# \*ḫrṣ: 'moat, ditch'

> Proto-Semitic *ḫrṣ, 'moat, ditch': reflexes in 4 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḫrṣ |
| Meaning | 'moat, ditch' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | ḫarīṣu (CAD Ḫ 103); ḫirīṣu (CAD Ḫ 198) | CAD Ḫ 103; CAD Ḫ 198 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ḥārûṣ (HALOT 352) | HALOT 352 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | OArm. ḥrṣ (HALOT 352) | HALOT 352 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ḥarṣā (HALOT 352) | HALOT 352 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Noun of 3555 \*ḫrṣ 'to cut in, incise'. Middle Hebrew ḥārîṣ 'channel' (HALOT 352). Kaufman 1974, 53–54 takes the Aramaic and Hebrew as a native North West Semitic formation, not a loan from Akkadian ḫarīṣu. Not 2687 \*ḫurāṣ- 'gold'.

## Linked from

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

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