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Explore the New Testament from its Aramaic roots

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ܫܟܒ SH-KH-P — lie down, sleep

Semantic field: reclining, horizontal rest, prostration

What gets lost in translation: In Aramaic, ܫܟܒ (shkhab) is fundamentally a postural, bodily act: the body laying itself horizontal upon the ground, the bed, or the tomb. The root covers everything from simply reclining to rest, to … Explore this root →

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

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Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܡܘܗܒܬܐ	mwhbtʾ mwhbth'	[ptcp]give[fem]	Matthew 7:11 Luke 11:13 John 4:10 Acts 2:33 Acts 2:38 Acts 10:45 Acts 11:17 Acts 27:24 Romans 1:11 Romans 5:15 Romans 5:16 Romans 5:16 Romans 12:6 1 Corinthians 2:12 1 Corinthians 7:7 1 Corinthians 12:9 1 Corinthians 12:28 1 Corinthians 12:30 Ephesians 2:8 Ephesians 3:7 ... +7
ܘܗܒ	whb whb	give Peal	Matthew 17:27 Matthew 19:21 Matthew 20:8 Mark 10:21 Luke 18:22 Acts 4:29
ܘܗܒܘ	whbw whbw	give[3pl] Peal	Luke 12:33 Luke 19:24 Romans 16:5
ܕܡܘܗܒܬܐ	dmwhbtʾ dmwhbth'	that.from-give[fem]	1 Corinthians 12:4 1 Corinthians 14:12 Philippians 4:17
ܒܡܘܗܒܬܐ	bmwhbtʾ bmwhbth'	in-[ptcp]give[fem]	1 Corinthians 12:31 1 Corinthians 14:1 1 Timothy 4:14
ܡܘܗܒܬܗ	mwhbth mwhbthh	[ptcp]give-his	1 Corinthians 1:7 2 Corinthians 1:11 2 Corinthians 9:15
ܕܡܘܗܒܬܗ	dmwhbth dmwhbthh	that.from-give-his	Acts 8:20 Ephesians 4:7
ܘܡܘܗܒܬܗ	wmwhbth wmwhbthh	and.from-give-his	Romans 5:15 Romans 6:23
ܡܘܗܒܬ	mwhbt mwhbth	[ptcp]give[perf]	Acts 25:11 Acts 25:16
ܘܒܡܘܗܒܬܐ	wbmwhbtʾ wbmwhbth'	and.in-[ptcp]give[fem]	Philippians 1:19
ܒܡܘܗܒܬܗ	bmwhbth bmwhbthh	in-[ptcp]give-his	Romans 11:29
ܘܕܡܘܗܒܬܐ	wdmwhbtʾ wdmwhbth'	and.of-[ptcp]give[fem]	Romans 5:17

Hebrew Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
יָהַב	yahav	to give
מַתָּנָה	mattanah	gift

Arabic Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
وَهَبَ	wahaba	to give, to bestow
مَوْهِبَة	mawhiba	gift, talent
وَهَّاب	wahhāb	bountiful, most liberal
هِبَة	hibah	gift, present
مَوْهُوب	mawḥūb	gifted, talented