Peshitta Constellations

Explore the New Testament from its Aramaic roots

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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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sing, psalm

Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܒܡܙܡܘܪܐ	bmzmwrʾ bmzmwr'	sing, psalm	Acts 13:33 Ephesians 5:19 Colossians 3:16
ܙܡܪܐ	zmrʾ zmr'	sing, psalm	Matthew 9:23 Luke 15:25 Galatians 5:21
ܘܐܙܡܪ	wʾzmr w'zmr	and-[impf]sing, psalm Aphel	1 Corinthians 14:15 1 Corinthians 14:15
ܙܡܪܢ	zmrn zmrn	sing, psalm-them	Matthew 11:17 Luke 7:32
ܕܡܙܡܘܪܐ	dmzmwrʾ dmzmwr'	sing, psalm	Luke 20:42 Acts 1:20
ܘܒܙܡܝܪܬܐ	wbzmyrtʾ wbzmyrth'	sing, psalm	Ephesians 5:19 Colossians 3:16
ܙܡܪܝܢ	zmryn zmryn	sing, psalm[pl]	Ephesians 5:19 Colossians 3:16
ܐܙܡܪ	ʾzmr 'zmr	[impf]sing, psalm Aphel	Romans 15:9
ܘܒܙܡܪܐ	wbzmrʾ wbzmr'	and.in-sing, psalm	1 Peter 4:3
ܘܒܡܙܡܘܪܐ	wbmzmwrʾ wbmzmwr'	sing, psalm	Luke 24:44
ܒܙܡܪܐ	bzmrʾ bzmr'	in-sing, psalm	Romans 13:13
ܡܙܡܘܪܐ	mzmwrʾ mzmwr'	sing, psalm	1 Corinthians 14:26
ܡܙܡܪ	mzmr mzmr	[ptcp]sing, psalm	James 5:13

Hebrew Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
זָמַר	zamar	to sing, to play music
מִזְמוֹר	mizmor	psalm
זֶמֶר	zemer	song
זְמָרָה	z'marah	song, melody
זַמִּיר	zammir	singer, musician

Arabic Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
زَمَرَ	zamara	to play the flute
مَزْمُور	mazmur	psalm
زَمَّرَ	zammara	to play a wind instrument
زُمَّارَة	zummārah	bagpipe, flute