*sḫr: 'to turn, go around' 1, 'to seek' 2

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*sḫr
Meaning'to turn, go around' 1, 'to seek' 2
Basisproject

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Akkadiansaḫāru (CAD S 37); 2 (HALOT 1465)CAD S 37; HALOT 1465gloss withheld
Hebrewsḥr; sōḥēr (HALOT 750); II šḥr 2 (HALOT 1465)HALOT 750; HALOT 1465gloss withheld
Syrian Aramaicsḥar 'to go round begging; beg' (Payne Smith 372)Payne Smith 372
Judaic Aramaicsḥr (HALOT 749); šḥr pt. pe. 2 (HALOT 1465)HALOT 749; HALOT 1465gloss withheld
Punicsḥr (T 226); sḥrt (T 227)T 226; T 227gloss withheld

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

Notes

HALOT 750 compares Akkadian saḫāru. HALOT 1465 sets II šḥr 'to seek' with saḫāru; its š for s is irregular. Nouns of the root: Hebrew sōḥērâ 'wall, protection' and Akkadian siḫirtu (HALOT 750). Kaufman AS 19, 90 takes Syriac sāḥartā 'walled enclosure, palace' (Payne Smith 372) as a loan from Akkadian saḫertu, and Arabic sāḥir 'magician' from Akkadian sāḫiru through Aramaic (also Zimmern apud HALOT 1466).

Updated 3 November 2026

Linked from 1 page

Linear A Lexicon