Wiki/Kaphtor Semitic Roots/ḫ*ḫilb-: 'fatty tissue' Root FieldValueReconstruction*ḫilb-Meaning'fatty tissue'BasisSEDSEDSEDonline semet 2102 Reflexes LanguageFormSourcesNoteArabicḫilb- 'flesh that is between the ribs; liver, lobe of the liver, membrane of the liver' [BK 1 609].BK 1 609Ugaritic(?) ḫlb [Aist 112].Aist 112gloss withheldPhoenicianḥlb [T 104].T 104gloss withheldHebrewḥēläb (HALOT 315).HALOT 315gloss withheldJudaic Aramaicḥlb [DJPA 201b apud CAL]DJPA 201b; CALgloss withheldSyrian Aramaicḥelbā 'omentum' [Brock 233]Brock 233Punicḥlb (Krahmalkov 184)Krahmalkov 184gloss withheld A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.Updated 22 October 2026Linked from 1 pageḫ