# \*wbl: 'tribute, tax'

> Proto-Semitic *wbl, 'tribute, tax': reflexes in 2 language(s).

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## 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.

## Linked from

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

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