Wiki/Kaphtor Semitic Roots/ṣ*ṣVlVb-: 'impale' Root FieldValueReconstruction*ṣVlVb-Meaning'impale'Basisproject Reflexes LanguageFormSourcesNoteArabicṣalaba 'crucified'Anderson–Moser 2024 root ṣlbAramaicṢLB (Aramaic Root Atlas; CAL s.v. ṣlb)Aramaic Root Atlas; CAL s.v. ṣlb; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ṣlbgloss withheldGeezṣalaba 'crucify' (Dillmann 09150)Dillmann 09150; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ṣlbSyrian Aramaicṣəlaḇ (LGz. 555; Payne Smith 478)LGz. 555; Payne Smith 478Pre-Islamic North ArabianSafaitic ṣlb (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 129)Al-Jallad–Jaworska 129gloss withheldPunicṣlb (T 277–278)T 277–278gloss withheld A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed. Notes Tomback (T 277) compares N.Heb. ṣālab 'to hang, impale', Mandaic ṣlb and Chr.Pal.Aram. ṣlb.Updated 22 October 2026Linked from 1 pageṣ