ARAMAIC NEW TESTAMENT

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ܫܪܝ SH-R-Y
begin, dwell, loosen
Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܘܫܪܝܘ
wšryw
wshryw
and-begin, dwell, loosen[3pl] Peal Matthew 12:1 Matthew 26:22 Mark 5:17 Mark 6:55 Mark 8:11 Mark 14:65 Mark 15:8 Mark 15:18 Luke 5:21 Luke 14:18 Luke 15:24 Luke 22:23 Luke 23:2 Ezekiel 9:6 Ezekiel 13:6
ܫܪܝܘ
šryw
shryw
begin, dwell, loosen[3pl] Peal Mark 10:41 Mark 14:19 Luke 7:49 Luke 9:33 Luke 11:53 Luke 19:37 John 8:9 1 Timothy 5:15
ܫܪܝܢ
šryn
shryn
begin, dwell, loosen-them Mark 11:4 Luke 19:31 Luke 19:33 Luke 19:33 Luke 22:68 Acts 21:8 Ephesians 4:16
ܡܫܪܝܬܐ
mšrytʾ
mshryth'
[ptcp]begin, dwell, loosen[fem] Hebrews 11:34 Hebrews 12:12 Hebrews 13:11 Hebrews 13:13 Psalms 27:3 Psalms 34:8 Ezekiel 1:24
ܡܫܪܝܗ
mšryh
mshryh
[ptcp]begin, dwell, loosen-his Psalms 46:5 Proverbs 18:11 Proverbs 24:15 Isaiah 22:16 Isaiah 33:16 Isaiah 57:15
ܠܡܫܪܝܬܐ
lmšrytʾ
lmshryth'
so.that-begin, dwell, loosen[fem] Acts 21:34 Acts 21:37 Acts 22:24 Acts 23:10 Acts 23:16 Acts 23:32
ܘܫܪܝܬ
wšryt
wshryth
and-begin, dwell, loosen[perf] Peal Mark 14:69 Luke 7:38 Acts 22:6 Psalms 55:8 Psalms 120:5
ܫܪܝܬ
šryt
shryth
begin, dwell, loosen[perf] Peal 2 Corinthians 2:13 Psalms 30:12 Psalms 81:7 Psalms 116:16
ܫܘܪܝܐ
šwryʾ
shwry'
begin, dwell, loosen John 15:27 Acts 26:4 Hebrews 6:1
ܫܘܪܝܗ
šwryh
shwryh
begin, dwell, loosen Hebrews 4:3 Hebrews 9:26 Hebrews 11:30
ܕܫܪܝܬ
dšryt
dshryth
of-begin, dwell, loosen[perf] Peal John 8:25 Psalms 74:2
ܘܐܫܪܝܢܝ
wʾšryny
w'shryny
and-[impf]begin, dwell, loosen-me Aphel Ezekiel 37:1 Ezekiel 40:2
ܘܡܫܪܝ
wmšry
wmshry
and.from-begin, dwell, loosen Matthew 8:6 Acts 9:33
ܕܢܫܪܝܘܗܝ
dnšrywhy
dnshrywhy
of-[impf]begin, dwell, loosen-her John 19:12 Acts 3:13
ܐܫܪܝܢܝ
ʾšryny
'shryny
[impf]begin, dwell, loosen-me Aphel Psalms 119:116
ܫܘܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ
šwryhwn
shwryhwn
begin, dwell, loosen Isaiah 8:7
ܘܢܫܪܝܗ
wnšryh
wnshryh
and-[impf]begin, dwell, loosen-his Matthew 19:7
ܘܫܐܪ̈ܝܗܝܢ
wšʾryhyn
wsh'ryhyn
begin, dwell, loosen Isaiah 3:21
ܫܪܝܢܢ
šrynn
shrynn
begin, dwell, loosen-we Peal 2 Corinthians 5:6
ܒܡܫܪܝܬܐ
bmšrytʾ
bmshryth'
in-[ptcp]begin, dwell, loosen[fem] Psalms 106:16
ܘܫܘܪܝܐ
wšwryʾ
wshwry'
begin, dwell, loosen Luke 24:47
ܢܫܪܝܢܝ
nšryny
nshryny
[impf]begin, dwell, loosen-me Psalms 23:2
ܫܪܝܬܘܢ
šrytwn
shrythwn
begin, dwell, loosen-you(pl) Peal 2 Corinthians 8:10
ܕܡܫܪܝܗ
dmšryh
dmshryh
that.from-begin, dwell, loosen-his Psalms 26:8
ܘܕܫܪܝܬܐ
wdšrytʾ
wdshryth'
and.of-begin, dwell, loosen[fem] Hebrews 4:12
ܕܫܪܝܘ
dšryw
dshryw
of-begin, dwell, loosen[3pl] Peal Hebrews 2:3
ܢܫܪܝܗ
nšryh
nshryh
[impf]begin, dwell, loosen-his Matthew 1:19
ܕܐܫܪܝܟ
dʾšryk
d'shryk
of-[impf]begin, dwell, loosen-your Aphel John 19:10
ܢܫܪܝܘܗܝ
nšrywhy
nshrywhy
[impf]begin, dwell, loosen-her Acts 6:14
ܡܫܪ̈ܝܬܐ
mšrytʾ
mshryth'
[ptcp]begin, dwell, loosen[fem] Ezekiel 4:2
ܕܒܫܘܪܝܐ
dbšwryʾ
dbshwry'
begin, dwell, loosen Philippians 4:15
ܡܫܪܝܢܢ
mšrynn
mshrynn
[ptcp]begin, dwell, loosen-we 2 Corinthians 3:1
ܫܪܝܗ
šryh
shryh
begin, dwell, loosen-his Matthew 15:23
ܫܪܝܬܗ
šryth
shrythh
begin, dwell, loosen-his Ezekiel 37:7
ܕܫܪܝܬܘܢ
dšrytwn
dshrythwn
of-begin, dwell, loosen-you(pl) Peal Galatians 3:3
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
שָׁרָה shara to dwell
שֵׁרִי shērī beginning, commencement
שָׁרוּי shārūy resident, inhabitant
מִשְׁרָה mishrah jurisdiction, authority
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
شَرَعَ sharaʿa to begin
شَرِيَّة shariyya foundation, principle
مَشْرَأ mashra' starting point, source
تَشَرِّي tasharrī to loosen, free oneself