*ḥabl-: 'rope' 1, 'bond, alliance' 2, 'vine, grapevine' 3, 'measured portion, lot' 4

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*ḥabl-
Meaning'rope' 1, 'bond, alliance' 2, 'vine, grapevine' 3, 'measured portion, lot' 4
Basisreconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected
SEDSEDonline semet 367

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Arabicḥabl- 1; ḥabl, ḥabala 2 (Biella 163); ḥabalaᵗ 3 (Biella 164)Biella 163; Biella 164gloss withheld
Epigraphic South ArabianSab ḥbl(m,n) 2 (Biella 163); ḥblthmw 3 (Biella 164)Biella 163; Biella 164gloss withheld
Akkadianeblu 1 (CAD E 15)CAD E 15gloss withheld
Ugariticḥbl 1 (DULAT 347); */ḥablu/, pl. /ḥabalūma/ 1, 4 (UVST 123)DULAT 347; UVST 123gloss withheld
Geezḥabl 1
Hebrewḥäbäl 1, 4 (BDB 286)BDB 286
Punicḥbl 1 (T 97)T 97gloss withheld
Aramaicḥbl 1 (Aramaic Root Atlas; DNWSI 345)Aramaic Root Atlas; DNWSI 345; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ḥblgloss withheld
Syrian Aramaicḥablā 1 (HALOT 286)HALOT 286gloss withheld
Tigreḥabl 1 (Wb. 78a; HALOT 286)Wb. 78a; HALOT 286gloss withheld
Eblaiticʔà-ba-lu /ḥablu(m)/ 1 (VE 1174b; Krebernik 1983, 41); ʔà-ba-lu /ḥab(a)l/ 1, 4 (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 229)VE 1174b; Krebernik 1983, 41; Sanmartín GlOS 1, 229gloss withheld
Amoriteḫabalu 1 (Streck 2000, 90; Streck 2011, 367); ḥab(a)l 1, 4: ḫa-ba-lu (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 229)Streck 2000 90; Streck 2011, 367; Sanmartín GlOS 1, 229gloss withheld
Emarḫa-ab-la, ḫa-ab-lu /ḥablu/ 4 (Pentiuc 2001, 54–55)Pentiuc 2001 54–55gloss withheld

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Notes

HALOT derives Heb. ḥōbēl 'sailor' (HALOT 287) from II ḥebel 'rope' (HALOT 286). The verb is 3478.

Updated 4 November 2026

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