*ḥVmVd-: 'desire; beauty'
Root
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | *ḥVmVd- |
| Meaning | 'desire; beauty' |
| Basis | reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1016 |
Reflexes
| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | ḥĕmĕd; ḥamad (BDB 326); ḥemdâ (HALOT 325); maḥmād (HALOT 570) | BDB 326; HALOT 325; HALOT 570; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ḥmd | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | ḤMD 'desire' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root ḥmd | |
| Punic | ḥmd 'love' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root ḥmd | |
| Ugaritic | ḥmd (Kogan 2015, ch. 3 §5.3 no. 9); mḥmd (DULAT 531; HALOT 570) | Kogan 2015 ch. 3 §5.3 no. 9; DULAT 531; HALOT 570; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ḥmd | gloss withheld |
| Canaanite | ḫamūdu (CAD Ḫ 73; HALOT 325; Krahmalkov 186) | CAD Ḫ 73; HALOT 325; Krahmalkov 186 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | ḥmd: jaḥmad, ḥamadum, ḥamidum, ḥamida (Gelb AS 21, 20); ḥamad, ḥamid (Buck 2019, 327); ḥ-m-d: ia-aḫ-ma-du-um, ia-aḫ-mu-du-um, ià-a-ma-tu/ti (Ur III); ḥimd: ḫi-im-di-ia, ḫi-me-id-dìr-ra, ḫi-mi-id-ka-ak-ka (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 239–240) | Gelb AS 21 20; Buck 2019, 327; Sanmartín GlOS 1, 239–240 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ḥamad (T 106) | T 106 | |
| Mandaic Aramaic | hmd (T 106) | T 106 | |
| Arabic | ḥmd (Kogan 2015, ch. 3 §5.3 no. 9) | Kogan 2015 ch. 3 §5.3 no. 9 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab ḥmd (Kogan 2015, ch. 3 §5.3 no. 9; Sabaweb lemma 1331) | Kogan 2015 ch. 3 §5.3 no. 9; Sabaweb lemma 1331 | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | yḥmd (Krahmalkov 186); ḥmdt, in bḥmdt (Krahmalkov 187) | Krahmalkov 186; Krahmalkov 187 | gloss withheld |
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Updated 22 October 2026