Wiki/Kaphtor Semitic Roots/ṣ*ṣalm-: 'image, statue, likeness' Root FieldValueReconstruction*ṣalm-Meaning'image, statue, likeness'Basisproject Reflexes LanguageFormSourcesNoteArabicṣanam- 'idol' (BK 1, 1378)BK 1, 1378Akkadianṣalmu (CAD Ṣ 78; AHw 1078)CAD Ṣ 78; AHw 1078gloss withheldUgariticṣlm (DULAT 772)DULAT 772gloss withheldPhoenicianṣlm (Krahmalkov 417)Krahmalkov 417gloss withheldHebrewṣelem (HALOT 1028)HALOT 1028gloss withheldAramaicNabataean ṣnm for ṣlm (OLA80 §17.4)OLA80 §17.4gloss withheldJudaic Aramaicṣalmā (HALOT 1028; DJPA 465b apud CAL)HALOT 1028; DJPA 465b; CALSyrian Aramaicṣalmā, ṣəlemtā (HALOT 1028; Payne Smith 480)HALOT 1028; Payne Smith 480Mandaic Aramaicṣilma (HALOT 1028; MD 393)HALOT 1028; MD 393Epigraphic South ArabianSab. ṣlm, ẓlm (HALOT 1028; SD 143, 172; Sabaweb lemmas 1191, 2127); Qat. ṣlm (Ricks 1982 s.v. ṣlm)HALOT 1028; SD 143, 172; Sabaweb lemmas 1191, 2127; Ricks 1982 s.v. ṣlmgloss withheldPre-Islamic North ArabianSafaitic ṣlm (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 129); Dadanitic ṣlm (Al-Jallad 2026, 148)Al-Jallad–Jaworska 129; Al-Jallad 2026 148gloss withheldBiblical Aramaicṣəlēm (HALOT 1028)HALOT 1028gloss withheld A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.Updated 22 October 2026Linked from 1 pageṣ