*rVʕ-: 'break'

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*rVʕ-
Meaning'break'
BasisSED
SEDSEDonline semet 535

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Hebrewrʕʕ (HALOT 1270); raṣaṣ (BDB 954)HALOT 1270; BDB 954; Anderson–Moser 2024 root rṣṣgloss withheld
Syrian Aramaicraʕ 'beat, break to pieces' (Payne Smith 544); raṣ 'bruise, crush; strain, sprain' (Payne Smith 548)Payne Smith 544; Payne Smith 548
Judaic Aramaicrǝʿaʿ (HALOT 1270)HALOT 1270
Tigrinyaraʿrǝʿe (HALOT 1270)HALOT 1270gloss withheld
AramaicRṢṢ (Qumran 225 apud CAL)CAL; Anderson–Moser 2024 root rṣṣgloss withheld
Arabicraḍḍa (HALOT 1285)HALOT 1285gloss withheld
Biblical Aramaicrʿʿ (HALOT 1270)HALOT 1270gloss withheld

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Notes

HALOT 1270 takes Hebrew rʿʿ as the Aramaic form answering Hebrew rṣṣ, and HALOT 1285 sets Arabic raḍḍa beside rṣṣ: Hebrew ṣ, Aramaic ʿ and Arabic ḍ point to *ṣ̂.

Updated 22 October 2026

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