ARAMAIC NEW TESTAMENT
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Read Luke 1:28 →Peshitta Occurrences
| Form | Transliteration | Gloss | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| ܫܡܥ | šmʿ shme |
he heard | Matthew 2:3 Matthew 2:22 Matthew 4:12 Matthew 8:10 Matthew 9:12 Matthew 10:14 Matthew 11:2 Matthew 14:1 Matthew 14:13 Matthew 19:22 Matthew 21:16 Matthew 22:7 Matthew 27:13 Mark 2:17 Mark 5:36 Mark 6:16 Mark 6:20 Mark 6:20 Mark 12:29 Mark 12:37 ... +80 |
| ܫܡܥܘ | šmʿw shmew |
they heard | Matthew 2:9 Matthew 12:24 Matthew 13:15 Matthew 13:17 Matthew 13:18 Matthew 14:13 Matthew 15:10 Matthew 17:5 Matthew 17:6 Matthew 19:25 Matthew 20:24 Matthew 20:30 Matthew 21:33 Matthew 21:45 Matthew 22:22 Matthew 22:33 Matthew 22:34 Matthew 27:47 Mark 2:1 Mark 4:3 ... +70 |
| ܘܫܡܥ | wšmʿ wshme |
and he heard | Mark 6:14 Mark 10:47 Mark 12:28 Luke 2:46 Luke 6:47 Luke 7:3 Luke 18:36 John 3:32 John 9:35 Acts 9:4 Acts 20:9 Acts 23:16 2 Corinthians 12:4 Psalms 4:2 Psalms 17:6 Psalms 18:7 Psalms 40:2 Psalms 66:8 Psalms 78:59 Psalms 86:6 ... +11 |
| ܫܡܥܝܢ | šmʿyn shmeyn |
hear, listen[pl] | Matthew 10:27 Matthew 11:5 Matthew 13:13 Mark 4:12 Mark 4:24 Mark 8:18 Luke 7:22 Luke 8:10 Luke 8:15 Luke 10:24 Luke 16:31 Luke 19:11 John 8:43 John 8:47 John 10:20 John 10:27 Acts 2:8 Acts 2:11 Acts 8:6 Acts 9:7 ... +9 |
| ܕܫܡܥ | dšmʿ dshme |
who heard | Matthew 7:24 Matthew 7:26 Matthew 13:19 Matthew 13:20 Matthew 13:22 Matthew 13:23 Luke 6:49 Luke 16:2 Luke 23:8 John 5:24 John 5:30 John 6:45 John 12:47 Acts 2:6 Galatians 6:6 Philemon 1:21 1 John 5:15 Psalms 6:9 Psalms 28:6 Psalms 69:34 ... +6 |
| ܢܫܡܥ | nšmʿ nshme |
he will hear/let him hear | Matthew 11:15 Matthew 12:19 Matthew 13:9 Matthew 13:43 Matthew 18:17 Matthew 18:17 Mark 4:9 Mark 4:23 Mark 7:16 Luke 8:8 Luke 14:35 John 7:51 Acts 4:19 Psalms 4:4 Psalms 55:20 Proverbs 1:5 Proverbs 18:13 Proverbs 21:13 Proverbs 28:9 Isaiah 33:15 ... +6 |
| ܕܫܡܥܘ | dšmʿw dshmew |
of-hear, listen[3pl] Peal | Matthew 15:12 Mark 3:8 Mark 4:15 Mark 4:16 Mark 4:18 Mark 6:2 Mark 15:35 Luke 1:66 Luke 2:18 Luke 7:29 Luke 8:13 Luke 11:28 Luke 18:26 John 1:40 John 4:1 John 6:60 John 7:40 John 12:18 John 18:21 Acts 4:4 ... +6 |
