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

> Proto-Semitic *ḥabl-, 'rope' 1, 'bond, alliance' 2, 'vine, grapevine' 3, 'measured portion, lot' 4: reflexes in 13 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḥabl- |
| Meaning | 'rope' 1, 'bond, alliance' 2, 'vine, grapevine' 3, 'measured portion, lot' 4 |
| Basis | reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected |
| SED | SEDonline semet 367 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ḥabl- 1; ḥabl, ḥabala 2 (Biella 163); ḥabalaᵗ 3 (Biella 164) | Biella 163; Biella 164 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab ḥbl(m,n) 2 (Biella 163); ḥblthmw 3 (Biella 164) | Biella 163; Biella 164 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | eblu 1 (CAD E 15) | CAD E 15 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | ḥbl 1 (DULAT 347); \*/ḥablu/, pl. /ḥabalūma/ 1, 4 (UVST 123) | DULAT 347; UVST 123 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | ḥabl 1 |  |  |
| Hebrew | ḥäbäl 1, 4 (BDB 286) | BDB 286 |  |
| Punic | ḥbl 1 (T 97) | T 97 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | ḥbl 1 (Aramaic Root Atlas; DNWSI 345) | Aramaic Root Atlas; DNWSI 345; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ḥbl | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ḥablā 1 (HALOT 286) | HALOT 286 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | ḥabl 1 (Wb. 78a; HALOT 286) | Wb. 78a; HALOT 286 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | ʔà-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, 229 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | ḫabalu 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, 229 | gloss withheld |
| Emar | ḫa-ab-la, ḫa-ab-lu /ḥablu/ 4 (Pentiuc 2001, 54–55) | Pentiuc 2001 54–55 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

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

## Linked from

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

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