*wbl: 'tribute, tax'

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*wbl
Meaning	'tribute, tax'
Basis	project

Reflexes

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Akkadian	biltu (CAD B 229)	CAD B 229	gloss withheld
Epigraphic South Arabian	Sab wbl; blt (Biella 120); wbl (SD 155)	Biella 120; SD 155	gloss withheld

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Notes

Noun of 430 *wVbVl- 'lead'. Kaufman 1974, 44: BArm. bǝlô 'tribute' (HALOT 133) is a foreign word, perhaps Akk. biltu, perhaps LB bāru from Old Persian. HALOT 115 records Hbr. bûl (Jb 40:20) read '(pay) tribute' as a loan from Akk. biltu. Not SA004 *blt.

Updated 25 October 2026

*wbl: 'tribute, tax'

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