| ܫܡܥܬܘܢ | šmʿtwn shmethwn |
hear, listen-you(pl) Peal | Matthew 5:21 Matthew 5:27 Matthew 5:33 Matthew 5:38 Matthew 5:43 Matthew 26:65 Mark 14:64 Luke 8:18 John 5:37 John 9:27 John 14:28 Galatians 1:13 Ephesians 1:13 Ephesians 3:2 Colossians 1:5 James 5:11 Proverbs 1:24 Isaiah 40:21 Isaiah 65:12 |
| ܫܡܥܬ | šmʿt shmeth |
hear, listen[perf] Peal | Mark 5:27 Mark 7:25 Luke 1:41 John 10:8 John 11:20 John 11:29 Acts 7:34 Acts 9:13 1 Corinthians 2:9 2 Corinthians 7:7 Psalms 61:6 Psalms 62:12 Psalms 76:9 Proverbs 5:13 Isaiah 37:11 Isaiah 37:26 Isaiah 40:28 Isaiah 48:7 Isaiah 48:8 |
| ܕܫܡܥܝܢ | dšmʿyn dshmeyn |
of-hear, listen[pl] | Matthew 11:4 Matthew 13:17 Mark 4:20 Mark 4:24 Mark 6:55 Luke 2:47 Luke 8:12 Luke 8:14 Luke 8:21 Luke 21:9 John 5:25 John 14:24 Acts 9:21 Acts 10:44 Acts 26:29 Ephesians 4:29 1 Timothy 4:16 2 Timothy 2:14 |
| ܘܫܡܥܘ | wšmʿw wshmew |
and they heard | Mark 3:21 Mark 6:29 Mark 11:14 Mark 11:18 Luke 1:58 Luke 2:20 John 1:37 John 7:32 John 9:40 John 12:9 Acts 9:38 Acts 24:24 Isaiah 28:23 Isaiah 28:23 Isaiah 48:14 Isaiah 48:16 Ezekiel 19:4 |
| ܠܡܫܡܥ | lmšmʿ lmshme |
to hear | Matthew 24:6 Mark 4:33 Luke 5:1 Luke 5:15 Luke 21:38 John 9:27 Acts 13:44 Romans 6:16 James 1:19 1 Peter 3:12 Psalms 34:16 Psalms 102:21 Isaiah 28:12 Isaiah 30:9 Isaiah 34:1 Isaiah 50:4 Isaiah 59:1 |
| ܕܢܫܡܥ | dnšmʿ dnshme |
that he hear | Matthew 11:15 Matthew 13:9 Matthew 13:43 Mark 4:9 Mark 4:23 Mark 7:16 Luke 8:8 Luke 14:35 John 16:13 Acts 10:33 Acts 13:7 Acts 28:22 Psalms 85:9 Psalms 116:1 Isaiah 42:23 |
| ܕܫܡܥܬܘܢ | dšmʿtwn dshmethwn |
of-hear, listen-you(pl) Peal | Mark 13:7 Acts 1:4 Philippians 2:26 Colossians 1:6 Colossians 1:23 1 John 2:7 1 John 2:18 1 John 2:24 1 John 2:24 1 John 3:11 1 John 4:3 |
| ܕܫܡܥܢ | dšmʿn dshmen |
of-hear, listen-them | Matthew 13:16 Luke 4:23 Colossians 1:4 Colossians 1:9 Hebrews 2:1 1 John 1:1 1 John 1:5 Psalms 48:9 Psalms 78:3 |
| ܕܫܡܥܬ | dšmʿt dshmeth |
of-hear, listen[perf] Peal | John 8:26 John 8:40 John 15:15 Ephesians 1:15 2 Timothy 1:13 2 Timothy 2:2 Philemon 1:5 Psalms 31:14 Isaiah 37:6 |
