Wiki/Kaphtor Semitic Roots/ḥ*ḥVm(aw)t-: 'venom, poison' Root FieldValueReconstruction*ḥVm(aw)t-Meaning'venom, poison'BasisSEDSEDSEDonline semet 2094 Reflexes LanguageFormSourcesNoteArabicḥumat- 'poison of the scorpion' [BK 1 498]; ḥummat- 'poison of the scorpion' [ibid. 486]BK 1 498; BK 486Akkadianimtu OB [CAD i 139], [AHw 379]CAD i 139; AHw 379gloss withheldUgariticḥmt [DULAT 360]DULAT 360gloss withheldEast EthiopicZWY amūt [LGur 53]LGur 53Geezḥamot [LGz 235]LGz 235gloss withheldGurageEND amot, MSQ SOD amota, CHA EŽA ENN GYE MUH GOG amʷäta [LGur 53]LGur 53Hebrewḥēmā (HALOT 326)HALOT 326gloss withheldAmharicamot, hamot [K 1132]K 1132gloss withheldSyrian Aramaicḥemtā 'poison' [Brock 242]Brock 242Gafatamotä [LGaf 178]LGaf 178gloss withheldTigrinyaḥamot 'bile, gall' [Bass 40]Bass 40Judaic Aramaicḥmh, det. ḥämṯā (SED I 109)SED I 109AramaicDem. ḥmh (SED I 109)SED I 109Modern AramaicNAssyr. ḥimta (SED I 109)SED I 109 A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.Updated 22 October 2026Linked from 1 pageḥ