# \*ḫVṣ̂ar-: 'be green'

> Proto-Semitic *ḫVṣ̂ar-, 'be green': reflexes in 4 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>) › [ḫ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/kha/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḫVṣ̂ar- |
| Meaning | 'be green' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1099 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ḫḍr \[-a-\]; ḫaḍira, iḫḍarra 'it was, or became, of the colour termed ḫuḍra \[i. e. green\]'; ḫaḍir 'what is green; seed-produce; goodly green herbage' (Lane 755) | Lane 755 |  |
| Hebrew | \*ḥṣr (HALOT 344) | HALOT 344 |  |
| Tigre | ḫadra (HALOT 344) | HALOT 344 |  |
| Punic | Neo-Punic mḥṣrt (T 172); pi. pt. (HALOT 344) | T 172; HALOT 344 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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