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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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be equal, worthy

Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܫܘܐ	šwʾ shw'	be equal, worthy Peal	Matthew 3:11 Matthew 8:8 Matthew 10:10 Matthew 10:11 Matthew 10:13 Matthew 10:37 Matthew 10:37 Matthew 10:38 Mark 1:7 Luke 3:16 Luke 7:4 Luke 7:6 Luke 10:7 Luke 15:19 Luke 15:21 John 1:27 Acts 13:25 1 Corinthians 11:27 1 Corinthians 11:29 1 Corinthians 15:9 ... +3
ܘܡܫܘܐ	wmšwʾ wmshw'	and.from-be equal, worthy	John 5:18 John 13:5

Hebrew Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
שָׁוָה	shavah	to be equal/worth
שָׁוֶה	shaveh	equal/worth
הִשְׁתַּוָּה	hishtavvah	to become equal
הִשְׁתַּוֵּה	hishtavveh	to become equal, equalize

Arabic Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
سَوَاء	sawa'	equal/same
مُسَاوَاة	musawat	equality
سَوَّى	sawwá	to equalize, make equal
سَوَاءٌ	sawá'un	equal, equivalent
مُسَاوَاةٌ	musáwáh	equality
تَسَوٍّ	tasawwí	to become equal, equalize