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Root s-b-ʾ

Hebrew Old South Arabian

Both languages share identical consonants at this root —s-b-ʾ𐩪-𐩨-𐩱. No Proto-Semitic sound change separates them here.

Hebrew

he
root: s-b-ʾ
  • סַבָּאsábanounT Gen.10.7
    grandfather
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Old South Arabian

osa
root: 𐩪-𐩨-𐩱
  • 𐩪𐩨𐩱proper noun
    Saba
  • 𐩪𐩨𐩱𐩺proper noun
    Sabaean
Canonical root family: s-b-ʾ