Peshitta Constellations
Explore the New Testament from its Aramaic roots
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Root of the day
ܫܟܒ
SH-KH-P
— lie down, sleep
Semantic field: reclining, horizontal rest, prostration
What gets lost in translation: In Aramaic, ܫܟܒ (shkhab) is fundamentally a postural, bodily act: the body laying itself horizontal upon the ground, the bed, or the tomb. The root covers everything from simply reclining to rest, to … Explore this root →
שָׁכַב shakhavשִׁכְבָה shikh'vahשָׁכֵב shakhev
شَكَبَ shakabaشَاكِب shāki'bشَكْب shak'b
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Peshitta Occurrences
| Form | Transliteration | Gloss | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| ܘܐܫܬܥܝ | wʾštʿy w'shthey |
Aphel | Acts 9:27 Acts 10:8 Acts 11:13 Acts 12:17 |
| ܡܫܬܥܝܢ | mštʿyn mshtheyn |
Acts 14:27 Acts 15:3 1 Thessalonians 1:9 | |
| ܘܐܫܬܥܐ | wʾštʿʾ w'shthe' |
Aphel | Mark 5:19 Luke 8:39 Acts 28:20 |
| ܐܫܬܥܝ | ʾštʿy 'shthey |
Aphel | John 1:18 Acts 15:14 Acts 25:14 |
| ܐܫܬܥܘ | ʾštʿw 'shthew |
Aphel | Matthew 11:4 Acts 12:17 |
| ܡܫܬܥܐ | mštʿʾ mshthe' |
Acts 13:41 | |
| ܘܡܫܬܥܐ | wmštʿʾ wmshthe' |
Acts 21:19 | |
| ܕܡܫܬܥܝܢ | dmštʿyn dmshtheyn |
Acts 15:12 | |
| ܢܫܬܥܐ | nštʿʾ nshthe' |
Acts 8:33 | |
| ܕܐܫܬܥܐ | dʾštʿʾ d'shthe' |
Aphel | Hebrews 11:32 |
| ܘܡܫܬܥܝܢ | wmštʿyn wmshtheyn |
Acts 19:18 |
Hebrew Cognates
No Hebrew cognates available for this root.
Arabic Cognates
No Arabic cognates available for this root.