# \*ṣbr: 'to heap up (grain); heap' 1, 'clan, community, congregation' 2

> Proto-Semitic *ṣbr, 'to heap up (grain); heap' 1, 'clan, community, congregation' 2: reflexes in 4 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>) › [ṣ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/tsade/index.md>). Updated 2026-11-04.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ṣbr |
| Meaning | 'to heap up (grain); heap' 1, 'clan, community, congregation' 2 |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aramaic | ṣᵉbar 1 (Klein s.v. צבר) | Klein s.v. צבר | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ṣbr qal 1 (grain, earth, silver); \*ṣibbur pl. ṣibburîm 1 (2K 10:8) (HALOT 999) | HALOT 999 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ṣabarū ṭaʿāmahum, ṣabbarūhu 'they collected their wheat together without measuring or weighing it' 1; ṣabbara š-šayʾa 'he heaped up the thing' 1 (Lane 1644) | Lane 1644 |  |
| Ugaritic | ṣbrt 2 (DULAT 766) | DULAT 766 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Lane 1644 enters ṣabarū ṭaʿāmahum in the article of ṣabara 'he confined'. Not 695 \*ṣabar- 'ice', 3319 \*kmr 'to heap up, pile up', 3615 \*kry 'heap of grain'.

## Linked from

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

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