Wiki/Kaphtor Semitic Roots/š*ša/ilḫ-: 'skin, hide' Root FieldValueReconstruction*ša/ilḫ-Meaning'skin, hide'BasisSEDSEDSEDonline semet 1909 Reflexes LanguageFormSourcesNoteArabicsalḫ- 'skin when it has been removed from a skinned animal' [BK 1 1121]; silḫ- 'shed skin of a serpent' [ibid.]; mislāḫ- 'skin that has just been removed from an animal; unprepared skin; shed skin of a serpent' [ibid.]BK 1 1121Akkadian(?) mašlû OAkk on [CAD m1 380], [AHw 628].CAD m1 380; AHw 628gloss withheldHebrewPB šälaḥ 'hide, fresh skin' [Ja 1580]Ja 1580Judaic Aramaicšilḥā [Ja 1580]; šlḥ [DJPA 551b apud CAL]Ja 1580; DJPA 551b; CALgloss withheldSyrian Aramaicšelḥā 'skin, hide' [Brock 780]; šǝlāḥǝtā 'shed skin (of serpents)' [ibid.]; šǝloḥtā 'skin of a serpent' [ibid.]; mǝšallǝḥā 'bark, rind' [ibid.]Brock 780AramaicPLM šlḥ [HJ 1142]HJ 1142gloss withheld A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.Updated 22 October 2026Linked from 1 pageš