# \*ḥargal-: 'locust'

> Proto-Semitic *ḥargal-, 'locust': reflexes in 8 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>) › [ḥ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/het/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḥargal- |
| Meaning | 'locust' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2437 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ḥarǯalat- 'swarm of grasshoppers' \[BK 1 405\], \[Fr. I 363\], \[LA XI 149\] (ʔal-ḳiṭaʕtu mina l-ǯarādi), ḥarǯal-, ḥarǯūl- 'a kind of grasshopper' \[Dozy I 268\] | BK 1 405; Fr. I 363; LA XI 149; Dozy I 268 |  |
| Akkadian | irgilu OB (Mari), SB \[CAD i 176\], ergilu \[AHw. 240\] | CAD i 176; AHw. 240 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | ir-gi-lum = NAM.KUR.MUS̆EN \[MEE 4 1094\] | MEE 4 1094 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ḥargōl (HALOT 350), pB. \[Ja. 498\] | HALOT 350; Ja. 498 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ḥargōlā 'name of an edible locust' \[Ja. 498\], \[Levy WT I 281\]. | Ja. 498; Levy WT I 281 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | ḥargālā 'grasshopper' \[Brock. 255\], 'large wingless locust' \[PS 1367\]. | Brock. 255; PS 1367 |  |
| Modern Aramaic | N.-Syr. ḫergūl 'a locust, cricket' \[Maclean 105\]. | Maclean 105 |  |
| Amorite | ḥargal, ḥergil, ḥirgil (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 249) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 249 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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