# \*ḫurāṣ-: 'gold'

> Proto-Semitic *ḫurāṣ-, 'gold': 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 | \*ḫurāṣ- |
| Meaning | 'gold' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | ḫurāṣu (CAD Ḫ, 245) | CAD Ḫ, 245 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | ḫrṣ (DULAT 401); /ḫurāṣu/ (UVST 130) | DULAT 401; UVST 130 | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | ḥrṣ (Krahmalkov 197) | Krahmalkov 197 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ḥārūṣ (HALOT 352) | HALOT 352 | gloss withheld |
| Punic | ḥrṣ (T 114) | T 114 | gloss 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.

## Linked from

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

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