*ḏVbVḥ-: 'slaughter' 1, 'sacrifice' 2
Root
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | *ḏVbVḥ- |
| Meaning | 'slaughter' 1, 'sacrifice' 2 |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1246 |
Reflexes
| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ḏbḥ 1, 2 (Lane 953) | Lane 953 | |
| Akkadian | zebû NB 1, 2 | ||
| Tigre | zbḥ | ||
| Ugaritic | dbḥ 1; /dabḥu/ (UVST 117) | UVST 117 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | zbḥ 1,2 | ||
| Biblical Aramaic | dbḥ 2 (CAL s.v. dbḥ) | CAL s.v. dbḥ | |
| Phoenician | zbḥ 1 | ||
| Hebrew | zbḥ 2 | ||
| Epigraphic South Arabian | ḏbḥ 1, 2; verb (H) (SD 38; Sabaweb lemma 4033), noun (SD 38; Biella 91; Sabaweb lemma 2765) | SD 38; Sabaweb lemma 4033; Biella 91; Sabaweb lemma 2765 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | DBḤ (DNWSI 301) | DNWSI 301 | gloss withheld |
| Punic | zbḥ 'sacrifice' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root ḏbḥ | |
| Syrian Aramaic | debḥā (HALOT 262; Payne Smith 82) | HALOT 262; Payne Smith 82 | |
| Judaic Aramaic | dbḥʾ (HALOT 262; DJPA 138a apud CAL) | HALOT 262; DJPA 138a; CAL | |
| Amorite | ḏ-b-ḥ (George and Krebernik 2022, 155); *ḏabāḥ (Golinets 2025, 885) | George and Krebernik 2022 155; Golinets 2025 885 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ḏbḥ (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 66); Hismaic ḏbḥ (Al-Jallad 2026, 38) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 66; Al-Jallad 2026 38 | gloss withheld |
| Modern Arabic | Daṯ. ḏabīḥa (Biella 90) | Biella 90 | |
| Emar | za-bi-ḫu /ðābiḥu/ (Pentiuc 2001, 193–194) | Pentiuc 2001 193–194 | gloss withheld |
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Updated 22 October 2026