Wiki/Kaphtor Semitic Roots/š*šVbb-: 'cut' 1, 'insult (v.)' 2 Root FieldValueReconstruction*šVbb-Meaning'cut' 1, 'insult (v.)' 2Basisreconstruction SED; meaning SED, correctedSEDSEDonline semet 937 Reflexes LanguageFormSourcesNoteArabicsbb [-u-]; sabba 'he cut him, or it' 1, 'he reviled him, vilified him, upbraided him, reproached him' 2 (Lane 1284)Lane 1284Mehriseb 2Jibbalisebb 2Hebrewšbb; šəbābîm (Hos 8:6) 1 (HALOT 1382); PbH. šibbeḇ 1 (LGz. 525)HALOT 1382; LGz. 525gloss withheldEpigraphic South ArabianSab s₁bb (Biella 324-5) (Sabaweb lemma 1574)Biella 324-5; Sabaweb lemma 1574gloss withheldGeezśabba, śababa 1 (LGz. 525)LGz. 525gloss withheldJudaic Aramaicšibbā 1 (LGz. 525)LGz. 525gloss withheld A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed. Notes Lane 1284 gives sabba 'he reviled him' as a sense of sabba 'he cut him'.Updated 28 October 2026Linked from 1 pageš