# \*škb: 'bed, couch, resting place'

> Proto-Semitic *škb, 'bed, couch, resting place': reflexes in 8 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*škb |
| Meaning | 'bed, couch, resting place' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | miškāb (HALOT 646) | HALOT 646 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | mškb(t) (HALOT 646) | HALOT 646 |  |
| Phoenician | mškb (T 202) | T 202 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | miškᵊbā (HALOT 646) | HALOT 646 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | maškbā (Payne Smith 306; HALOT 646) | Payne Smith 306; HALOT 646 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | məskāb (LGz. 496) | LGz. 496 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | maskab (HALOT 646) | HALOT 646 |  |
| Amorite | maškabu (Streck 2000, 105) | Streck 2000 105 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Place noun of 2501 \*škb 'lie (down), sleep'; HALOT 646 gives the basic form as maškab. Mari maskabtum (HALOT 646).

## Linked from

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

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