Proto-Semitic root

*ḥaraš-

‘craftsman, artisan’

di Mino’s gloss: craftsman, artisan

Record 2721 ↗ · Basis: kaphtor

In Linear A1 entry

A-RI-SUḥārišuthe craftsman, artisan (title)CandidateSemitic13D

Notes

The Ugaritic verb ḥrš is ‘to make spells or incantations’ (DULAT 365). Hebrew ḥāraš ‘to plough; engrave’ (HALOT 357) is 1561 *ḥVruṯ-.

Reflexes6 languages

East Semitic1

Akkadianeršu (HALOT 358)gloss withheld

Northwest Semitic5

Ugariticḥrš (DULAT 366)/ḥarră̄šu/ (UVST 126)gloss withheld
Phoenicianḥrš (Krahmalkov 198)ḥrš (B 318; T 114)gloss withheld
Hebrewḥārāš (HALOT 358)gloss withheld
Amoriteḫariš-, *ḥāriṯ-, from *ḥrṯ (Huffmon APNM 205)gloss withheld
Punicḥrš, in bʿl ḥršNeo-Punic ars, in bal ars (Krahmalkov 198)gloss withheld

† Gloss withheld: the cited dictionary’s licence is closed, so its form and page stand without its gloss.

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