# \*ṣlḥ: 'to be or do well, be successful'

> Proto-Semitic *ṣlḥ, 'to be or do well, be successful': reflexes in 12 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>) › [ṣ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/tsade/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ṣlḥ |
| Meaning | 'to be or do well, be successful' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 3137 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mehri | ṣáyleḥ, ṣáyleḥ and haṣlēḥ (JM 363; Rubin 2018 831) | JM 363; Rubin 2018 831 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | ṣáyleḥ |  | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ṣlḥ (HALOT 1025) | HALOT 1025 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ṣlḥ af. (HALOT 1025) | HALOT 1025 | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | ṣlḥ in personal names (HALOT 1025) | HALOT 1025 | gloss withheld |
| Punic | ṣlḥ in personal names (HALOT 1025) | HALOT 1025 | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | ṣlḥ 'prosper' (BDB 1109) | BDB 1109 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | ṣəlaḥ (HALOT 1025) | HALOT 1025 |  |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab. ṣlḥ (HALOT 1025; Sabaweb lemma 5189); hṣlḥ (SD 142) | HALOT 1025; Sabaweb lemma 5189; SD 142 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ṣalaḥa (HALOT 1025) | HALOT 1025 |  |
| Tigre | ṣalḥa (HALOT 1025) | HALOT 1025 |  |
| Amorite | ṣilḥānu (Buck 2019, 333) | Buck 2019, 333 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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