# \*ʾVḥi/uš-: 'feel, know' 1, 'be considerate, show compassion' 2

> Proto-Semitic *ʾVḥi/uš-, 'feel, know' 1, 'be considerate, show compassion' 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>) › [ʾ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/alef/index.md>). Updated 2026-11-03.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʾVḥi/uš- |
| Meaning | 'feel, know' 1, 'be considerate, show compassion' 2 |
| Basis | reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected |
| SED | SEDonline semet 622 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ʔḥs i/u,1; ḥassa (HALOT 300) | HALOT 300 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | ḤWŠ (Aramaic Root Atlas; CAL s.v. ḥwš) | Aramaic Root Atlas; CAL s.v. ḥwš | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ḥaš 'suffer; be sad; feel pity' (Payne Smith 160) | Payne Smith 160 |  |
| Hebrew | ḥwš (HALOT 300) | HALOT 300 | gloss withheld |
| Punic | Neo-Punic ḥš 2 (Krahmalkov 192) | Krahmalkov 192 | gloss withheld |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Notes

HALOT 300 II ḥwš 'feel, be painful'; I ḥwš 'hurry' is K0753. Krahmalkov 192 compares Heb. ḥ-s with Neo-Punic ḥš 2.

## Linked from

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

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