*kūr-: 'furnace, smelting furnace'

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*kūr-
Meaning'furnace, smelting furnace'
Basisproject

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Akkadiankūru B (CAD K 571); kūru (HALOT 466)CAD K 571; HALOT 466gloss withheld
Hebrewkûr (HALOT 466)HALOT 466gloss withheld
Syrian Aramaickūr 'fire, furnace, crucible' (Payne Smith 211)Payne Smith 211
Arabickūr (Lane 2637); kūr (Biella 244)Lane 2637; Biella 244gloss withheld
Epigraphic South ArabianSab kwr(n) (Biella 244)Biella 244gloss withheld
Geezkawr (HALOT 466)HALOT 466
Tigrinyakäwr (LGz. 300)LGz. 300gloss withheld
Amharickäwr (LGz. 300)LGz. 300gloss withheld

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Notes

Kaufman 1974, 65 takes kūru 'furnace' as common Semitic and keeps it apart from kīru 'oven' (Hebrew and Arabic kīr), which has a Sumerian counterpart GIR4 and may be an old culture word. Not K0411 *tVnVr- 'furnace' (tannūr).

Updated 26 October 2026

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