# \*ḥVbVl-: 'to be pregnant, conceive; to labour, travail'

> Proto-Semitic *ḥVbVl-, 'to be pregnant, conceive; to labour, travail': reflexes in 5 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>) › [ḥ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/het/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḥVbVl- |
| Meaning | 'to be pregnant, conceive; to labour, travail' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 915 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ḥbl 'to conceive, become pregnant, with child (of a fetus)' \[BK 1 370\]. | BK 1 370 |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | hamblat (under HBL, HMBL paʕ), mhambla \[DM 129\]. | DM 129 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ḥbl (piʕ) (HALOT 286) | HALOT 286 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ḥăbal 'to travail' \[Ja 420\] | Ja 420 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | ḥǝbal 'gave birth; conceived' \[Brock 210\] | Brock 210 |  |

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## Linked from

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

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