ṣeḫrum

Akkadian

Root
ṣ-ḫ-r
4 terms

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ṣaɣir-. Cognate with Arabic صَغِير (ṣaḡīr, “small”) and Biblical Hebrew צָעִיר (ṣɔʕír, “young”).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈsˤeχ.rum/

Adjective

ṣeḫrum (feminine ṣeḫertum, masculine plural ṣeḫrūtum, feminine plural ṣeḫrētum, predicative ṣeḫer)

1. verbal adjective of ṣeḫērum:
   1. small, little
   2. young, little
      • 1755–1750 BCE, King Hammurabi of Babylon, translated by OMNIKA Foundation, Hammurabi Code‎^[1], The Louvre, Law 14:

        𒋳𒈠 𒀀𒉿𒈝 𒌉 𒀀𒉿𒅆 𒍢𒄴𒊏𒄠 𒅖𒋫𒊑𒅅 𒀉𒁕𒀝

        [šumma awīlum mār awīlim ṣeḫram ištariq iddâk]

        šum-ma a-wi-lum DUMU a-wi-lim ṣe-eḫ-ra-am iš-ta-ri-iq id-da-ak

        If a free man has kidnapped the young son of a free man, he will be executed.

      𒌉 𒅇 𒃲 [ṣeḫer u rabi] ― TUR u₃ GAL ― young and old

   3. minor, underage
   4. (of siblings) younger (brother/sister)
   5. (of kings) the Second
   6. (of scribes, merchants, etc.) junior

Noun

ṣeḫrum m (construct state ṣeḫer, plural ṣeḫrū)

1. child
2. servant

Alternative forms

• ṣeḫru (non-mimated form)
• ṣaḫrum, ṣaḫru (non-mimated form)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒌉 (TUR, BAN₃) 𒌉𒁕 (BAN₃.DA) 𒌉𒊏 (TUR.RA)	𒍢𒄴𒊒𒌝 (ṣe-eḫ-ru-um)