Wiki/Kaphtor Semitic Roots/ṣ*ṣV[ʕ]Vr-: 'snake' Root FieldValueReconstruction*ṣV[ʕ]Vr-Meaning'snake'BasisSEDSEDSEDonline semet 1584 Reflexes LanguageFormSourcesNoteAkkadianṣēru (AHw 1093)AHw 1093Eblaiticza-rí-um /ṢāriHum/ (VE 740); a-za-ra(-ra)-rí-tum (VE 741) (Krebernik 1983, 28); zi-lu-um /ṣirH/: the constellation Snake (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 222); ṣé-er-tum /ṣert/ (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 222)VE 740; VE 741; Krebernik 1983, 28; Sanmartín GlOS 2, 222gloss withheldAmoriteṣarʾu: ṣa-ar-ú = ṣe-[ru] (Malku V 53) (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 222)Sanmartín GlOS 2, 222gloss withheld A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.Updated 22 October 2026Linked from 1 pageṣ