*gVbay-: 'collect' 1, 'recruit' 2

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	ǧabā 1 (HALOT 170; Lane 378)	HALOT 170; Lane 378	gloss withheld
Aramaic	gby/gbʾ 'gather, collect tribute' 1 (Aramaic Root Atlas 0211; Aramaic Root Atlas 0353)	Aramaic Root Atlas 0211; Aramaic Root Atlas 0353
Syrian Aramaic	gbā 'choose, approve; collect' 1 (Payne Smith 58)	Payne Smith 58
Epigraphic South Arabian	Sab gbʾ 1; hgbʾ 1 (SD 48); gbʾ 1 (Biella 64)	SD 48; Biella 64	gloss withheld
Hebrew	MHeb. גבה 1 (HALOT 170)	HALOT 170	gloss withheld
Amorite	gibay 2: pl. gi-bé-(e-)tum, gi-bé-tim (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 174)	Sanmartín GlOS 1, 174	gloss withheld

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Sabaic writes the root with ʾ, as Aramaic gbʾ. SA021 is the homonym GBʾ I 'return; submit' (SD 48).

Updated 4 November 2026