*ŝaggīʾ-: 'many, much' 1, 'to grow; to extol' 2

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*ŝaggīʾ-
Meaning	'many, much' 1, 'to grow; to extol' 2
Basis	reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected
SED	SEDonline semet 3169

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Biblical Aramaic	ŝaggīʔ
Phoenician	šgy(-t)
Syrian Aramaic	saggī
Aramaic	Pal. saggī
Punic	šgʾ 'much' 1	Anderson–Moser 2024 root šgʾ
Hebrew	śgʾ qal, hif. 2 (HALOT 1305); śgg pilp., hitpilp. 2 (HALOT 1306)	HALOT 1305; HALOT 1306	gloss withheld

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HALOT 1305 sets the verb śgʾ (by-forms śgh, śgg) and the adjective śaggīʾ in one root, with Phoenician carrying both.

Updated 3 November 2026