Peshitta Constellations

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ܦܐܪ P-A-R — fruit, produce

Semantic field: fruit, yield, result of labor

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פְּרִי peri

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will, desire

Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܨܒܝܢܗ	ṣbynh tsbynh	will, desire	Matthew 7:21 Matthew 12:50 Mark 3:35 Luke 12:47 John 4:34 John 5:30 John 6:38 John 6:39 John 6:40 John 7:17 John 9:31 Acts 13:36 Acts 15:34 Acts 20:27 Acts 22:14 Romans 2:18 Romans 8:27 Romans 9:19 1 Corinthians 7:37 2 Corinthians 8:17 ... +14
ܒܨܒܝܢܗ	bṣbynh btsbynh	will, desire	Romans 1:10 Romans 8:20 Romans 15:32 1 Corinthians 1:1 2 Corinthians 1:1 2 Corinthians 8:5 Ephesians 1:1 Colossians 1:1 2 Timothy 1:1 Hebrews 10:26
ܨܒܝܢܟ	ṣbynk tsbynk	will, desire	Matthew 6:10 Matthew 26:42 Luke 11:2 Hebrews 10:7 Hebrews 10:9
ܕܨܒܝܢܗ	dṣbynh dtsbynh	will, desire	Acts 21:14 Ephesians 1:9 Ephesians 1:11 Colossians 1:9
ܠܨܒܝܢܗܘܢ	lṣbynhwn ltsbynhwn	will, desire	Luke 23:25 Luke 23:51 Acts 22:20
ܒܨܒܝܢܐ	bṣbynʾ btsbyn'	will, desire	Philippians 1:15 1 Peter 5:2
ܠܨܒܝܢܗ	lṣbynh ltsbynh	will, desire	Ephesians 1:5 2 Timothy 2:26
ܘܒܨܒܝܢܗ	wbṣbynh wbtsbynh	will, desire	Acts 2:23
ܒܨܒܝܢܟ	bṣbynk btsbynk	will, desire	Philemon 1:14
ܨܒܝܢܗܘܢ	ṣbynhwn tsbynhwn	will, desire	Acts 27:13
ܠܨܒܝܢܐ	lṣbynʾ ltsbyn'	will, desire	1 Peter 4:2
ܘܨܒܝܢܟ	wṣbynk wtsbynk	will, desire	Acts 4:28

Hebrew Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
חָפֵץ	khafets	to desire, to want
חֶפְצָה	kheftsa	desire, will
חֲפִיצָה	khafiytsa	appetite, craving

Arabic Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
صَبَا	saba	to desire, to long for
رَغِب	raaghiba	to desire, to long for
مَرْغُوب	marghuwb	desired, longed for
رَغَبَة	raghaba	desire, longing