*šbʿ: 'to swear, adjure'

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*šbʿ
Meaning	'to swear, adjure'
Basis	project

Reflexes

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Judaic Aramaic	ʾištᵉbaʿ, ʾištabbaʿ (Klein s.v. שׁבע ᴵᴵ); šbwʕh (DNWSI 1100)	Klein s.v. שׁבע ᴵᴵ; DNWSI 1100	gloss withheld
Hebrew	nišbaʿ (OLA80 §35.34); šǝbûʿâ (HALOT 1384)	OLA80 §35.34; HALOT 1384	gloss withheld
Punic	Neo-Punic šbʿt (T 312)	T 312	gloss withheld

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Notes

OLA80 §35.34. Denominative verbal formations from the numeral šabʿ- 'seven' — due to use in spells and conjurations. Palaeosyrian D-stem = adjuring; Hebrew Hiphil = adjure; Hebrew Niphal = to swear. OA confirms initial š: ᵈSi-bī = ši/še (deified Seven); OA ša-be. Later AB sebe/seba from š>s. MSA: Mehri hōba, Soqotri yhobəʿ (š>h/yh). Denominative verb: Palaeosyrian D-stem šibba 'adjure!'; Heb Hiphil hišbīʿa 'to adjure'; Heb Niphal nišbaʿ 'to swear' (Lipiński OLA80 §35.12, §35.34). The numeral is K0509.

Updated 26 October 2026

*šbʿ: 'to swear, adjure'

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