Peshitta Constellations

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ܦܐܪ P-A-R — fruit, produce

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be right, fitting, proper

Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܙܕܝܩܐ	zdyqʾ zdyq'	be right, fitting, proper	Matthew 10:41 Matthew 10:41 Matthew 13:43 Matthew 13:49 Matthew 23:28 Matthew 23:35 Matthew 25:37 Matthew 27:19 Matthew 27:24 Mark 6:20 Luke 18:9 Luke 23:47 1 Peter 3:12 1 Peter 3:18 1 Peter 4:18 1 John 2:1 1 John 3:7 1 John 3:7
ܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ	zdyqwtʾ zdyqwth'	righteousness	John 16:8 John 16:10 Acts 24:25 Romans 4:6 2 Corinthians 5:21 Galatians 2:21 Galatians 3:21 Philippians 3:9 Philippians 3:9 1 Timothy 6:11 James 1:20 1 John 2:29 1 John 3:7 1 John 3:10
ܙܕܩ	zdq zdq	it is fitting	Luke 24:46 Acts 1:16 Acts 3:13 Acts 25:10 Romans 8:30 Philippians 1:7 Hebrews 2:17 Hebrews 7:26 1 John 3:16
ܕܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ	dzdyqwtʾ dzdyqwth'	of righteousness	2 Corinthians 3:9 2 Corinthians 6:7 2 Corinthians 11:15 Galatians 5:5 Ephesians 6:14 Philippians 1:11 Titus 3:5 James 3:18
ܙܕܩܬܐ	zdqtʾ zdqth'	be right, fitting, proper[fem]	Matthew 6:2 Matthew 6:3 Luke 12:33 Acts 3:2 Acts 3:3 Acts 3:10 Acts 10:2 Acts 24:17
ܕܙܕܝܩܐ	dzdyqʾ dzdyq'	be right, fitting, proper	Matthew 10:41 Matthew 23:29 Matthew 23:35 Luke 14:14 Acts 7:52 Galatians 3:11 James 5:16
ܕܙܕܩ	dzdq dzdq	of-be right, fitting, proper	Romans 1:27 Romans 8:30 Romans 16:2 1 Corinthians 11:20 Colossians 1:10 Colossians 3:18 1 Peter 5:6
ܠܙܕܝܩܐ	lzdyqʾ lzdyq'	be right, fitting, proper	Matthew 9:13 Mark 2:17 Luke 5:32 Acts 22:14 James 5:6
ܘܙܕܝܩܐ	wzdyqʾ wzdyq'	be right, fitting, proper	Matthew 13:17 Matthew 25:46 Luke 23:50 Acts 3:14
ܙܕܝܩܝܢ	zdyqyn zdyqyn	be right, fitting, proper	Luke 1:6 Luke 15:7 1 John 3:12
ܘܙܕܝܩ	wzdyq wzdyq	be right, fitting, proper	Luke 2:25 Acts 10:2 1 John 1:9
ܠܙܕܝܩܘ	lzdyqw lzdyqw	be right, fitting, proper	Romans 4:3 Galatians 3:6 James 2:23
ܡܙܕܩ	mzdq mzdq	[ptcp]be right, fitting, proper	Luke 18:14 Romans 8:33
ܘܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ	wzdyqwtʾ wzdyqwth'	be right, fitting, proper	1 Corinthians 1:30 Ephesians 5:9
ܕܡܙܕܩ	dmzdq dmzdq	that.from-be right, fitting, proper	Romans 3:30 Romans 4:5
ܒܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ	bzdyqwtʾ bzdyqwth'	be right, fitting, proper	Ephesians 4:24 1 Peter 2:24
ܙܕܩܐ	zdqʾ zdq'	be right, fitting, proper	1 Corinthians 7:31 Hebrews 8:3
ܘܙܕܝܩܘܬܗ	wzdyqwth wzdyqwthh	be right, fitting, proper	Matthew 6:33 2 Corinthians 9:9
ܘܒܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ	wbzdyqwtʾ wbzdyqwth'	be right, fitting, proper	Luke 1:75 Philippians 3:6
ܒܙܕܝܩܐ	bzdyqʾ bzdyq'	be right, fitting, proper	Luke 20:20
ܠܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ	lzdyqwtʾ lzdyqwth'	be right, fitting, proper	2 Corinthians 6:14
ܒܙܕܩܬܐ	bzdqtʾ bzdqth'	in-be right, fitting, proper[fem]	Luke 11:41
ܕܢܙܕܩܢ	dnzdqn dnzdqn	of-[impf]be right, fitting, proper-them	Romans 4:25
ܠܙܕܘܩ	lzdwq lzdwq	be right, fitting, proper	Matthew 1:14
ܠܡܙܕܩܘ	lmzdqw lmzdqw	so.that-be right, fitting, proper[3pl] Peal	Luke 10:29
ܕܡܙܕܩܝܢ	dmzdqyn dmzdqyn	that.from-be right, fitting, proper[pl]	Luke 16:15
ܘܕܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ	wdzdyqwtʾ wdzdyqwth'	be right, fitting, proper	Hebrews 12:11
ܙܕܘܩ	zdwq zdwq	be right, fitting, proper	Matthew 1:14
ܙܕܩܘ	zdqw zdqw	be right, fitting, proper[3pl] Peal	Luke 7:29
ܕܙܕܩܢ	dzdqn dzdqn	of-be right, fitting, proper-them	Philemon 1:8
ܘܒܙܕܩܬܐ	wbzdqtʾ wbzdqth'	and.in-be right, fitting, proper[fem]	Acts 9:36
ܕܙܕܝܩ	dzdyq dzdyq	be right, fitting, proper	1 John 2:29
ܘܢܙܕܩ	wnzdq wnzdq	and-[impf]be right, fitting, proper	Romans 3:26

Hebrew Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
צֶדֶק	tsedeq	righteousness
צַדִּיק	tsaddiq	righteous
צְדָקָה	tsedaqa	charity/righteousness
צָדָק	tsadak	to be just, correct, appropriate

Arabic Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
صَدَقَ	sadaqa	to be truthful
صَادِق	sadiq	truthful/friend
زَدَقَ	zadaqa	to be suitable, appropriate
زِدْق	zidq	accuracy, truthfulness
زَدِيق	zadíq	just, righteous