Peshitta Constellations

Explore the New Testament from its Aramaic roots

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ܦܐܪ P-A-R — fruit, produce

Semantic field: fruit, yield, result of labor

What gets lost in translation: In Aramaic, ܦܐܪ (par) carries the full arc from seed to consequence — fruit is not just what grows on a tree but the visible manifestation of an invisible process. Greek καρπός retains the metaphorica… Explore this root →

פְּרִי peri

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hour, time

Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܫܥܬܐ	šʿtʾ sheth'	hour	Matthew 9:22 Matthew 10:19 Matthew 15:28 Matthew 17:18 Matthew 18:1 Matthew 24:36 Matthew 24:42 Matthew 26:45 Matthew 26:55 Mark 6:25 Mark 13:11 Mark 13:32 Mark 14:35 Mark 14:41 Luke 7:21 Luke 12:12 Luke 12:40 Luke 13:25 Luke 19:11 Luke 20:19 ... +15
ܫܥܬܗ	šʿth shethh	hour, time-his	Matthew 13:5 Matthew 13:20 Matthew 14:31 Matthew 20:34 Matthew 21:20 Mark 2:12 Mark 3:6 Mark 4:5 Mark 5:42 Mark 6:50 Mark 6:54 Mark 9:15 Mark 9:20 Mark 9:24 Mark 11:2 Mark 14:45 Luke 5:13 Luke 6:49 Luke 8:6 Luke 18:43 ... +14
ܘܒܫܥܬܐ	wbšʿtʾ wbsheth'	and.in-hour, time	Matthew 24:50 Luke 12:46
ܫܥܬܝ	šʿty shethy	hour, time-my	John 2:4
ܕܒܫܥܬܐ	dbšʿtʾ dbsheth'	that.in-hour, time	Matthew 24:44
ܫܥܬܟܘܢ	šʿtkwn shethkwn	hour, time-your(pl)	Luke 22:53

Hebrew Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
שָׁעָה	sha'ah	hour

Arabic Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
سَاعَة	sā'a	hour