Wiki/Kaphtor Semitic Roots/ḫ*ḫyl: 'to be in labor; have labor pains' Root FieldValueReconstruction*ḫylMeaning'to be in labor; have labor pains'BasisSEDSEDSEDonline semet 2265 Reflexes LanguageFormSourcesNoteAkkadianḫâlu SB [CAD ḫ 55], OB on [AHw 342]; ḫīlū (pl.t.) NA, SB [CAD ḫ 189], [AHw 346]; ḫayyāltu SB [CAD ḫ 32], [AHw 309]CAD ḫ 55; AHw 342; CAD ḫ 189; AHw 346; CAD ḫ 32; AHw 309gloss withheldPhoenician(?) ḥl (DISO 87 apud HALOT 310).DISO 87; HALOT 310gloss withheldUgariticḫl [DULAT 384], ḫllt [DULAT 387]DULAT 384; DULAT 387gloss withheldEast EthiopicZWY alu [LGur 37]LGur 37gloss withheldJibbalimaḫtél [JJ 310].JJ 310gloss withheldHebrewḥyl (HALOT 310); also ḥīl, ḥīlā (HALOT 312)HALOT 310; HALOT 312gloss withheldArgobbaaliha [LGur 37].LGur 37gloss withheld A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.Updated 22 October 2026Linked from 1 pageḫ