*rgb: 'to fear, revere' 1, 'fear, respect' 2

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Field	Value
Reconstruction	*rgb
Meaning	'to fear, revere' 1, 'fear, respect' 2
Basis	project

Reflexes

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	rajiba 'he was frightened, or afraid'; rajibahu 'he feared him; he revered him, venerated him, regarded him with awe' 1 (Lane 1033)	Lane 1033
Ugaritic	rgbt 2: rgbt zbl (KTU 1.133:19; DULAT 721)	KTU 1.133:19; DULAT 721	gloss withheld
Canaanite	tar-gu₅-ub /targub/ 1 (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 156)	Sanmartín GlOS 2, 156	gloss withheld

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Notes

DULAT 721 compares Arab. rağiba and lists the rival readings 'clods of earth' (Hb. rgbym) and 'snare'. Not 2934 *rVhVb- 'fear' nor 183 *garab- ~ *gurgub- ~ *rugab- 'body'.

Updated 31 October 2026

*rgb: 'to fear, revere' 1, 'fear, respect' 2

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