# \*bVʕVṭ-: 'kick, trample'

> Proto-Semitic *bVʕVṭ-, 'kick, trample': reflexes in 2 language(s).

A page of the Linear A Lexicon's research wiki, in [Wiki](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/index.md>) › [Kaphtor Semitic Roots](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/index.md>) › [B](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/b/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*bVʕVṭ- |
| Meaning | 'kick, trample' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | bāʕaṭ (HALOT 142) | HALOT 142 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | bʕaṭ 'kick; resist, thrust, knock' (Payne Smith 50) | Payne Smith 50 |  |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Notes

HALOT 142 also cites Middle Hebrew, Jewish Aramaic, Syriac 'trample, stamp, spurn'.

## Linked from

- [B](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/b/index.md>)

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