Peshitta Constellations

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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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small, few

Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܙܥܘܪܐ	zʿwrʾ zewr'	small	Matthew 5:19 Matthew 10:42 Matthew 11:11 Matthew 18:6 Matthew 18:10 Matthew 18:14 Matthew 25:40 Matthew 25:45 Mark 9:42 Mark 15:40 Luke 4:5 Luke 7:28 Luke 12:32 Luke 15:12 Luke 15:13 Luke 17:2 Luke 22:26 Acts 5:34 Acts 27:40 1 Timothy 4:8 ... +3
ܙܥܘܪ	zʿwr zewr	small/little	Matthew 14:31 Matthew 28:12 Luke 19:3 2 Corinthians 4:17 Hebrews 10:37 Hebrews 11:25 Hebrews 11:32 Hebrews 12:10
ܙܥܘܪܝܢ	zʿwryn zewryn	small, few	Matthew 9:37 Luke 10:2 Luke 13:23 Acts 9:43 Acts 17:4
ܙܥܘܪܝ	zʿwry zewry	small, few	Matthew 6:30 Matthew 8:26 Matthew 16:8 Luke 12:28
ܘܙܥܘܪܝܢ	wzʿwryn wzewryn	small, few	Matthew 20:16 Matthew 22:14
ܙܥܘܪܗܘܢ	zʿwrhwn zewrhwn	small, few	1 Corinthians 15:9 Hebrews 8:11
ܙܥܘܪܬܐ	zʿwrtʾ zewrth'	small, few	Luke 12:26 James 3:5
ܕܙܥܘܪ	dzʿwr dzewr	small, few	Luke 9:48 1 Corinthians 12:24
ܠܙܥܘܪܐ	lzʿwrʾ lzewr'	small, few	Acts 26:22 Romans 9:12
ܕܙܥܘܪܐ	dzʿwrʾ dzewr'	small, few	Ephesians 3:8
ܘܙܥܘܪܐ	wzʿwrʾ wzewr'	small, few	Matthew 7:14
ܠܙܥܘܪܝ	lzʿwry lzewry	small, few	1 Thessalonians 5:14

Hebrew Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
זָעֵר	zaer	small
זְעֵירוּת	zeiyrút	smallness, fewness
זָעִיר	zá'ir	tiny, small
הִזְעִיר	hiz'ír	to reduce, diminish

Arabic Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
زَعِيرٌ	za'ír	small, minute
زَعَرَ	za'ara	to be or become small
زَعْرَةٌ	za'rát	smallness, minuteness