# \*bḥš: 'to stir'

> Proto-Semitic *bḥš, 'to stir': reflexes in 3 language(s).

A page of the Linear A Lexicon's research wiki, in [Wiki](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/index.md>) › [Kaphtor Semitic Roots](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/index.md>) › [B](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/b/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*bḥš |
| Meaning | 'to stir' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | bāḥaš (Klein s.v. בחש) | Klein s.v. בחש | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | beʾēšu (baʾāšu, baḫāšu) (CAD B 185) | CAD B 185 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | bḥaš 'stir, shake, agitate; hasten' (Payne Smith 41) | Payne Smith 41 |  |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Notes

CAD B 185 compares Aram. bᵉḫaš.

## Linked from

- [B](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/b/index.md>)

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