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• ܢܰܘܚܳܐ
• ܢܝܳܚܳܐ
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• γαλήνη
• καταστέλλω
• דְּמָמָה
• חָשָׁה
• נוּחַ נוּחַ, , נָחָה
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primarily signifies "calmness, cheerfulness" (from a root gal---, from which gelao, "to smile," is also derived; hence the "calm" of the sea, the smiling ocean being a favorite metaphor of the poets), Matthew 8:26; Mark 4:39; Luke 8:24 .