H2084 זְבַן zᵉban → Root
6 languagesRoot of the זבן zᵉban family (2 members).
To obtain, acquire, or gain (especially through purchase); the primary sense involves making a transaction to obtain something, typically through payment. In context, often denotes to buy, purchase, or acquire goods, possessions, or property.
Etymology
Root: זבן. This Aramaic root carries the meaning 'to buy, purchase, acquire'. The verb form זְבַן derives directly from this root, expressing the act of acquiring through a transactional exchange, most commonly involving payment. It is related to the Hebrew root קנה (to acquire, buy), but develops independently in Aramaic as the standard word for purchase.
Reflexes · not yet grouped by proto-form
| Language | Word | Meaning | Segmentation | Root |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kikongo | zua | to take, to receive | -zu(a)- | |
| Lingala | zua | to take, to get, to receive, to acquire | zua | |
| Luba-Kasai (Tshiluba) | zua | to take, to get, to accept | -zua- | |
| Luba-Katanga (Kiluba) | zwa | to take, to receive | -zwa- | |
| Teke | zwa | to take, to receive | -zwa- | |
| Yaka | zua | to take | -zua- |
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H2081
זְבִינָא
Zevina
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A personal name, Zebina, attested as an individual in post-exilic Israelite contexts, likely bearing a meaning related t