| ܫܡܥܢ | šmʿn shmen |
hear, listen-them | Luke 22:71 John 4:42 John 12:34 Acts 21:12 Isaiah 16:6 Isaiah 24:16 Isaiah 42:24 |
| ܫܡܥܐ | šmʿʾ shme' |
hear, listen | John 10:3 Galatians 3:2 Galatians 3:5 Psalms 150:5 Isaiah 21:7 Isaiah 23:5 Isaiah 28:9 |
| ܐܫܡܥ | ʾšmʿ 'shme |
[impf]hear, listen Aphel | Philippians 1:27 Isaiah 45:21 Isaiah 62:11 Isaiah 65:24 Ezekiel 8:18 Ezekiel 36:15 |
| ܘܫܡܥܬ | wšmʿt wshmeth |
and-hear, listen[perf] Peal | Acts 11:7 Acts 22:7 Acts 22:15 Acts 26:14 Psalms 31:23 Psalms 130:2 |
| ܫܡ̇ܥܝܢ | šmʿyn shmeyn |
hear, listen[pl] | Isaiah 42:20 Isaiah 44:9 Ezekiel 3:6 Ezekiel 3:7 Ezekiel 12:2 Ezekiel 20:39 |
| ܘܢܫܡܥ | wnšmʿ wnshme |
and-[impf]hear, listen | Acts 10:22 Psalms 106:2 Isaiah 6:10 Isaiah 30:30 Isaiah 37:7 Isaiah 42:23 |
| ܕܫܡܥܐ | dšmʿʾ dshme' |
of-hear, listen | Matthew 13:14 Acts 28:26 James 1:25 Proverbs 15:31 Proverbs 20:12 Proverbs 25:12 |
| ܫܡܥܝ | šmʿy shmey |
hear, listen-my | Luke 3:26 Psalms 45:11 Isaiah 47:8 Isaiah 51:21 Ezekiel 16:35 |
| ܬܫܡܥ | tšmʿ thshme |
[impf]hear, listen | Acts 3:23 Psalms 5:4 Psalms 58:6 Psalms 97:8 Isaiah 34:1 |
| ܘܫܡܥܝܢ | wšmʿyn wshmeyn |
and-hear, listen[pl] | Matthew 13:13 Acts 2:33 Acts 15:12 Acts 16:25 Acts 17:11 |
| ܫܡ̇ܥܬ | šmʿt shmeth |
hear, listen[perf] Peal | Isaiah 28:22 Isaiah 37:21 Isaiah 38:5 Isaiah 48:6 |
| ܡܫܬܡܥ | mštmʿ mshthme |
hear, listen | Acts 6:7 2 Thessalonians 3:14 Proverbs 13:1 Ezekiel 10:5 |
| ܕܬܫܡܥ | dtšmʿ dthshme |
of-[impf]hear, listen | Matthew 12:42 Luke 11:31 Acts 24:4 Ezekiel 33:7 |
| ܫܡܘܥܐ | šmwʿʾ shmwe' |
hear, listen | James 1:22 James 1:25 Proverbs 21:28 Isaiah 28:19 |
| ܘܠܡܫܡܥ | wlmšmʿ wlmshme |
and.to-[ptcp]hear, listen | Matthew 13:17 Luke 10:24 Acts 17:21 |
| ܕܫܡ̇ܥ | dšmʿ dshme |
of-hear, listen | Ezekiel 3:27 Ezekiel 13:19 Ezekiel 33:4 |
| ܘܫܡ̇ܥܬ | wšmʿt wshmeth |
and-hear, listen[perf] Peal | Isaiah 6:8 Ezekiel 2:2 Ezekiel 3:12 |
| ܫܡܥܗ | šmʿh shmeh |
hear, listen-his | Matthew 14:1 Psalms 22:25 Isaiah 33:19 |
| ܫܡ̇ܥ | šmʿ shme |
hear, listen Peal | Isaiah 1:15 Ezekiel 3:6 Ezekiel 3:17 |
