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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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sea, day

Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܘܒܐܝܡܡܐ	wbʾymmʾ wb'ymm'	and.in-[impf]sea, day Aphel	Mark 4:27 Mark 5:5 Acts 20:31 1 Thessalonians 2:9 1 Thessalonians 3:10 2 Thessalonians 3:8 1 Timothy 5:5
ܒܐܝܡܡܐ	bʾymmʾ b'ymm'	in-[impf]sea, day Aphel	Luke 2:37 Luke 18:7 Luke 21:37 John 11:9 Acts 10:3
ܐܝܡܡܐ	ʾymmʾ 'ymm'	[impf]sea, day Aphel	John 9:4 Acts 9:24 2 Corinthians 11:25 1 Thessalonians 5:5 1 Thessalonians 5:8
ܘܝܡܡܐ	wymmʾ wymm'	and-sea, day	Acts 4:24 Acts 14:15
ܕܒܐܝܡܡܐ	dbʾymmʾ db'ymm'	that.in-[impf]sea, day Aphel	Romans 13:13
ܘܐܝܡܡܐ	wʾymmʾ w'ymm'	and-[impf]sea, day Aphel	Romans 13:12
ܘܕܐܝܡܡܐ	wdʾymmʾ wd'ymm'	and.of-[impf]sea, day Aphel	2 Timothy 1:3
ܕܐܝܡܡܐ	dʾymmʾ d'ymm'	of-[impf]sea, day Aphel	Acts 26:7
ܐܝܡܡܝܢ	ʾymmyn 'ymmyn	[impf]sea, day[pl] Aphel	Matthew 12:40

Hebrew Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
יָם	yam	sea
יוֹם	yom	day
יָמִין	yamin	right (side)
יַמָּה	yammah	seaward

Arabic Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
يَمّ	yamm	sea (lit.)
يَوْم	yawm	day
يُمْنَى	yumnā	right (side)
يَمَامَة	yamāmah	dove