# \*ḥzz: 'scurf, scab, ringworm'

> Proto-Semitic *ḥzz, 'scurf, scab, ringworm': 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>) › [ḥ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/het/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-26.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḥzz |
| Meaning | 'scurf, scab, ringworm' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | ḥăzāzît, Jewish tradition's word for yallepet (HALOT 413) | HALOT 413 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ḥazāzītā 'scab, ringworm; lichen' (Payne Smith 136) | Payne Smith 136 |  |
| Arabic | ḥazāz (Lane 558); ḥazāz (HALOT 413) | Lane 558; HALOT 413 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

HALOT 413 sets Jewish tradition's ḥăzāzît, Arb. ḥazāz and Syr. ḥǝzāzīt beside yallepet 'scabs' (Lv 21:20, 22:22). Lane 558 files ḥazāz under ḥzz 'to cut, notch'.

## Linked from

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

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