# \*šaḥad-: 'bribe'

> Proto-Semitic *šaḥad-, 'bribe': reflexes in 5 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 | \*šaḥad- |
| Meaning | 'bribe' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aramaic | ŠḤD (Aramaic Root Atlas; DNWSI 1120) | Aramaic Root Atlas; DNWSI 1120; Anderson–Moser 2024 root šḥd | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | šāḥad 'give a present, bribe' (BDB 1005) | BDB 1005 |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | šəḥad (HALOT 1456; DJPA 543b apud CAL); šəḥādā (HALOT 1457) | HALOT 1456; DJPA 543b; CAL; HALOT 1457 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | šəḥad (HALOT 1456; Payne Smith 570); šuḥdā (HALOT 1457) | HALOT 1456; Payne Smith 570; HALOT 1457 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | šaḫādu (Streck 2000, 117; Streck 2011, 367) | Streck 2000 117; Streck 2011, 367 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.