# \*rašp-: 'Resheph (plague/war god)'

> Proto-Semitic *rašp-, 'Resheph (plague/war god)': reflexes in 6 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*rašp- |
| Meaning | 'Resheph (plague/war god)' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ugaritic | ršp (DULAT 736) | DULAT 736 | gloss withheld |
| Egyptian | ršpw (TLA lemma 96230, Ršp) | TLA lemma 96230, Ršp | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | ršp (Krahmalkov 448) | Krahmalkov 448 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | rešep (HALOT 1298) | HALOT 1298 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | rśp: jarśap (Gelb AS 21, 30) | Gelb AS 21 30 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | ra-sa-ab /rašap/ DN (= ᵈNÈ.UNU) (VE 806; Krebernik 1983, 31); ᵈra-sa-ap, later god of death, pestilence and fire: ᵈra-sa-ap lú ʾà-da-niᵏⁱ (Sallaberger 2018, 122, 132); ᵈra-sa-ap gú-nuᵏⁱ, cf. Ugaritic ršp gn (Antalík 1998, 41) | VE 806; Krebernik 1983, 31; Sallaberger 2018, 122, 132; Antalík 1998, 41 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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