# \*gVw/yVḥ-: 'burst forth'

> Proto-Semitic *gVw/yVḥ-, 'burst forth': reflexes in 11 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>) › [G](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/g/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*gVw/yVḥ- |
| Meaning | 'burst forth' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | gīaḥ (BDB 161; HALOT 189) | BDB 161; HALOT 189 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | g-w-ḥ 'burst forth' (BDB 1086) | BDB 1086 |  |
| Geez | g-ḥ 'burst forth, dawn' (Dillmann 08544) | Dillmann 08544 |  |
| Tigre | gōḥa (HALOT 189) | HALOT 189 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | jāḥa (HALOT 189) | HALOT 189 |  |
| Tigrinya | gaḥ, gaḥgaḥ (LGz. 207) | LGz. 207 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | goh, gʷäh (LGz. 207) | LGz. 207 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | ga balä, gaʾat (LGz. 207) | LGz. 207 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | gjḥ: jagīḥ (Gelb AS 21, 19) | Gelb AS 21 19 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | gāḥ 'gush out, pour forth' (Payne Smith 63) | Payne Smith 63 |  |
| Biblical Aramaic | gwḥ haf. (HALOT 189) | HALOT 189 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

BDB 161 files gōḥî (Ps 22:10) under gîaḥ as 'draw forth (from the womb)'; HALOT 187 sets it apart as gḥh 'to pull out', with Arabic jḥw VIII 'to uproot'.

## Linked from

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

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