# \*ḥaraš- 'craftsman, artisan'

A Proto-Semitic root the Linear A Lexicon's readings rest on.

- Author's gloss: craftsman, artisan
- Record: https://github.com/plasma-ai/kaphtor/blob/50525edd50131a50e59ec82bf5132da0fa89efc9/wiki/semitic-roots/%E1%B8%A5/2721_craftsman_artisan.md

## In Linear A

- [A-RI-SU](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/A-RI-SU/index.md>) (ḥārišu): the craftsman, artisan (title)

## Notes

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

## Reflexes: East Semitic

- Akkadian: eršu (HALOT 358) (gloss withheld)

## Reflexes: Northwest Semitic

- Ugaritic: ḥrš (DULAT 366); /ḥarră̄šu/ (UVST 126) (gloss withheld)
- Phoenician: ḥrš (Krahmalkov 198); ḥrš (B 318; T 114) (gloss withheld)
- Hebrew: ḥārāš (HALOT 358) (gloss withheld)
- Amorite: ḫariš-, *ḥāriṯ-, from *ḥrṯ (Huffmon APNM 205) (gloss withheld)
- Punic: ḥrš, in bʿl ḥrš; Neo-Punic ars, in bal ars (Krahmalkov 198) (gloss withheld)

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit 50525edd.