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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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seven, swear

Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܫܒܥܐ	šbʿʾ shbe'	seven	Matthew 15:34 Matthew 15:36 Matthew 15:37 Matthew 16:10 Matthew 22:25 Matthew 22:28 Mark 8:5 Mark 8:6 Mark 8:8 Mark 8:20 Mark 8:20 Mark 12:20 Luke 20:29 Acts 1:12 Acts 6:3 Acts 13:19 Acts 19:14 Acts 20:6 Acts 21:4 Acts 21:8 ... +3
ܫܒܥ	šbʿ shbe	seven	Matthew 12:45 Matthew 18:22 Matthew 18:22 Luke 11:26 Luke 17:4
ܫܒܥܝܢ	šbʿyn shbeyn	seven, swear[pl]	Luke 10:1 Luke 10:17 Acts 7:14 Acts 23:23
ܕܫܒܥܐ	dšbʿʾ dshbe'	of-seven, swear	Mark 16:9 Luke 8:2 Acts 21:27
ܠܫܒܥ	lšbʿ lshbe	to-seven, swear	Matthew 18:21 Matthew 18:22
ܘܫܒܥ	wšbʿ wshbe	and-seven, swear	Luke 2:36 Luke 17:4
ܘܫܒܥܝܢ	wšbʿyn wshbeyn	and-seven, swear[pl]	Acts 27:37
ܒܫܒܥ	bšbʿ bshbe	in-seven, swear	John 4:52
ܠܫܒܥܝܢ	lšbʿyn lshbeyn	to-seven, swear[pl]	Matthew 18:22

Hebrew Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
שֶׁבַע	sheva'	seven
נִשְׁבַּע	nishba'	to swear
שְׁבוּעָה	shevu'ah	oath
שָׁבוּעַ	shavu'a	week
שַׁבָּת	shabbát	Sabbath
שָׁבַע	shávha	to be satisfied

Arabic Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
سَبْعَة	sab'a	seven
أُسْبُوع	usbū'	week
سَبْع	sab'	seven
مَسْبَوْح	masbūḥ	sworn