# \*ḫilb-: 'fatty tissue'

> Proto-Semitic *ḫilb-, 'fatty tissue': reflexes in 7 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>) › [ḫ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/kha/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḫilb- |
| Meaning | 'fatty tissue' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2102 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ḫilb- 'flesh that is between the ribs; liver, lobe of the liver, membrane of the liver' \[BK 1 609\]. | BK 1 609 |  |
| Ugaritic | (?) ḫlb \[Aist 112\]. | Aist 112 | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | ḥlb \[T 104\]. | T 104 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ḥēläb (HALOT 315). | HALOT 315 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ḥlb \[DJPA 201b apud CAL\] | DJPA 201b; CAL | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ḥelbā 'omentum' \[Brock 233\] | Brock 233 |  |
| Punic | ḥlb (Krahmalkov 184) | Krahmalkov 184 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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