*ḫurāṣ-: 'gold'

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*ḫurāṣ-
Meaning'gold'
Basisproject

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Akkadianḫurāṣu (CAD Ḫ, 245)CAD Ḫ, 245gloss withheld
Ugariticḫrṣ (DULAT 401); /ḫurāṣu/ (UVST 130)DULAT 401; UVST 130gloss withheld
Phoenicianḥrṣ (Krahmalkov 197)Krahmalkov 197gloss withheld
Hebrewḥārūṣ (HALOT 352)HALOT 352gloss withheld
Punicḥrṣ (T 114)T 114gloss withheld

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Notes

OLA80 §65.6: Greek χρυσός, Mycenaean ku-ru-so 'gold', is borrowed from Canaanite ḥarūṣ(u); the long ū shows Canaanite, not Assyro-Babylonian ḫurāṣu.

Updated 22 October 2026

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