Peshitta Constellations
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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 →
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Peshitta Occurrences
| Form | Transliteration | Gloss | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| ܫܡܫܐ | šmšʾ shmsh' |
serve, sun | Matthew 13:6 Matthew 13:43 Matthew 17:2 Matthew 24:29 Mark 1:32 Mark 4:6 Mark 13:24 Mark 16:2 Luke 4:40 Acts 2:20 Acts 13:11 Acts 27:20 James 1:11 |
| ܕܬܫܡܫܬܐ | dtšmštʾ dthshmshth' |
of-[impf]serve, sun[fem] | Acts 1:25 Romans 12:7 1 Corinthians 12:5 2 Corinthians 8:4 2 Corinthians 9:12 2 Corinthians 9:13 Ephesians 4:12 Hebrews 1:14 Hebrews 9:1 Hebrews 9:21 |
| ܡܫܡܫ | mšmš mshmsh |
serving | John 12:26 John 12:26 Acts 13:5 Acts 24:23 Romans 1:9 Romans 14:18 2 Timothy 1:3 Philemon 1:13 |
| ܬܫܡܫܬܐ | tšmštʾ thshmshth' |
[impf]serve, sun[fem] | Luke 1:5 2 Corinthians 3:7 2 Corinthians 3:8 2 Corinthians 3:9 2 Corinthians 5:18 2 Corinthians 9:1 Hebrews 8:6 James 1:27 |
| ܒܬܫܡܫܬܐ | btšmštʾ bthshmshth' |
in-[impf]serve, sun[fem] | Luke 10:40 Acts 1:17 Acts 6:1 Romans 12:1 2 Corinthians 4:1 Philippians 2:30 Colossians 4:17 Hebrews 1:14 |
| ܠܬܫܡܫܬܐ | ltšmštʾ lthshmshth' |
to-[impf]serve, sun[fem] | Acts 11:29 1 Corinthians 16:15 2 Corinthians 3:9 2 Corinthians 11:8 2 Timothy 4:11 |
| ܕܡܫܡܫ | dmšmš dmshmsh |
that.from-serve, sun | Luke 22:27 Luke 22:27 James 1:26 1 Peter 4:11 |
| ܢܫܡܫ | nšmš nshmsh |
[impf]serve, sun | Luke 12:37 Romans 6:6 Hebrews 12:28 1 Peter 4:10 |
| ܫܡܫ | šmš shmsh |
he served | Acts 13:36 Acts 20:34 Romans 15:8 Hebrews 7:13 |
| ܘܬܫܡܫܬܐ | wtšmštʾ wthshmshth' |
and-[impf]serve, sun[fem] | Acts 20:24 Romans 9:4 Romans 15:31 Philippians 2:17 |
| ܕܢܫܡܫ | dnšmš dnshmsh |
of-[impf]serve, sun | Matthew 20:28 Mark 10:45 Romans 7:6 Hebrews 9:14 |
| ܘܡܫܡܫܐ | wmšmšʾ wmshmsh' |
and.from-serve, sun | Matthew 8:15 Mark 1:31 Luke 4:39 |
| ܬܫܡܫܬܗ | tšmšth thshmshthh |
[impf]serve, sun-his | Luke 12:42 Acts 13:25 James 1:26 |
| ܡܫܡܫܢܝ | mšmšny mshmshny |
[ptcp]serve, sun-me | John 12:26 John 18:36 |
| ܕܬܫܡܫܬܗ | dtšmšth dthshmshthh |
of-[impf]serve, sun-his | Luke 1:8 Luke 1:23 |
| ܘܫܡܫܘ | wšmšw wshmshw |
and-serve, sun[3pl] Peal | Romans 1:25 Ephesians 6:7 |
| ܘܡܫܡܫܝܢ | wmšmšyn wmshmshyn |
and.from-serve, sun[pl] | Matthew 4:11 Mark 1:13 |
| ܕܫܡܫܐ | dšmšʾ dshmsh' |
of-serve, sun | Acts 26:13 1 Corinthians 15:41 |
| ܘܫܡܫܐ | wšmšʾ wshmsh' |
and-serve, sun | Luke 23:45 Ephesians 4:26 |
| ܒܬܫܡܫܬܗ | btšmšth bthshmshthh |
in-[impf]serve, sun-his | Acts 21:19 Romans 12:7 |
| ܘܡܫܡܫܢ | wmšmšn wmshmshn |
and.from-serve, sun-them | Matthew 27:55 Mark 15:41 |
| ܡܫܡܫܝܢ | mšmšyn mshmshyn |
[ptcp]serve, sun[pl] | Romans 16:18 Hebrews 13:10 |
| ܕܡܫܡܫܝܢ | dmšmšyn dmshmshyn |
that.from-serve, sun[pl] | Acts 19:22 Hebrews 8:5 |
| ܕܫܡܫܬܘܢ | dšmštwn dshmshthwn |
of-serve, sun-you(pl) Peal | Hebrews 6:10 |
| ܘܬܫܡܫܬܗ | wtšmšth wthshmshthh |
and-[impf]serve, sun-his | Acts 1:20 |
| ܘܒܬܫܡܫܬܐ | wbtšmštʾ wbthshmshth' |
and.in-[impf]serve, sun[fem] | Acts 6:4 |
| ܘܡܫܡܫ | wmšmš wmshmsh |
and.from-serve, sun | Hebrews 10:11 |
| ܕܐܫܡܫ | dʾšmš d'shmsh |
of-[impf]serve, sun Aphel | Romans 15:25 |
| ܫܡܫܗ | šmšh shmshh |
serve, sun-his | Matthew 5:45 |
| ܘܢܫܡܫ | wnšmš wnshmsh |
and-[impf]serve, sun | Acts 6:2 |
| ܒܫܡܫܐ | bšmšʾ bshmsh' |
in-serve, sun | Luke 21:25 |
| ܠܬܫܡܫܬܗ | ltšmšth lthshmshthh |
to-[impf]serve, sun-his | 1 Timothy 1:12 |
| ܡܫܡܫܐ | mšmšʾ mshmsh' |
[ptcp]serve, sun | John 12:2 |
| ܠܡܫܡܫܘ | lmšmšw lmshmshw |
so.that-serve, sun[3pl] Peal | Luke 10:40 |
| ܕܡܫܡܫܢ | dmšmšn dmshmshn |
that.from-serve, sun-them | Luke 8:3 |
| ܕܫܡܫܢܝ | dšmšny dshmshny |
of-serve, sun-me Peal | 2 Timothy 1:18 |
| ܕܫܡܫܘ | dšmšw dshmshw |
of-serve, sun[3pl] Peal | 1 Timothy 3:13 |
Hebrew Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| שֶׁמֶשׁ | shemesh | sun |
| שִׁמֵּשׁ | shimesh | to serve |
| שַׁמָּשׁ | shamash | servant/helper candle |
| שָׁמֵשׁ | shamesh | to serve |
| שָׁמוּשׁ | shamush | service, worship |
Arabic Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| شَمْس | shams | sun |
| شَمَسَ | shamasa | to serve |
| شَمَّاس | shammās | acolyte, deacon |
| مُشَمِّسٌ | mushammisun | sunny, sunlit |