| ܫܡܥܘܗܝ | šmʿwhy shmewhy |
hear, listen-her | Acts 18:26 Acts 22:22 Romans 10:14 |
| ܘܫܡܥ̇ܬ | wšmʿt wshmeth |
and-hear, listen[perf] Peal | Ezekiel 1:24 Ezekiel 1:28 Ezekiel 43:6 |
| ܡܫܡܥ | mšmʿ mshme |
[ptcp]hear, listen | Romans 10:17 Isaiah 6:9 Isaiah 55:2 |
| ܘܫܡܥܐ | wšmʿʾ wshme' |
and-hear, listen | Matthew 24:6 Luke 10:39 Acts 16:14 |
| ܠܫܡܥܢ | lšmʿn lshmen |
to-hear, listen-them | John 12:38 Isaiah 53:1 |
| ܫܡܥܟ | šmʿk shmek |
hear, listen-your | Matthew 18:15 Matthew 18:16 |
| ܕܡܫܡܥ | dmšmʿ dmshme |
that.from-hear, listen | Galatians 6:6 Isaiah 41:26 |
| ܫܡܥܢܢ | šmʿnn shmenn |
hear, listen-we Peal | Psalms 44:2 Psalms 123:3 |
| ܘܫܡ̇ܥܝܢ | wšmʿyn wshmeyn |
and-hear, listen[pl] | Ezekiel 33:31 Ezekiel 33:32 |
| ܡܫܡܥܬܐ | mšmʿtʾ mshmeth' |
[ptcp]hear, listen[fem] | 1 Corinthians 12:17 1 Corinthians 12:17 |
| ܘܡܫܡܥ | wmšmʿ wmshme |
and.from-hear, listen | Romans 10:17 Psalms 18:45 |
| ܫܡܝܥ | šmyʿ shmye |
hear, listen | Acts 15:24 Acts 19:2 |
| ܘܫܡܥܢ | wšmʿn wshmen |
and-hear, listen-them | Acts 4:20 1 John 1:3 |
| ܘܕܫܡܥ | wdšmʿ wdshme |
and.of-hear, listen | 2 Corinthians 12:6 Proverbs 15:32 |
| ܠܡܫܡܥܗ | lmšmʿh lmshmeh |
so.that-hear, listen-his | Luke 19:48 John 6:60 |
| ܬܫܡܥܢܝ | tšmʿny thshmeny |
[impf]hear, listen-me | Acts 26:3 Psalms 81:9 |
| ܠܡܫܡܥܬܗ | lmšmʿth lmshmethh |
so.that-hear, listen-his | Luke 7:1 2 Corinthians 10:5 |
| ܠܡܫܡܥܐ | lmšmʿʾ lmshme' |
so.that-hear, listen | Romans 15:18 Romans 16:25 |
| ܠܡܫܡܥܢܝ | lmšmʿny lmshmeny |
so.that-hear, listen-me Peal | Ezekiel 3:7 Ezekiel 20:8 |
| ܘܫܡܥܬܘܢ | wšmʿtwn wshmethwn |
and-hear, listen-you(pl) Peal | Luke 7:22 Philippians 4:9 |
| ܘܕܡܫܡܥ | wdmšmʿ wdmshme |
and.of-[ptcp]hear, listen | Isaiah 52:7 |
| ܫܡܘܥܬܐ | šmwʿtʾ shmweth' |
hear, listen | Ezekiel 7:26 |
| ܕܫ̇ܡܥ | dšmʿ dshme |
of-hear, listen | Isaiah 41:26 |
| ܕܫܡܥܗ | dšmʿh dshmeh |
of-hear, listen-his | Hebrews 2:2 |
| ܫܡܥ̇ܬ | šmʿt shmeth |
hear, listen[perf] Peal | Ezekiel 35:13 |
| ܐܫܡܥ. | ʾšmʿ 'shme |
[impf]hear, listen Aphel | Isaiah 21:3 |
| ܢܫ̈ܡܥܢ | nšmʿn nshmen |
[impf]hear, listen-them | Isaiah 30:21 |
| ܕܫܡ̇ܥܬ | dšmʿt dshmeth |
