Peshitta Constellations

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ܦܐܪ P-A-R — fruit, produce

Semantic field: fruit, yield, result of labor

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sit, dwell

Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܝܬܒ	ytb ythb	he sat	Matthew 5:1 Matthew 24:3 Matthew 26:55 Matthew 26:58 Matthew 26:69 Matthew 27:19 Mark 3:32 Mark 10:46 Mark 12:41 Mark 13:3 Luke 2:46 Luke 4:20 Luke 5:3 Luke 8:22 Luke 14:28 Luke 18:35 Luke 22:69 John 6:3 John 8:2 Acts 8:28 ... +7
ܘܝܬܒ	wytb wythb	and he sat	Matthew 13:1 Matthew 15:29 Matthew 28:2 Mark 5:15 Mark 9:35 Mark 14:54 Mark 16:19 Luke 5:3 Luke 7:15 Luke 8:35 Luke 22:55 John 4:6 John 12:14 John 19:13 Acts 12:21 Acts 20:9 Hebrews 1:3 Hebrews 10:12
ܕܝܬܒ	dytb dythb	of-sit, dwell	Matthew 4:16 Matthew 9:9 Matthew 19:28 Matthew 23:22 Matthew 26:64 Mark 2:14 Mark 14:62 Mark 16:5 Luke 5:27 Luke 22:56 John 9:8 Acts 3:10 1 Corinthians 10:7 Hebrews 8:1
ܕܝܬܒܝܢ	dytbyn dythbyn	of-sit, dwell[pl]	Matthew 4:16 Matthew 11:16 Mark 2:6 Mark 3:34 Luke 7:32 Luke 21:35 John 2:14 John 20:12 Acts 6:15 Acts 26:30
ܘܝܬܒܘ	wytbw wythbw	and-sit, dwell[3pl] Peal	Matthew 13:48 John 6:17 Acts 2:3 Acts 13:14
ܝܬܒܝܢ	ytbyn ythbyn	sit, dwell[pl]	Matthew 20:30 Luke 1:79 Luke 5:17 Acts 2:2
ܝܬܒܬ	ytbt ythbth	sit, dwell[perf] Peal	Luke 10:39 Acts 9:40 Acts 25:17
ܘܝܬܒܝܢ	wytbyn wythbyn	and-sit, dwell[pl]	Matthew 27:36 Luke 22:55
ܝܬܒܢ	ytbn ythbn	sit, dwell-them	Acts 16:13
ܝܬܒܐ	ytbʾ ythb'	sit, dwell	John 11:20
ܝܬܒܘ	ytbw ythbw	sit, dwell[3pl] Peal	Matthew 23:2
ܝܬܒܬܘܢ	ytbtwn ythbthwn	sit, dwell-you(pl) Peal	1 Corinthians 5:2
ܕܝܬܒܢ	dytbn dythbn	of-sit, dwell-them	Matthew 27:61

Hebrew Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
יָשַׁב	yashav	to sit/dwell
יֹשֵׁב	yoshev	inhabitant
מוֹשָׁב	moshav	settlement/seat
תּוֹשָׁב	toshav	resident, inhabitant
יְשִׁיבָה	yeshiva	Jewish religious school

Arabic Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
وَثَبَ	wathaba	to jump
يَثَبَ	yathaba	to sit, settle
وَاضِب	wādib	constant, persevering
مَوْضِب	mawḍib	one who remains in his place