*ḫVbVṣ(ṣ)il-at-: 'reed shoot; asphodel, meadow saffron'

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*ḫVbVṣ(ṣ)il-at-
Meaning'reed shoot; asphodel, meadow saffron'
Basisproject

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Akkadianḫabaṣillatu (CAD Ḫ, 8)CAD Ḫ, 8gloss withheld
Hebrewḥăbaṣṣelet (HALOT 287)HALOT 287gloss withheld
Syrian Aramaicḥamṣalātā 'autumn crocus, meadow saffron, colchicum autumnale' (Payne Smith 147)Payne Smith 147

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Notes

Culture word (plant name). HALOT 287 derives the Hebrew from Akk. ḫab(a)ṣillatu 'stalk' and cites Syr. ḥamṣalaitā; CAD Ḫ, 8 takes 'fresh shoot of reed' to fit the Hebrew better than 'meadow-saffron'. Syriac m against b.

Updated 22 October 2026

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