# \*lVḥum-: 'kill' 1, 'to fight' 2, 'war' 3

> Proto-Semitic *lVḥum-, 'kill' 1, 'to fight' 2, 'war' 3: reflexes in 7 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>) › [L](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/l/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*lVḥum- |
| Meaning | 'kill' 1, 'to fight' 2, 'war' 3 |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1085 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | lḥm \[-u-\] 1 BK 2 977, malḥamat- 3, laḥmat- 'fierce hand-to-hand combat' BK 2 978 | BK 2 977; BK 2 978 |  |
| Canaanite | Moab lḥm |  | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | šlhm DM 467 | DM 467 | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | lḥm (Krahmalkov 254); mlḥmt 3 (Krahmalkov 284) | Krahmalkov 254; Krahmalkov 284 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | lḥm 2, milḥāmā 3 (HALOT 526, 589) | HALOT 526, 589 |  |
| Ugaritic | lḥm (DULAT 492); mlḥmt (DULAT 542) | DULAT 492; DULAT 542 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | lḥm, lḥmh (Kogan 2015, ch. 6 §9.1 no. 7) | Kogan 2015 ch. 6 §9.1 no. 7 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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