# \*gbḫ: 'to be bald (usually on the forehead)'

> Proto-Semitic *gbḫ, 'to be bald (usually on the forehead)': reflexes in 3 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>) › [G](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/g/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*gbḫ |
| Meaning | 'to be bald (usually on the forehead)' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2258 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | gubbuḫu (also ḳubbuḫu) OB on \[CAD G 117\], \[AHw 295\] | CAD G 117; AHw 295 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | gibbēăḥ (HALOT 173), gabbaḥat (ibid.) | HALOT 173 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | gǝbāḥā 'bald at the forehead' \[Brock 101\] | Brock 101 |  |

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

## Linked from

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

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