# \*škb: 'lie (down), sleep'

> Proto-Semitic *škb, 'lie (down), sleep': reflexes in 13 language(s).

A page of the Linear A Lexicon's research wiki, in [Wiki](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/index.md>) › [Kaphtor Semitic Roots](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/index.md>) › [š](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/shin/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*škb |
| Meaning | 'lie (down), sleep' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 3035 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | (?) sakāp- OB CAD S 74 | CAD S 74 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | škb (MD 465) | MD 465 |  |
| Ugaritic | škb |  |  |
| Geez | sakaba |  |  |
| Phoenician | škb (T 316) | T 316 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | škb |  |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | škb (Payne Smith 576) | Payne Smith 576 |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | šəkab (HALOT 1486; DJPA 549a apud CAL) | HALOT 1486; DJPA 549a; CAL |  |
| Biblical Aramaic | šəkab (HALOT 1486) | HALOT 1486 |  |
| Tigre | sakba (HALOT 1486) | HALOT 1486 |  |
| Aramaic | šəḵeḇ (LGz. 496; DNWSI 1132) | LGz. 496; DNWSI 1132 |  |
| Tigrinya | säḵäbä (LGz. 496) | LGz. 496 |  |
| Eblaitic | si-kà-pù-um (VE 1132; Krebernik 1983: 40 apud SEDonline 999), /šəkābum/ (Hajouz 2013, 688); cf. si-ga-bù-um /S-k-b/ (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 240) | VE 1132; Krebernik 1983: 40; SEDonline 999; Hajouz 2013, 688; Sanmartín GlOS 2, 240 | gloss withheld |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Notes

The place noun 'bed, couch, resting place' is 3652.

## Linked from

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

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