# \*ʕmḳ: 'strength; strong'

> Proto-Semitic *ʕmḳ, 'strength; strong': reflexes in 3 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʕmḳ |
| Meaning | 'strength; strong' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | emūqu (CAD E 157); bēl emūqi (CAD E 161); šūt emūqi (CAD E 162) | CAD E 157; CAD E 161; CAD E 162 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | ʿmq (DULAT 162) | DULAT 162 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | ʿamuq: cf. ḫa-mu-qí-im (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 79) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 79 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Ugaritic ʿmq nšm 'the toughest of men' (1.17 VI 45); Gzella reads 'wise' (DULAT 162). HALOT 848 lists Hebrew II ʿēmeq 'strength' (Jr 21:13, 47:5, 49:4) as uncertain in every passage. HALOT 847 notes that CAD E 151 f. relates only emqu 'wise' to emēqu. Cf. K0638 \*ʿVmVq- 'deep', 3365 \*ʕamḳ- 'middle'.

## Linked from

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

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