# \*wVrVy-: 'to instruct, teach' (torah)

> Proto-Semitic *wVrVy-, 'to instruct, teach' (torah): reflexes in 7 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>) › [W](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/w/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*wVrVy- |
| Meaning | 'to instruct, teach' (torah) |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | hōrâ (hiphil) (HALOT 436); tōrâ (HALOT 1710) | HALOT 436; HALOT 1710 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | wry (HALOT 436) | HALOT 436 |  |
| Tigre | warā (HALOT 436) | HALOT 436 |  |
| Arabic | wry (HALOT 436) | HALOT 436 |  |
| Amharic | warra (HALOT 436) | HALOT 436 |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | yrh (HALOT 436) | HALOT 436 |  |
| Akkadian | šūrû (CAD Š/3 370) | CAD Š/3 370 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

HALOT 436 separates yārâ III 'instruct, teach' from yārâ I 'throw, shoot' (see 1434); tōrâ derives from the hiphil. HALOT 1710 compares Akkadian têrtu(m) with tōrâ. Syriac ʾōraytā 'the Law' (LGz. 40) is the borrowed name of the Torah.

## Linked from

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

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