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ܦܐܪ P-A-R — fruit, produce

Semantic field: fruit, yield, result of labor

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take, carry

Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܘܫܩܠ	wšql wshql	and-take, carry	Matthew 14:19 Matthew 15:36 Matthew 24:39 Matthew 26:27 Matthew 27:48 Mark 2:12 Mark 4:15 Mark 10:16 Luke 5:25 Luke 15:5 Luke 19:21 Luke 19:22 John 6:11 John 13:4 John 19:38 John 21:13 Acts 5:2 Acts 21:11 1 Peter 2:24
ܫܩܠ	šql shql	take, carry Peal	Matthew 10:38 Matthew 19:1 Matthew 22:25 Matthew 26:26 Matthew 27:24 Luke 8:12 Luke 11:22 Luke 14:27 Luke 16:3 John 5:9 John 10:18 John 13:12 John 15:2 John 19:30 Acts 28:3 2 Corinthians 8:15 2 Corinthians 8:15 Hebrews 7:6
ܘܫܩܠܘ	wšqlw wshqlw	and-take, carry[3pl] Peal	Matthew 14:20 Matthew 15:37 Matthew 20:10 Matthew 27:30 Mark 6:43 Mark 8:8 Luke 9:17 John 8:59 John 10:31 John 11:41 Acts 27:38
ܫܩܠܬܘܢ	šqltwn shqlthwn	take, carry-you(pl) Peal	Matthew 16:8 Matthew 16:9 Matthew 16:10 Mark 8:19 Mark 8:20 Acts 7:43
ܫܩܘܠ	šqwl shqwl	take, carry	Matthew 9:6 Mark 2:9 Mark 2:11 Luke 5:24 John 5:8 2 Timothy 1:8
ܘܫܩܠܗ	wšqlh wshqlh	and-take, carry-his	Matthew 26:51 Matthew 27:59 Mark 9:36 Mark 14:47 John 18:10 Colossians 2:14
ܕܢܫܩܘܠ	dnšqwl dnshqwl	take, carry	Matthew 27:32 Mark 13:16 Mark 15:21 Luke 17:31 John 19:38 Acts 9:15
ܫܩܝܠ	šqyl shqyl	take, carry	Matthew 22:16 Mark 12:14 John 19:17 Romans 11:18 Romans 11:18 Galatians 6:17
ܫܩܠܘ	šqlw shqlw	take, carry[3pl] Peal	Matthew 14:12 Matthew 20:11 Mark 6:29 John 12:13 John 19:23
ܕܫܩܠ	dšql dshql	of-take, carry	Matthew 5:32 Luke 6:29 Luke 6:30 John 1:29
ܘܢܫܩܘܠ	wnšqwl wnshqwl	take, carry	Matthew 5:40 Matthew 16:24 Mark 8:34 Luke 9:23
ܫܩܘܠܘ	šqwlw shqwlw	take, carry	Matthew 11:29 John 2:16 John 11:39
ܫܩܝܠܝܢ	šqylyn shqylyn	take, carry	Mark 2:3 Mark 6:55 Acts 3:2
ܕܫܩܝܠ	dšqyl dshqyl	take, carry	Mark 14:13 Luke 22:10
ܕܬܫܩܘܠ	dtšqwl dthshqwl	take, carry	John 5:10 John 17:15
ܢܫܩܘܠ	nšqwl nshqwl	take, carry	Romans 15:1 Galatians 6:5
ܫܩܠܗ	šqlh shqlh	take, carry-his	Matthew 2:14 Romans 4:11
ܕܫܩܠܘܗܝ	dšqlwhy dshqlwhy	of-take, carry-her	John 20:2 John 20:13
ܕܫܩܘܠ	dšqwl dshqwl	take, carry	John 5:11 John 5:12
ܠܡܫܩܠ	lmšql lmshql	so.that-take, carry	Matthew 3:11 Mark 13:15
ܫܩܠܝܢ	šqlyn shqlyn	take, carry[pl]	Matthew 20:10 John 11:48
ܘܫܩܠܘܗܝ	wšqlwhy wshqlwhy	and-take, carry-her	John 19:40
ܕܫܩܠܢ	dšqln dshqln	of-take, carry-them	Matthew 20:12
ܘܫܘܩܠܘܗܝ	wšwqlwhy wshwqlwhy	take, carry	1 Corinthians 5:13
ܕܫܩܠܬ	dšqlt dshqlth	of-take, carry[perf] Peal	Matthew 13:33
ܒܫܩܠ	bšql bshql	in-take, carry	Acts 24:2
ܫܩܠܬ	šqlt shqlth	take, carry[perf] Peal	John 12:3
ܠܫܩܠܝ	lšqly lshqly	to-take, carry-my	Acts 16:35
ܘܫܩܝܠܝ	wšqyly wshqyly	take, carry	Matthew 11:28
ܕܫܩܝܠܐ	dšqylʾ dshqyl'	take, carry	John 20:1
ܫܩܠܝ	šqly shqly	take, carry-my	Acts 16:38
ܕܫܩܝܠܝܢ	dšqylyn dshqylyn	take, carry	Luke 7:14
ܕܫܩܠܬܘܢ	dšqltwn dshqlthwn	of-take, carry-you(pl) Peal	Luke 11:52
ܫܩܠܘܗܝ	šqlwhy shqlwhy	take, carry-her	Matthew 27:6

Hebrew Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
שָׁקַל	shaqal	to weigh
שֶׁקֶל	sheqel	shekel (coin)
מִשְׁקָל	mishqal	weight
הָשִׁיל	hashil	to put, place, leave
מַשָּׁא	masha	load, burden

Arabic Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
ثَقُلَ	thaqula	to be heavy
ثِقَل	thiqal	weight
مِثْقَال	mithqal	weight/measure
أَشْقَلَ	ashhqala	to lift, carry
شَقِيل	shaqil	heavy
مَشْقَلَة	mashqalah	balance, scale