*ḥbl: 'to tie; to snare' 1, 'to deceive, lie' 2

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*ḥbl
Meaning'to tie; to snare' 1, 'to deceive, lie' 2
Basisproject

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Akkadianebēlu (CAD E 8)CAD E 8gloss withheld
Arabicḥābil; ḥibālat; maḥbūl (Lane 506); ḥabala (HALOT 285); ḥabala 1 (Biella 163)Lane 506; HALOT 285; Biella 163gloss withheld
Geezḥabala (HALOT 285); ḥabala 2 (Biella 163)HALOT 285; Biella 163gloss withheld
Epigraphic South ArabianSab ḥbl, ḥblw; ḥbl(m) 2 (Biella 163)Biella 163gloss withheld
Hebrewḥābal 'to bind' (BDB 286)BDB 286
Eblaitica-ba-lum, a-ba-lu-um /ḥ-b-l/ (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 228)Sanmartín GlOS 1, 228gloss withheld

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Notes

Verb of 403 *ḥabl- 'rope'; CAD E 8 refers ebēlu to eblu 'rope'. HALOT 285 compares Akkadian ḫabālu 'to bind, harness, catch in snares', which 403 notes as a Mari West Semitic loan; HSED 1315 builds Semitic *ḫVbul- on it. Biella 163 compares Tigrinya ḥabälä 'lie'.

Updated 3 November 2026

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