# \*ḥereb-: 'sword' 1, 'war' 2

> Proto-Semitic *ḥereb-, 'sword' 1, 'war' 2: reflexes in 12 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḥereb- |
| Meaning | 'sword' 1, 'war' 2 |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ḥarb 'war' 2 (Lane 540) | Lane 540 |  |
| Aramaic | ḥrb (Aramaic Root Atlas; DNWSI 403) | Aramaic Root Atlas; DNWSI 403; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ḥrb | gloss withheld |
| Geez | ḥarb 'war' 2 | Anderson–Moser 2024 root ḥrb |  |
| Hebrew | ḥereb 'sword' (BDB 352) | BDB 352; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ḥrb |  |
| Ugaritic | ḥrb (Kogan 2015, ch. 3 §5.3 no. 13) | Kogan 2015 ch. 3 §5.3 no. 13; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ḥrb | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ḥarbā (HALOT 349; DJPA 213b apud CAL) | HALOT 349; DJPA 213b; CAL |  |
| Soqotri | ḥarib (LGz. 241) | LGz. 241 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | harba (LGz. 241; MD 126) | LGz. 241; MD 126 |  |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab ḥrb 2 (Kogan 2015, ch. 3 §5.3 no. 13; Sabaweb lemma 1707) | Kogan 2015 ch. 3 §5.3 no. 13; Sabaweb lemma 1707 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ḥarbā (Kogan 2015, ch. 3 §5.3 no. 13) | Kogan 2015 ch. 3 §5.3 no. 13 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | ḥarb: cf. ar-ba-ta-nu(-um), ar-bi-tu-ra-am (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 248) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 248 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ḥrb 2; mḥrb (Al-Jallad 2026, 76); ʾḥrb; ḥrb 2; Hismaic ḥrb (Al-Jallad 2026, 77) | Al-Jallad 2026 76; Al-Jallad 2026 77 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Borrowed as Greek ἅρπη 'sickle'; Mishnaic ḥereb 'ploughshare' (M. Kelim 21:2), and Ugaritic ḥrb beside grain in KTU 1.6 (Rendsburg 2026, 209–210). Egyptian ḥa-r-pa \*ḥarba 'dagger, short sword', a loan (Hoch 1994, 233–234 no. 324).

## Linked from

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

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