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Hebrew
šām, šammā - there
(HALOT 1545)
Reconstruction
PCS
*ṯamma
- there
(Kogan 2015: 202)
Contrary to a widespread opinion (AHw. 1272, HALOT 1546, DUL 913), neither Akk.
šumma
‘if’ nor Arb.
ṯumma
‘then, afterwards’ can be related to *ṯamma