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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be quiet, cease

Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܫܠܝܐ	šlyʾ shly'	be quiet, cease	Matthew 8:26 Mark 9:8 Mark 13:36 Luke 8:24 Luke 9:39 Luke 21:34 Acts 2:2 Acts 9:3 Acts 16:26 Acts 22:6 1 Timothy 2:2
ܕܢܫܐܠܝܘܗܝ	dnšʾlywhy dnsh'lywhy	be quiet, cease	Matthew 7:9 Mark 12:34 Luke 11:11 John 13:24 John 21:12
ܕܫܐܠܝܢܢ	dšʾlynn dsh'lynn	be quiet, cease	Ephesians 3:20 1 John 3:22 1 John 5:14 1 John 5:15
ܫܠܝ	šly shly	be quiet, cease Peal	Mark 4:39 Luke 2:13 Luke 23:56 1 Peter 4:1
ܢܫܐܠܝܘܗܝ	nšʾlywhy nsh'lywhy	be quiet, cease	Matthew 7:10 Luke 11:11 Luke 11:12
ܫܠܝܬ	šlyt shlyth	be quiet, cease[perf] Peal	Matthew 14:32 Luke 7:45 Acts 20:31
ܒܫܠܝܐ	bšlyʾ bshly'	in-be quiet, cease	1 Timothy 2:11 1 Timothy 2:12
ܫܠܝܘ	šlyw shlyw	be quiet, cease[3pl] Peal	Acts 11:18 Acts 17:13
ܘܫܠܝܬ	wšlyt wshlyth	and-be quiet, cease[perf] Peal	Mark 4:39 Mark 6:51
ܕܒܫܠܝܐ	dbšlyʾ dbshly'	that.in-be quiet, cease	2 Thessalonians 3:12
ܐܫܐܠܝܘܗܝ	ʾšʾlywhy 'sh'lywhy	be quiet, cease	Mark 6:24
ܫܠܝܢܢ	šlynn shlynn	be quiet, cease-we Peal	Colossians 1:9
ܐܫܐܠܝܢܝ	ʾšʾlyny 'sh'lyny	be quiet, cease	Luke 11:5

Hebrew Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
שָׁלָה	shala	to be at ease
שֶׁלֶט	shelet	silence, tranquility
שָׁלִיו	shaliw	calm, serene
שְׁלִיָּה	sheliYYah	placenta

Arabic Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
سَلَا	salâ	to be at peace, rest
سُلْوَة	sulwah	comfort, relief
سَلِيّ	saliyy	calm, serene