of-hear, listen[perf] Peal | Isaiah 21:10 |
| ܫܡܘܥܘܗܝ | šmwʿwhy shmwewhy |
hear, listen | Romans 2:13 |
| ܘܬܫܡܥ | wtšmʿ wthshme |
and-[impf]hear, listen | Acts 22:14 |
| ܕܫܡ̇ܥܝܢ | dšmʿyn dshmeyn |
of-hear, listen[pl] | Isaiah 32:3 |
| ܘܢܫܡܥܟ | wnšmʿk wnshmek |
and-[impf]hear, listen-your | Ezekiel 24:26 |
| ܫܡܘܥܗ | šmwʿh shmweh |
hear, listen | James 1:23 |
| ܘܫܡܘܥܬܐ | wšmwʿtʾ wshmweth' |
hear, listen | Ezekiel 7:26 |
| ܘܫܡܥܗ | wšmʿh wshmeh |
and-hear, listen-his | Psalms 34:7 |
| ܢܫܡ̈ܥܢ | nšmʿn nshmen |
[impf]hear, listen-them | Psalms 92:12 |
| ܐܫ̇ܡܥܬ | ʾšmʿt 'shmeth |
[impf]hear, listen[perf] Aphel | Isaiah 42:9 |
| ܘܠܡܫ̈ܡܥܢܝ | wlmšmʿny wlmshmeny |
and.to-[ptcp]hear, listen-me | Proverbs 5:13 |
| ܕܫܡܥܘܗܝ | dšmʿwhy dshmewhy |
of-hear, listen-her | Hebrews 12:19 |
| ܘܐܫܡ̇ܥܬ | wʾšmʿt w'shmeth |
and-[impf]hear, listen[perf] Aphel | Isaiah 43:12 |
| ܕܐܫܡܥ | dʾšmʿ d'shme |
of-[impf]hear, listen Aphel | Psalms 26:7 |
| ܘܐܫܡܥ̇ܬ | wʾšmʿt w'shmeth |
and-[impf]hear, listen[perf] Aphel | Isaiah 48:3 |
| ܠܡܫܡܥܬܐ | lmšmʿtʾ lmshmeth' |
so.that-hear, listen[fem] | 1 Peter 1:2 |
| ܫ̇ܡܥܬ | šmʿt shmeth |
hear, listen[perf] Peal | Ezekiel 35:12 |
| ܫܡܥܢܝ | šmʿny shmeny |
hear, listen-me Peal | Psalms 81:14 |
| ܫܡ̈ܥܝܢ | šmʿyn shmeyn |
hear, listen[pl] | Isaiah 32:9 |
| ܕܢܫܡܥܢܝ | dnšmʿny dnshmeny |
of-[impf]hear, listen-me | Proverbs 8:34 |
| ܕܫܡ̈ܥܢ | dšmʿn dshmen |
of-hear, listen-them | Isaiah 11:3 |
| ܘܐܫܡܥ | wʾšmʿ w'shme |
and-[impf]hear, listen Aphel | Psalms 55:18 |
| ܘܫܡܥܢܝ | wšmʿny wshmeny |
and-hear, listen-me Peal | Psalms 77:2 |
Hebrew Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| שָׁמַע | shama | to hear |
| שְׁמַע | shma | hear! (imperative) |
| מִשְׁמָע | mishma | meaning/implication |
| שַׁמָּע | shammá' | hearer, listener |
| שְׁמִיעָה | sh'mi'á | hearing, audition |
| נִשְׁמַע | nish'má | to be heard, to sound |
Arabic Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| سَمِعَ | sami'a | to hear |
| سَمَاع | sama' | hearing |
| سَامِع | sámi' | hearer, listener |
| مَسْمُوع | mas'mú | audible, sonorous |
| اِسْتِمَاع | is'timá' | listening, audition |