# \*ḏVbVḥ-: 'slaughter' 1, 'sacrifice' 2

> Proto-Semitic *ḏVbVḥ-, 'slaughter' 1, 'sacrifice' 2: reflexes in 17 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>) › [ḏ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/dhal/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## 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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## Linked from

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

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