# \*bVwVš-: 'go away' 1, 'trample' 2

> Proto-Semitic *bVwVš-, 'go away' 1, 'trample' 2: 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 | \*bVwVš- |
| Meaning | 'go away' 1, 'trample' 2 |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 393 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | bêšu 1 (CAD B 214) | CAD B 214 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | bûs 2 (HALOT 115) | HALOT 115 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

HSED 237 prints Hebrew bwš; the verb 'to tread down' is bûs (HALOT 115), with s against Akkadian š.

## Linked from

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

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