*maḏbaḥ-: 'altar (place of sacrifice)'

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*maḏbaḥ-
Meaning	'altar (place of sacrifice)'
Basis	project

Reflexes

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Ugaritic	mdbḥ (DULAT 519)	DULAT 519	gloss withheld
Phoenician	mzbḥ (Krahmalkov 273)	Krahmalkov 273	gloss withheld
Hebrew	mizbēaḥ (HALOT 564)	HALOT 564	gloss withheld
Aramaic	mdbḥ (HALOT 564; DNWSI 607)	HALOT 564; DNWSI 607
Arabic	maḏbaḥ (HALOT 564)	HALOT 564
Epigraphic South Arabian	mḏbḥt (HALOT 564; Sabaweb lemma 4036)	HALOT 564; Sabaweb lemma 4036	gloss withheld
Syrian Aramaic	madbaḥ 'an altar; the sanctuary' (Payne Smith 251)	Payne Smith 251
Judaic Aramaic	madbeḥaʾ (T 167)	T 167
Mandaic Aramaic	madbhaʾ (T 167)	T 167

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Notes

maqtal noun of *ḏbḥ (1194); Heb. mizbēaḥ with a > i.

Updated 22 October 2026

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