Peshitta Constellations

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ܦܐܪ P-A-R — fruit, produce

Semantic field: fruit, yield, result of labor

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rule, have power

Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܫܠܝܛ	šlyṭ shlyT	rule, have power	Matthew 12:2 Matthew 12:4 Matthew 12:10 Matthew 12:12 Matthew 14:4 Matthew 19:3 Matthew 20:15 Matthew 22:17 Matthew 27:6 Mark 2:24 Mark 2:26 Mark 3:4 Mark 6:18 Mark 10:2 Mark 12:14 Luke 6:2 Luke 6:4 Luke 6:9 Luke 12:5 Luke 14:3 ... +21
ܫܘܠܛܢ	šwlṭn shwlTn	rule, have power	Matthew 21:23 Matthew 28:18 1 Corinthians 15:24
ܫܠܝܛܝܢ	šlyṭyn shlyTyn	rule, have power	Matthew 20:25 Mark 3:15 Mark 10:42
ܕܫܠܝܛ	dšlyṭ dshlyT	rule, have power	Mark 2:10 Luke 5:24 John 19:10
ܘܫܠܝܛ	wšlyṭ wshlyT	rule, have power	John 10:18 John 19:10 1 Corinthians 7:37
ܡܫܠܛܐ	mšlṭʾ mshlT'	[ptcp]rule, have power	Matthew 7:29 Mark 1:22
ܫܠܝܛܐ	šlyṭʾ shlyT'	rule, have power	Acts 8:27 1 Corinthians 7:4
ܡܫܠܛ	mšlṭ mshlT	[ptcp]rule, have power	Hebrews 2:16 Hebrews 2:16
ܘܕܫܠܝܛܝܢ	wdšlyṭyn wdshlyTyn	rule, have power	Luke 22:25
ܘܐܫܠܛܗ	wʾšlṭh w'shlTh	and-[impf]rule, have power-his Aphel	John 5:27
ܒܫܘܠܛܢܢ	bšwlṭnn bshwlTnn	rule, have power	Acts 3:12
ܕܡܫܠܛܐ	dmšlṭʾ dmshlT'	that.from-rule, have power	Luke 4:32

Hebrew Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
שָׁלַט	shalat	to rule/dominate
שַׁלִּיט	shalit	ruler
שֶׁלֶט	shelet	sign/shield
שִׁלְטוֹן	shiltōn	government, authority
שָׂלִיט	sālīt	ruler, sovereign

Arabic Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
سَلَطَ	salata	to dominate
سُلْطَة	sulta	power/authority
مُسَلَّط	musallat	dominant, authoritarian
سُلْطَان	sulṭān	sultan, authority
تَسَلْطُط	tasalluṭ	domination, tyranny