Peshitta Constellations

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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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hour, time

Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܫܥܝܢ	šʿyn sheyn	hour, time-them	Matthew 20:3 Matthew 20:5 Matthew 20:6 Matthew 20:9 Matthew 27:45 Matthew 27:46 Mark 15:33 Mark 15:34 Luke 23:44 John 4:6 John 4:52 John 11:9 Acts 2:15 Acts 3:1 Acts 5:7 Acts 10:3 Acts 10:9 Acts 10:30 Acts 19:34 Acts 23:23
ܐܫܥܝܐ	ʾšʿyʾ 'shey'	Isaiah	Matthew 3:3 Matthew 4:14 Matthew 8:17 Matthew 12:17 Matthew 15:7 Mark 7:6 John 1:23 John 12:39 John 12:41 Acts 28:25 Romans 9:27 Romans 9:29 Romans 10:16 Romans 10:20 Romans 15:12
ܕܐܫܥܝܐ	dʾšʿyʾ d'shey'	of-[impf]hour, time Aphel	Matthew 13:14 Luke 3:4 Luke 4:17 John 12:38
ܒܐܫܥܝܐ	bʾšʿyʾ b'shey'	in-[impf]hour, time Aphel	Mark 1:2 Acts 8:28 Acts 8:30
ܠܫܘܥܝܬܐ	lšwʿytʾ lshweyth'	hour, time	1 Timothy 1:4 2 Timothy 4:4 Titus 1:14
ܫܘܥܝܬܐ	šwʿytʾ shweyth'	hour, time	1 Corinthians 15:33 1 Timothy 4:7
ܬܫܥܝܬܐ	tšʿytʾ thsheyth'	[impf]hour, time[fem]	Luke 1:1 Titus 3:9
ܘܠܬܫܥܝܬܐ	wltšʿytʾ wlthsheyth'	and.to-[impf]hour, time[fem]	1 Timothy 1:4
ܕܫܥܝܐ	dšʿyʾ dshey'	of-hour, time	Ephesians 5:4

Hebrew Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
שָׁעָה	sha'ah	hour
שָׁעוֹן	sha'on	clock, watch
שִׁעֻר	shi'ur	estimate, calculation

Arabic Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
سَاعَة	sā'a	hour, clock
إسْتِشْعَار	istish'ār	perception, sensation
مَشْعُور	mash'ūr	sensate, conscious