# \*gVbVr-: 'man, hero'

> Proto-Semitic *gVbVr-, 'man, hero': reflexes in 10 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 | \*gVbVr- |
| Meaning | 'man, hero' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 3167 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mandaic Aramaic | gabra (MD 73) | MD 73 |  |
| Biblical Aramaic | gǝbar (CAL s.v. gbr) | CAL s.v. gbr |  |
| Phoenician | gbr (T 61) | T 61 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | gabr- (Payne Smith 59) | Payne Smith 59 |  |
| Aramaic | Pal. geḇar (DJPA 119b apud CAL) | DJPA 119b; CAL |  |
| Hebrew | gäbär (Kogan 2011, 233) | Kogan 2011 233 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ǯabr- (Kogan 2011, 233) | Kogan 2011 233 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | /gabr/: ga-ab-rù = ga-aš-\[ru\] (Malku = šarru), name gab-ri-lum (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 173) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 173 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | ḪA.ḪA.LUM = ga-bar-tum /gabr/ (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 173); ḪA.ḪA.LUM = ga-ber₅-tum /gabir/ (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 173) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 173 | gloss withheld |
| Moabite | gbr, f. gbrt (DNWSI 210–211) | DNWSI 210–211 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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