lahab- ~ lVhab-: 'flame' 1, 'fever' 2, 'burn, be bright' 3

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	lahab- ~ lVhab-
Meaning	'flame' 1, 'fever' 2, 'burn, be bright' 3
Basis	reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected
SED	SEDonline semet 1799

Reflexes

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	lhb [-a-] 3; lahab 1; lahabān (Tāj 4:227)	Tāj 4:227	gloss withheld
Akkadian	laʔbu 1, 2
Geez	lhb 3
Hebrew	lahab, lähābā 1, lhb 3; šalhebet 1 (HALOT 1504)	HALOT 1504	gloss withheld
Judaic Aramaic	lhbwtʔ 1
Syrian Aramaic	lhb in šalheḇ (v.) (LGz. 308; Payne Smith 578); šalhēbītā 1, 2 (Payne Smith 578)	LGz. 308; Payne Smith 578	gloss withheld
Mandaic Aramaic	šalhab(i)ata 1 (HALOT 1504)	HALOT 1504	gloss withheld
Amharic	läbälläbä (LGz. 308)	LGz. 308
Tigre	lähaba; läbläba, läblib (LGz. 308)	LGz. 308	gloss withheld
Tigrinya	lahbät; läbläbä (LGz. 308)	LGz. 308	gloss withheld
Harari	läbläb (LGz. 308)	LGz. 308	gloss withheld
Gurage	ləbälläbä (LGz. 308)	LGz. 308	gloss withheld
Punic	lhbʿt (T 156)	T 156	gloss withheld
Jibbali	lɛ́hɛb (Kogan 2011, 195)	Kogan 2011 195	gloss withheld

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Updated 26 October 2026

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