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

> Proto-Semitic *maḏbaḥ-, 'altar (place of sacrifice)': reflexes in 9 language(s).

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## 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 &gt; i.

## Linked from

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

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