שבח

Aramaic

Verb

שְׁבַח • (šəb̲aḥ)

1. improve, increase in value or quality; make a profit
2. praise, glorify

Noun

שֶׁבַח • (šeb̲aḥ) m

1. improvement, gain

Related terms

• אִשְׁתַּבַּח (ʾištabbaḥ)
• שבחא (šəb̲āḥā́)

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
שׁ־ב־ח (sh-b-kh)

From the root שׁ־ב־ח . Compare Arabic سبح (sabḥ).

Noun

שֶׁבַח • (shévakh) m (plural indefinite שְׁבָחִים) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. praise
2. (law) appreciation (increase in value)

Verb

שִׁבֵּחַ • (shibéakh) (pi'el construction)

1. defective spelling of שיבח

Verb

שֻׁבַּח • (shubákh) (pu'al construction)

1. defective spelling of שובח