# \*ḥVbVr-: 'friend; scholar' 1, 'charmer, exorcist' 2

> Proto-Semitic *ḥVbVr-, 'friend; scholar' 1, 'charmer, exorcist' 2: reflexes in 15 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 2026-11-04.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḥVbVr- |
| Meaning | 'friend; scholar' 1, 'charmer, exorcist' 2 |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aramaic | ḥbr 1 (Aramaic Root Atlas; DNWSI 346) | Aramaic Root Atlas; DNWSI 346; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ḥbr | gloss withheld |
| Geez | ḫabara 'connected' 1 | Anderson–Moser 2024 root ḥbr |  |
| Punic | ḥbr 1 (T 97); ḥbry 2 (T 97) | T 97; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ḥbr | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | ḥbr 1; ḥbr 2 (DULAT 348) | DULAT 348; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ḥbr | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | ibru 1 (CAD I/J 5) | CAD I/J 5 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ḥāḇar, ḥāḇer 1 (LGz. 256); ḥbr (qal) 1 (HALOT 287) | LGz. 256; HALOT 287 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ḥabbar (ʿam) 1 (LGz. 256) | LGz. 256 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | hbr 1 (LGz. 257) | LGz. 257 |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | ḥabrūtā 1 (HALOT 288); ḥabraʾ 1 (T 97) | HALOT 288; T 97 | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | ḥabar 1 (T 97) | T 97 |  |
| Arabic | ḥabr, ḥibr 'a learned man (of the Jews)' 1 (Lane 498) | Lane 498 |  |
| Emar | ḫi-bi-ri /ḥibbīru/ 1 (Pentiuc 2001, 65) | Pentiuc 2001 65 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | NÌ.ŠUBUR = u₉-ba-ra-du-um /Hubārat/ 1 (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 211) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 211 | gloss withheld |
| Canaanite | Eg.-Syll. ḫ=bi₄=—r, ḫa=bi=ra /\*ḫābira/ 1 (Hoch 240); ḥōbir 1: name DUMU-ḫu-bi-ri (Taanach) (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 210) | Hoch 240; Sanmartín GlOS 1, 210 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | /H-b-r/ 1: ḫu-bu-ur (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 210) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 210 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

DULAT 348 sets Arab. ḥabr, ḥibr 'a righteous man' beside Ug. ḥbr (I) 'companion'.

## Linked from

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