Peshitta Constellations

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ܦܐܪ P-A-R — fruit, produce

Semantic field: fruit, yield, result of labor

What gets lost in translation: In Aramaic, ܦܐܪ (par) carries the full arc from seed to consequence — fruit is not just what grows on a tree but the visible manifestation of an invisible process. Greek καρπός retains the metaphorica… Explore this root →

פְּרִי peri

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Judah, Jewish

Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܝܗܘܕܐ	yhwdʾ yhwd'	Judah/Judas	Matthew 1:3 Matthew 26:14 Matthew 26:25 Matthew 26:47 Matthew 26:48 Matthew 27:3 Mark 14:10 Mark 14:43 Luke 3:26 Luke 3:30 Luke 3:33 Luke 22:47 Luke 22:48 John 6:71 John 12:4 John 13:30 John 14:22 John 18:2 John 18:3 John 18:5 ... +6
ܝܗܘܕ	yhwd yhwd	Judea	Matthew 3:5 Matthew 4:25 Mark 3:7 Luke 6:17 Luke 7:17 Luke 23:5 John 4:47 John 4:54 Acts 1:8 Acts 9:31 Acts 10:37 Acts 12:19 Acts 15:1 Acts 21:10 Acts 28:21
ܕܝܗܘܕ	dyhwd dyhwd	of Judea	Matthew 3:1 Matthew 19:1 Mark 1:5 Mark 10:1 Luke 1:39 Luke 1:65 Luke 23:50 John 3:22 Acts 8:1 Acts 10:39 Acts 26:20
ܕܝܗܘܕܐ	dyhwdʾ dyhwd'	of Judah/Judas	Matthew 2:1 Matthew 2:5 Matthew 2:6 Matthew 2:6 Luke 1:5 John 13:2 John 13:29 Acts 9:11
ܕܒܝܗܘܕ	dbyhwd dbyhwd	Judah, Jewish	Matthew 24:16 Mark 13:14 Luke 21:21 Acts 11:1 Romans 15:31 Galatians 1:22 1 Thessalonians 2:14
ܘܝܗܘܕܐ	wyhwdʾ wyhwd'	Judah, Jewish	Matthew 10:4 Matthew 13:55 Mark 3:19 Luke 6:16 Luke 6:16 Acts 1:13
ܠܝܗܘܕ	lyhwd lyhwd	to Judea	Luke 2:4 John 4:3 John 7:3 John 11:7 2 Corinthians 1:16
ܒܝܗܘܕ	byhwd byhwd	Judah, Jewish	Matthew 2:22 Luke 3:1 John 7:1 Acts 11:29 Acts 21:20
ܠܝܗܘܕܐ	lyhwdʾ lyhwd'	Judah, Jewish	Matthew 1:2 John 13:26 Acts 15:22 Acts 15:27
ܘܕܝܗܘܕ	wdyhwd wdyhwd	Judah, Jewish	Luke 5:17
ܒܝܗܘܕܐ	byhwdʾ byhwd'	Judah, Jewish	Luke 22:3
ܘܕܝܗܘܕܐ	wdyhwdʾ wdyhwd'	Judah, Jewish	Mark 6:3

Hebrew Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
יְהוּדָה	yehudah	Judah
יְהוּדִי	yehudi	Jewish, Jew
יַהֲדוּת	yahadut	Judaism
יהודה	Yəhûdâ	Judah
יהודים	Yəhûdîm	Jews

Arabic Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
يَهُودِيّ	yahūdiyy	Jewish, Jew
يَهُودِيَّة	yahūdiyya	Judaism
يَهُودِيَّة	yahūdiyyah	Judaism
يَهُودِي	yahūdiy	Jew