# \*ḫrš (2): 'to be deaf and dumb'

> Proto-Semitic *ḫrš (2), 'to be deaf and dumb': reflexes in 9 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 | \*ḫrš (2) |
| Meaning | 'to be deaf and dumb' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2268 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ḫrs 'to be mute' \[BK 1 557\] | BK 1 557 |  |
| Akkadian | ḫarāšu OB Mari (SED II 346) | SED II 346 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | HRS̆ \[DM 153\] | DM 153 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ḥrš (HALOT 357) | HALOT 357 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ḥrš 'to be choked, obstructed, deaf' \[Ja 507\] | Ja 507 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | ḥreš 'he was mute, he kept silent' \[Brock 259\] | Brock 259 |  |
| Aramaic | DALLA ḥršn (pl.) (šmʕw ḥršn mn rḥḳ), OFF ḥrš (ḥrš ʔdnyn), URUK ḫa-ri-iš \[HJ 409\] | HJ 409 | gloss withheld |
| Modern Aramaic | NSYR ḫarša (SED I 295) | SED I 295 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ḫrs (Al-Jallad 2026, 67) | Al-Jallad 2026 67 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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