Hebrew

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Root
שׁ־ב־ח (sh-b-kh)

Etymology

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Cognate with Arabic سَبَّحَ (sabbaḥa, to praise, to glorify). Possibly related to Egyptian sbḥ (to cry out, to scream).

Verb

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שיבח / שִׁבֵּחַ (shibéakh) (pi'el construction, passive counterpart שובח / שֻׁבַּח) (transitive)

  1. to praise (a person, an organization, an action, etc.)
  2. (Biblical Hebrew, poetic) to soothe

Conjugation

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Further reading

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