šebērum

Akkadian
Root
š-b-r
1 term

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ṯabar- (“to break”). Cognate with Arabic ثَبَرَ‎ (ṯabara) and Biblical Hebrew שָׁבַר‎ (šɔḇar).

Pronunciation

Verb

šebērum (G, e, durative išebber, perfect išteber, preterite išber, imperative šeber) (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. to break, fracture
  2. to harrow a field for the second time

Alternative forms
  • šebēru (non-mimated)
  • šabārum, šabāru (Assyrian)
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒊺𒁉𒊒𒌝 (še-be₂-ru-um)
  • 𒊺𒁉𒀸 (še-be₂-rum)
  • 𒊺𒁁𒊒 (še-be-ru)
  • 𒊺𒁉𒊒 (še-be₂-ru)

References
  • “šebēru”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
  • Black, Jeremy; George, Andrew; Postgate, Nicholas (2000), “šebēru(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
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