# \*ḫidr-: 'room'

> Proto-Semitic *ḫidr-, 'room': reflexes in 11 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 2026-10-26.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḫidr- |
| Meaning | 'room' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | ḥeder 'chamber' (BDB 293) | BDB 293; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ḥdr |  |
| Ugaritic | ḥdr (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §4.2 no. 17); /ḥudŭ̄ru/ (UVST 123) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §4.2 no. 17; UVST 123; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ḥdr | gloss withheld |
| Geez | ḫədur (CDG 258); ḫedrat (HALOT 293) | CDG 258; HALOT 293 | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | ḥdr \[HALOT 293\] | HALOT 293 | gloss withheld |
| Punic | ḥdr, ʿdr (T 98); ḥdrt (T 98) | T 98 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ḫidr- (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §4.2 no. 17) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §4.2 no. 17 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab ḫdr (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §4.2 no. 17; Sabaweb lemma 4248) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §4.2 no. 17; Sabaweb lemma 4248 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ḫádər (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §4.2 no. 17) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §4.2 no. 17 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | ʔà-da-ru₁₂, ʔà-da-lu-um /ḥadrum/ (VE 337, 595; Krebernik 1983, 14; Bonechi 2008, 8) | VE 337, 595; Krebernik 1983, 14; Bonechi 2008, 8 | gloss withheld |
| Emar | ḫi-id-ru /ḫidru/ (Pentiuc 2001, 67) | Pentiuc 2001 67 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | ḥadūrum (Gelb AS 21, 19) | Gelb AS 21 19 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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