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

> Proto-Semitic *sḫr, 'to turn, go around' 1, 'to seek' 2: reflexes in 5 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>) › [S](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/s/index.md>). Updated 2026-11-03.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*sḫr |
| Meaning | 'to turn, go around' 1, 'to seek' 2 |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | saḫāru (CAD S 37); 2 (HALOT 1465) | CAD S 37; HALOT 1465 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | sḥr; sōḥēr (HALOT 750); II šḥr 2 (HALOT 1465) | HALOT 750; HALOT 1465 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | sḥar 'to go round begging; beg' (Payne Smith 372) | Payne Smith 372 |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | sḥr (HALOT 749); šḥr pt. pe. 2 (HALOT 1465) | HALOT 749; HALOT 1465 | gloss withheld |
| Punic | sḥr (T 226); sḥrt (T 227) | T 226; T 227 | gloss withheld |

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## 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).

## Linked from

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

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