mšlyn
mshlyn
ask, request Ezekiel 1:24 Ezekiel 1:25
ܡܫܐܠܝܢ
mšʾlyn
msh'lyn
[ptcp]ask, request[pl] John 8:7 Acts 4:7
ܫܐܠܢ
šʾln
sh'ln
ask, request-them Romans 16:16 1 Corinthians 16:19
ܕܫܐܠܘ
dšʾlw
dsh'lw
of-ask, request[3pl] Peal Luke 23:25 Isaiah 8:19
ܕܬܫܐܠ
dtšʾl
dthsh'l
of-[impf]ask, request Matthew 14:7 John 11:22
ܐܫܠܐ
ʾšlʾ
'shl'
ask, request Isaiah 18:4 Isaiah 62:1
ܕܐܫܐܠ
dʾšʾl
d'sh'l
of-[impf]ask, request Aphel Isaiah 41:28
ܫܐܠܬܘܢ
šʾltwn
sh'lthwn
ask, request-you(pl) Peal John 16:24
ܘܫܐܠܐ
wšʾlʾ
wsh'l'
and-ask, request Matthew 20:20
ܫܠܬܐ
šltʾ
shlth'
ask, request Luke 22:44
ܢܫܐܠܢ
nšʾln
nsh'ln
[impf]ask, request-them 1 Corinthians 14:35
ܕܫܐܠܢ
dšʾln
dsh'ln
of-ask, request-them 1 John 5:15
ܕܢܫܐܠ
dnšʾl
dnsh'l
of-[impf]ask, request Mark 10:35
ܕܫܠܝ
dšly
dshly
ask, request Acts 20:1
ܘܫܠܢܝ
wšlny
wshlny
ask, request Psalms 18:17
ܕܐܫܠܐ
dʾšlʾ
d'shl'
ask, request Isaiah 57:10
ܘܫܐܠܬ
wšʾlt
wsh'lth
and-ask, request[perf] Peal Luke 1:40
ܫܐܠܟ
šʾlk
sh'lk
ask, request-your Psalms 21:5
ܢܫܐܠܟ
nšʾlk
nsh'lk
[impf]ask, request-your John 16:30
ܘܢܫܠܐ
wnšlʾ
wnshl'
ask, request Proverbs 1:33
ܕܫܐ̇ܠܝܢ
dšʾlyn
dsh'lyn
of-ask, request[pl] Isaiah 8:19
ܐܫܠܝ
ʾšly
'shly
ask, request Psalms 107:29
ܘܕܫ̈ܠܝܢ
wdšlyn
wdshlyn
ask, request Proverbs 17:28
ܫܐ̈ܠܬܗ
šʾlth
sh'lthh
ask, request-his Psalms 37:4
ܘܫ̇ܠܝܢ
wšlyn
wshlyn
ask, request Isaiah 51:15
ܕܬܫܐܠܝܢ
dtšʾlyn
dthsh'lyn
of-[impf]ask, request[pl] Mark 6:23
ܬܫܠܐ
tšlʾ
thshl'
ask, request Psalms 83:2
ܫ̈ܠܝܢ
šlyn
shlyn
ask, request Proverbs 7:11
ܐܫܐܠ
ʾšʾl
'sh'l
[impf]ask, request Aphel Isaiah 7:12
ܫܐܠܝ
šʾly
sh'ly
ask, request-my Mark 6:22
ܘܠܡܫܐܠ
wlmšʾl
wlmsh'l
and.to-[ptcp]ask, request Colossians 1:9
ܘܫܐܠܬܘܢ
wšʾltwn
wsh'lthwn
and-ask, request-you(pl) Peal Acts 3:14
ܕܡܫܐܠ
dmšʾl
dmsh'l
that.from-ask, request Ezekiel 14:10
ܫܐ̇ܠܝܢ
šʾlyn
sh'lyn
ask, request[pl] Isaiah 58:2
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
שָׁאַל sha'al to ask
שְׁאֵלָה she'elah question
שָׁאוּל Shaul Saul (asked for)
מִשְׁאָל mish'al wish/request
שׁוֹאֵל sho'el the one who asks
שְׁאֵלָה sh'elah request
מַשְׁאִיל mash'il the one who lends
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
سَأَلَ sa'ala to ask
سُؤَال su'al question
مَسْأَلَة mas'ala matter/issue
سَائِل sa'il questioner
مَسْؤُول mas'ul responsible