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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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err, go astray

Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܢܛܥܝܟܘܢ	nṭʿykwn nTeykwn	[impf]err, go astray-your(pl)	Matthew 24:4 Mark 13:5 Ephesians 5:6 2 Thessalonians 2:3 1 John 3:7
ܛܥܝܐ	ṭʿyʾ Tey'	err, go astray	Luke 12:6 Acts 27:32 Hebrews 11:38
ܛܥܝܘܬܐ	ṭʿywtʾ Teywth'	err, go astray[abst]	1 Thessalonians 2:3 James 5:20
ܘܛܘܥܝܝ	wṭwʿyy wTweyy	err, go astray	Matthew 13:22 Mark 4:19
ܕܛܘܥܝܝ	dṭwʿyy dTweyy	err, go astray	Ephesians 4:22 2 Thessalonians 2:11
ܛܘܥܝܝ	ṭwʿyy Tweyy	err, go astray	Matthew 27:64 2 Thessalonians 2:10
ܘܒܛܥܝܘܬܐ	wbṭʿywtʾ wbTeywth'	and.in-err, go astray[abst]	Colossians 2:8
ܛܥܝܬܘܢ	ṭʿytwn Teythwn	err, go astray-you(pl) Peal	John 7:47
ܒܛܥܝܘܬܐ	bṭʿywtʾ bTeywth'	in-err, go astray[abst]	Hebrews 3:13
ܛܥܝܬܐ	ṭʿytʾ Teyth'	err, go astray[fem]	1 Timothy 4:1
ܕܒܛܘܥܝܝ	dbṭwʿyy dbTweyy	err, go astray	Acts 3:17
ܕܛܥܝܘܬܐ	dṭʿywtʾ dTeywth'	of-err, go astray[abst]	Acts 17:30
ܛܥܝܘܬܗ	ṭʿywth Teywthh	err, go astray[abst]-his	James 5:19

Hebrew Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
תָּעָה	ta'a	to err, to go astray
תּוֹעֶה	to'e	error, straying
טָעוּת	ta'út	error, mistake
תָּעָה	ta'áh	to wander, get lost
תָּעֵי	ta'ey	strayed, lost

Arabic Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
طَغَى	tagha	to transgress, to rebel
طَائِع	tā'i'	obedient, submissive
طَغْوَى	ṭaġwá	rebellion, transgression
طَائِغَة	tā'iġah	rebel group, transgressive group