# \*ṣapad-: 'bind'

> Proto-Semitic *ṣapad-, 'bind': reflexes in 3 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 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ṣapad- |
| Meaning | 'bind' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aramaic | ṢPD 'weave' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root ṣpd |  |
| Hebrew | ṣapad 'draw together, contract' (BDB 859) | BDB 859; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ṣpd |  |
| Emar | ṣa-ap-pu-ta, ṣa-ap-pu-ut-tù, ṣa-pu-ta, ṣu-pu-tu₄, ṣu-pu-ut-tu₄ /ṣapputtu/, /ṣupputtu/ (Pentiuc 2001, 160) | Pentiuc 2001 160 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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