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ܫܟܒ SH-KH-P — lie down, sleep

Semantic field: reclining, horizontal rest, prostration

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שָׁכַב shakhavשִׁכְבָה shikh'vahשָׁכֵב shakhev شَكَبَ shakabaشَاكِب shāki'bشَكْب shak'b

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carry, bear

Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܬܛܥܘܢ	tṭʿwn thTewn	carry, bear	Luke 21:8 1 Corinthians 6:9 1 Corinthians 15:33 Galatians 6:7 Hebrews 13:2 Hebrews 13:16 James 1:16 James 1:22
ܛܥܝܢ	ṭʿyn Teyn	carry, bear[pl]	Matthew 22:29 Mark 12:24 Mark 12:27 John 12:6 2 Timothy 3:13
ܕܛܥܝܢ	dṭʿyn dTeyn	of-carry, bear[pl]	Acts 26:26 Acts 27:27 1 Peter 2:25
ܕܢܛܥܘܢ	dnṭʿwn dnTewn	carry, bear	Matthew 24:24 Ephesians 4:14
ܡܛܥܝܢ	mṭʿyn mTeyn	[ptcp]carry, bear[pl]	Romans 16:18 1 Timothy 4:2
ܘܢܛܥܘܢ	wnṭʿwn wnTewn	carry, bear	Matthew 24:11 Mark 13:22
ܘܡܛܥܝܢ	wmṭʿyn wmTeyn	and.from-carry, bear[pl]	2 Timothy 3:13 Titus 1:10
ܢܛܥܘܢ	nṭʿwn nTewn	carry, bear	Matthew 24:5 Mark 13:6
ܡܛܥܝܢܐ	mṭʿynʾ mTeyn'	carry, bear	Matthew 27:63 2 Corinthians 6:8
ܘܛܥܝܢ	wṭʿyn wTeyn	and-carry, bear[pl]	Titus 3:3 Hebrews 5:2
ܕܡܛܥܝܢܘܬܐ	dmṭʿynwtʾ dmTeynwth'	carry, bear	1 John 4:6
ܘܡܛܥܝܢܐ	wmṭʿynʾ wmTeyn'	carry, bear	2 Timothy 3:13
ܛܥܢܗ	ṭʿnh Tenh	carry, bear-his	Acts 21:3
ܢܛܥܢ	nṭʿn nTen	[impf]carry, bear	Matthew 8:17
ܘܛܥܢܘ	wṭʿnw wTenw	and-carry, bear[3pl] Peal	Galatians 6:2
ܛܥܢܐ	ṭʿnʾ Ten'	carry, bear	1 Thessalonians 5:14
ܛܥܢܟ	ṭʿnk Tenk	carry, bear-your	Acts 24:2
ܘܛܥܢܝܢ	wṭʿnyn wTenyn	and-carry, bear[pl]	Romans 15:7
ܛܥܢܘܗܝ	ṭʿnwhy Tenwhy	carry, bear-her	Acts 21:35
ܕܢܛܥܢ	dnṭʿn dnTen	of-[impf]carry, bear	Luke 23:26
ܡܛܥܝܢܢ	mṭʿynn mTeynn	carry, bear	1 John 1:8
ܕܡܛܥܝܢ	dmṭʿyn dmTeyn	that.from-carry, bear[pl]	1 John 2:26
ܕܡܛܥܢܝܢ	dmṭʿnyn dmTenyn	that.from-carry, bear[pl]	Luke 11:46
ܠܡܛܥܢ	lmṭʿn lmTen	so.that-carry, bear	Acts 15:10

Hebrew Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
טָעַן	taan	to load
מַטֲעָן	matʿan	load
טָעֲנָה	tʿana	load, accusation
טָוּעַ	tavuaʿ	loaded

Arabic Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
طَعَنَ	ṭaʿana	to stab
طَاعُونٌ	ṭāʿūn	plague
طَاعِنٌ	ṭāʿin	attacker, critic
مَطْعُونٌ	maṭʿūn	wounded, stabbed