Peshitta Constellations

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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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despise, small

Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܒܨܥܪܐ	bṣʿrʾ btser'	in-despise, small	Mark 12:4 1 Corinthians 15:43 2 Corinthians 12:10
ܠܨܥܪܐ	lṣʿrʾ ltser'	to-despise, small	Romans 9:21 2 Timothy 2:20
ܡܨܥܪܝܢ	mṣʿryn mtseryn	[ptcp]despise, small[pl]	John 8:49 1 Corinthians 4:12
ܕܨܥܝܪ	dṣʿyr dtseyr	despise, small	Matthew 13:57 Mark 6:4
ܡܨܥܪ	mṣʿr mtser	[ptcp]despise, small	Luke 11:45 Romans 2:23
ܘܡܨܥܪܢ	wmṣʿrn wmtsern	and.from-despise, small-them	1 Timothy 1:13
ܕܡܨܥܪܝܢ	dmṣʿryn dmtseryn	that.from-despise, small[pl]	1 Corinthians 12:23
ܕܨܥܪܐ	dṣʿrʾ dtser'	of-despise, small	Romans 1:26
ܘܒܨܥܪܐ	wbṣʿrʾ wbtser'	and.in-despise, small	2 Corinthians 6:8
ܘܨܥܪ	wṣʿr wtser	and-despise, small	Hebrews 10:29
ܕܒܨܥܪܐ	dbṣʿrʾ dbtser'	that.in-despise, small	2 Corinthians 11:21
ܘܨܥܪܘܗܝ	wṣʿrwhy wtserwhy	and-despise, small-her	Luke 20:11
ܨܥܪܐ	ṣʿrʾ tser'	despise, small	1 Corinthians 11:14
ܡܨܥܪܢ	mṣʿrn mtsern	[ptcp]despise, small-them	1 Corinthians 5:11
ܘܨܥܪܘ	wṣʿrw wtserw	and-despise, small[3pl] Peal	Matthew 22:6

Hebrew Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
צָעִיר	tsa'ir	young, small
צָעַר	tsa'ar	pain, suffering
צֵעָרָה	tse'arah	affliction, distress

Arabic Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
صَغِيرَ	saghira	small
اِصْطِغَار	istighār	contempt, disdain
صَغِير	saghīr	small, young