*ḏVḥVl-: 'fear'

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*ḏVḥVl-
Meaning	'fear'
Basis	project

Reflexes

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Hebrew	zāḥal 'fear, be afraid' (BDB 267)	BDB 267
Aramaic	Old Aram. zḥl (HALOT 267)	HALOT 267
Syrian Aramaic	dḥl 'fear' (Aramaic Root Atlas 0020)	Aramaic Root Atlas 0020
Biblical Aramaic	dǝḥal 'fear' (Aramaic Root Atlas 0020)	Aramaic Root Atlas 0020
Mandaic Aramaic	dhyl (HALOT 268)	HALOT 268
Judaic Aramaic	dḥl (Kogan 2015, ch. 6 §2 no. 17); dḥyl (DNWSI 244)	Kogan 2015 ch. 6 §2 no. 17; DNWSI 244	gloss withheld

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Notes

Old Aramaic spells *ḏ with z. HALOT 267 calls Arabic ḏaḥl 'thirst for revenge' the basic form, and also compares Arabic zaḥala (z for *ḏ, irregular). Distinct from 2856 *zVḥVl- 'crawl, creep'. HALOT 267's Ug. dḥl is read tdḥṣ in DULAT 266, tdḥl being Cunchillos's reading.

Updated 22 October 2026

*ḏVḥVl-: 'fear'

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