*šbl: 'path, road'

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*šbl
Meaning	'path, road'
Basis	project

Reflexes

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Hebrew	*šābîl (HALOT 1392)	HALOT 1392	gloss withheld
Judaic Aramaic	šǝbīlā (HALOT 1392)	HALOT 1392
Syrian Aramaic	šbīlā 'path, pathway, way, road, trace' (Payne Smith 556)	Payne Smith 556
Mandaic Aramaic	šbila (HALOT 1392)	HALOT 1392
Aramaic	CPArm. šwbyl (HALOT 1392)	HALOT 1392
Arabic	sabīl (Lane 1302; HALOT 1392)	Lane 1302; HALOT 1392	gloss withheld
Epigraphic South Arabian	Sab msbl (Biella 326)	Biella 326	gloss withheld

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

Notes

HALOT 1392 calls its derivation from *šbl 'to hang down loose' (HALOT 1393) completely uncertain. Cf. 353 *šabal- 'fascicle of spears' and 3195 *šu(n)bul-at- 'ear of corn'.

Updated 25 October 2026

*šbl: 'path, road'

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