# \*ḫVrim-: 'separate, isolate' 1, 'pierce' 2

> Proto-Semitic *ḫVrim-, 'separate, isolate' 1, 'pierce' 2: reflexes in 5 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 | \*ḫVrim- |
| Meaning | 'separate, isolate' 1, 'pierce' 2 |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1885 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ḫrm \[-i-\] 2 \[BK 1 565 apud SED I 294\] | BK 1 565; SED I 294 |  |
| Akkadian | ḫarāmu 1 (CAD Ḫ, 89) | CAD Ḫ, 89 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ḥrm (HALOT 354) | HALOT 354 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | ḫrm 2 (DULAT 400) | DULAT 400 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ḫrm 2; ḫrm 2 (Al-Jallad 2026, 67) | Al-Jallad 2026 67 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Hebrew ḥārūm (HALOT 354) is filed at 2070 \*ḫrm 'to have a notch, cut in the skin'.

## Linked from

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