# \*ḫlš: 'to tear out'

> Proto-Semitic *ḫlš, 'to tear out': 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 2026-10-24.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḫlš |
| Meaning | 'to tear out' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | ḫalāšu (CAD Ḫ 40; AHw. 311 apud SEDonline 472) | CAD Ḫ 40; AHw. 311; SEDonline 472 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | JPA ḥlš (DJPA 204 apud SEDonline 472) | DJPA 204; SEDonline 472 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ḫls (Lane 784 apud SEDonline 472) | Lane 784; SEDonline 472 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | ḥéḷoš (LS 178; SLOnline 4044) | LS 178; SLOnline 4044 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ḫls; Dadanitic ḫls (Al-Jallad 2026, 66) | Al-Jallad 2026 66 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

PS \*ḫlš 'to tear out' (Kogan 2015: 558–559 apud SEDonline 472), with Proto-MSA \*ḫlš 'to abort' (3104) as its lower-level reconstruction. SEDonline 472 also sets Heb. ḥlš 'to defeat' (HALOT 324) here; K0728 \*ḥalaš- holds it as 'to be weak'. Kogan's informants give Soq. ḥéḷoš as 'to fight' (Kogan 2015: 559 fn. 1461 apud SEDonline 472).

## Linked from

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

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