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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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hunt, catch, beside

Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܨܝܕܐ	ṣydʾ tsyd'	hunt, catch, beside	Matthew 4:18 Matthew 4:19 Mark 1:16 Mark 1:17 Luke 5:9
ܘܕܨܝܕܢ	wdṣydn wdtsydn	and.of-hunt, catch, beside-them	Matthew 15:21 Mark 7:24 Mark 7:31 Luke 6:17
ܠܡܨܝܕܬܐ	lmṣydtʾ lmtsydth'	so.that-hunt, catch, beside[fem]	Matthew 13:47 John 21:6 John 21:8 John 21:11
ܡܨܝܕܬܐ	mṣydtʾ mtsydth'	[ptcp]hunt, catch, beside[fem]	Matthew 4:18 Mark 1:16 Luke 5:5 John 21:11
ܘܠܨܝܕܢ	wlṣydn wltsydn	and.to-hunt, catch, beside-them	Matthew 11:22 Luke 10:14
ܘܒܨܝܕܢ	wbṣydn wbtsydn	and.in-hunt, catch, beside-them	Matthew 11:21 Luke 10:13
ܠܨܝܕܐ	lṣydʾ ltsyd'	to-hunt, catch, beside	Luke 5:4
ܘܨܝܕܐ	wṣydʾ wtsyd'	and-hunt, catch, beside	Luke 5:2
ܨܝܕܢ	ṣydn tsydn	Sidon	Mark 3:8
ܠܨܝܕܢ	lṣydn ltsydn	to-hunt, catch, beside-them	Acts 27:3
ܕܨܝܕܢ	dṣydn dtsydn	of-hunt, catch, beside-them	Luke 4:26

Hebrew Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
צַיִד	tsayid	hunting
צָד	tsad	side

Arabic Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
صَيْد	ṣayd	hunting