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Ugaritic
mṣbṭ - a smith’s tongs
(DUL 585, Pardee 1997: 256)
A borrowing from Akk. naṣbatu (CAD N₂ 47) is, contra Watson 2007:95, quite improbable.
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PS
*ṣ̂bṭ
- to seize, take hold of, catch
(HALOT 997; Kogan 2015: 221)