Wiki/Kaphtor Semitic Roots/R*rVḥVṣ̂-: 'to wash, bathe (ritual)' Root FieldValueReconstruction*rVḥVṣ̂-Meaning'to wash, bathe (ritual)'Basisproject Reflexes LanguageFormSourcesNoteMehrirǝḥāṣ́ (Rubin 2018 205)Rubin 2018 205gloss withheldArabicraḥaḍa 'to wash' (BK 1, 836)BK 1, 836Akkadianraḫāṣu (CAD R 74)CAD R 74gloss withheldUgariticrḥṣ (DULAT 726)DULAT 726gloss withheldHebrewrāḥaṣ (HALOT 1220); rḥṣ (DNWSI 1072)HALOT 1220; DNWSI 1072gloss withheldEgyptianrḥt, rḥty (OLA80 §29.41)OLA80 §29.41gloss withheldEpigraphic South ArabianSab rḥḍ (SD 116; Biella 486; Sabaweb lemma 4900)SD 116; Biella 486; Sabaweb lemma 4900gloss withheldAramaicrḥṣ (HALOT 1220); rḥʿ (CAL s.v. rḥʿ)HALOT 1220; CAL s.v. rḥʿgloss withheldGafat(tä)raṣä (LGz. 466)LGz. 466Gurage(tä)raṭä (LGz. 466)LGz. 466Amoriterḫṣ: raḫaṣum, riḫṣum (Gelb AS 21, 30); riḥṣ́: ì-lí-ri-iḫ-zi (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 161)Gelb AS 21 30; Sanmartín GlOS 2, 161gloss withheldPre-Islamic North ArabianSafaitic rḥḍ (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 117)Al-Jallad–Jaworska 117gloss withheldEast EthiopicSel. täraṭä (EDG 528 apud SEDonline 911)EDG 528; SEDonline 911gloss withheld A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed. Notes Geez rĕḥĕḍa, raḥaḍa 'to sweat' (HALOT 1220).Updated 22 October 2026Linked from 1 pageR