*ṣVpVn-: 'north; Mt. Zaphon (divine mountain)'

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*ṣVpVn-
Meaning	'north; Mt. Zaphon (divine mountain)'
Basis	project

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Ugaritic	ṣpn (DULAT 777)	DULAT 777	gloss withheld
Phoenician	ṣpn (T 279)	T 279	gloss withheld
Hebrew	ṣāpōn (HALOT 1046)	HALOT 1046	gloss withheld
Judaic Aramaic	ṣəfōnā (HALOT 1046)	HALOT 1046
Canaanite	i-na ṣa-pa-ni-šu /ṣapān/ (EA 147:10) (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 220)	Sanmartín GlOS 2, 220	gloss withheld

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Akkadian ṣapūnu 'north', Canaanite loanword (AHw 1083a; HALOT 1046).

Updated 22 October 2026