ARAMAIC NEW TESTAMENT

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ܫܪܪ SH-R-R
truth, be firm
Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܫܪܪܐ
šrrʾ
shrr'
truth Mark 5:33 Luke 1:4 Luke 4:25 Luke 9:27 Luke 16:11 Luke 21:3 John 1:17 John 3:21 John 5:33 John 8:32 John 8:32 John 8:46 John 16:7 John 16:13 John 17:17 John 18:37 John 18:37 John 18:38 Acts 26:25 2 Corinthians 8:8 ... +12
ܕܫܪܪܐ
dšrrʾ
dshrr'
of truth John 1:9 John 4:37 John 8:44 John 8:45 John 14:17 John 15:1 John 15:26 John 16:13 John 17:3 John 19:35 2 Corinthians 4:2 2 Thessalonians 2:13 1 Timothy 2:4 1 Timothy 2:7 1 Timothy 3:15 1 Timothy 5:16 2 Timothy 2:15 2 Timothy 3:7 Titus 1:1 Hebrews 8:2 ... +3
ܒܫܪܪܐ
bšrrʾ
bshrr'
in truth Mark 12:14 Mark 12:32 John 17:19 Acts 10:34 1 Timothy 5:3 1 John 1:6 Psalms 119:112 Psalms 119:142 Psalms 132:11 Isaiah 26:3
ܫܪܝܪܬܐ
šryrtʾ
shryrth'
truth, be firm John 4:18 Acts 21:34 1 Timothy 1:5 2 Timothy 1:5 2 Timothy 2:19 Hebrews 5:12 Hebrews 5:14 1 Peter 5:12 Psalms 114:8
ܫܪܝܪ
šryr
shryr
true/certain John 7:18 John 7:28 John 8:16 John 8:26 John 10:41 Romans 4:16 2 Corinthians 1:7 Ephesians 3:17 Proverbs 19:7
ܫܪܪܗ
šrrh
shrrh
truth, be firm-his Romans 1:25 Romans 3:7 Romans 15:8 2 Corinthians 11:10 Philippians 1:7
ܡܫܪܪܝܢ
mšrryn
mshrryn
[ptcp]truth, be firm[pl] Acts 14:22 1 Corinthians 15:58 Colossians 2:7 1 Peter 5:9
ܘܫܪܝܪܐ
wšryrʾ
wshryr'
truth, be firm John 19:35 2 Corinthians 6:8 1 Thessalonians 1:9 1 John 2:27
ܘܒܫܪܪܐ
wbšrrʾ
wbshrr'
and.in-truth, be firm John 4:23 John 4:24 John 8:44 1 John 3:18
ܕܫܪܝܪܐ
dšryrʾ
dshryr'
truth, be firm John 5:32 John 21:24 Acts 12:9 Isaiah 1:6
ܡܫܪܪ
mšrr
mshrr
[ptcp]truth, be firm 2 Corinthians 1:21 Titus 3:8 Proverbs 15:25
ܘܫܪܪܐ
wšrrʾ
wshrr'
and-truth, be firm John 14:6 1 John 1:8 1 John 2:4
ܘܫܪܪܬ
wšrrt
wshrrth
and-truth, be firm[perf] Peal Psalms 44:3 Proverbs 31:17
ܕܫܪܝܪܬܐ
dšryrtʾ
dshryrth'
truth, be firm John 8:40 Proverbs 8:6
ܫܪܪܘ
šrrw
shrrw
truth, be firm[3pl] Peal Hebrews 12:12 James 5:8
ܠܫܪܪܐ
lšrrʾ
lshrr'
to-truth, be firm Romans 2:8 1 John 2:21
ܫܪܝܪܝܢ
šryryn
shryryn
truth, be firm Acts 15:29 Ephesians 4:15
ܕܫܪܝܪ
dšryr
dshryr
truth, be firm Matthew 22:16 Mark 12:14
ܕܢܫܪܪܟܘܢ
dnšrrkwn
dnshrrkwn
of-[impf]truth, be firm-your(pl) Romans 16:24 1 Thessalonians 3:2
ܘܫܪܪ
wšrr
wshrr
and-truth, be firm Luke 22:32 Psalms 18:35
ܘܠܡܫܪܪܘ
wlmšrrw
wlmshrrw
and.to-[ptcp]truth, be firm[3pl] Luke 4:18
ܘܕܫܪܪܐ
wdšrrʾ
wdshrr'
and.of-truth, be firm Romans 2:20
ܕܠܫܪܪܐ
dlšrrʾ
dlshrr'
that.to-truth, be firm Galatians 5:7
ܘܫܪܝܪܘܬܐ
wšryrwtʾ
wshryrwth'
truth, be firm Colossians 2:5
ܒܫܪܝܪܐ
bšryrʾ
bshryr'
truth, be firm 1 John 5:20
ܒܫܪܪܗ
bšrrh
bshrrh
in-truth, be firm-his Galatians 2:14
ܢܫܪܪܟܘܢ
nšrrkwn
nshrrkwn
[impf]truth, be firm-your(pl) 1 Corinthians 1:8
ܒܫܪܪܟ
bšrrk
bshrrk
in-truth, be firm-your John 17:17
ܘܡܫܪܪ
wmšrr
wmshrr
and.from-truth, be firm Psalms 112:8
ܠܫܪܝܪܐ
lšryrʾ
lshryr'
truth, be firm 1 John 5:20
ܕܫܪܪܗ
dšrrh
dshrrh
of-truth, be firm-his Galatians 2:5
ܢܫܪܪ
nšrr
nshrr
[impf]truth, be firm Hebrews 13:9
ܘܡܫܪܪܝܢ
wmšrryn
wmshrryn
and.from-truth, be firm[pl] Psalms 111:7
ܕܫܪܝܪܢ
dšryrn
dshryrn
truth, be firm Philippians 4:8
ܘܫܪܪܗ
wšrrh
wshrrh
and-truth, be firm-his Hebrews 7:20
ܕܒܫܪܪܐ
dbšrrʾ
dbshrr'
that.in-truth, be firm 2 Corinthians 2:17
ܫܪܪܝ
šrry
shrry
truth, be firm-my Isaiah 54:2
ܫܪܪܗܘܢ
šrrhwn
shrrhwn
truth, be firm-their Titus 2:10
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
שׁוֹרֵר shorer enemy, oppressor
שָׁרִיר sharir firm, valid
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
شَرَّ sharra to be evil
شَرّ sharr evil
شَرِيرٌ sharīr wicked, perverse
شُرَّة shurrah truth, reality
انْشَرَّ insharra to rejoice, be glad