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ܫܟܒ SH-KH-P — lie down, sleep

Semantic field: reclining, horizontal rest, prostration

What gets lost in translation: In Aramaic, ܫܟܒ (shkhab) is fundamentally a postural, bodily act: the body laying itself horizontal upon the ground, the bed, or the tomb. The root covers everything from simply reclining to rest, to … Explore this root →

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

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sabbath, rest

Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܫܒܬܐ	šbtʾ shbth'	sabbath/week	Mark 2:27 Mark 6:2 Mark 15:42 Mark 16:1 John 5:9 John 5:10 John 5:18 John 9:14 Hebrews 4:4
ܘܒܫܒܬܐ	wbšbtʾ wbshbth'	and.in-sabbath, rest	Luke 23:56 John 7:22
ܠܡܫܒܬܘ	lmšbtw lmshbthw	so.that-sabbath, rest[3pl] Peal	Hebrews 4:9
ܕܠܫܒܬܐ	dlšbtʾ dlshbth'	that.to-sabbath, rest	Acts 13:42
ܘܠܫܒܬܐ	wlšbtʾ wlshbth'	and.to-sabbath, rest	Acts 13:44

Hebrew Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
שַׁבָּת	shabbat	Sabbath
שָׁבַת	shavat	to rest/cease
שְׁבִיתָה	shvitah	strike/cessation
שַׁבָּתוֹן	shabbaton	sabbatical rest
שָׁבִית	shavit	captive, prisoner
שְׁבוּת	shevut	captivity, exile

Arabic Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
سَبْت	sabt	Saturday
سُبَات	subat	lethargy/deep sleep
اِسْتِراحَة	istirāḥa	rest, break
سَبَت	sabata	to observe the Sabbath
مَسْبُوت	masbūt	paralyzed, inactive