# \*hVrVs-: 'demolish'

> Proto-Semitic *hVrVs-, 'demolish': reflexes in 5 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>) › [H](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/h/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*hVrVs- |
| Meaning | 'demolish' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epigraphic South Arabian | hrs³ (HALOT 256) | HALOT 256 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | h-r-s (BDB 248, 249; HALOT 256) | BDB 248, 249; HALOT 256 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | harša (Tigr. Wb. 10b apud HALOT 256) | Wb. 10b; HALOT 256 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | hrs \[-u-\] 'crush, break in pieces' (Lane 2891) | Lane 2891 |  |
| Moabite | hrs (DNWSI 293) | DNWSI 293 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.