# \*ḥašab-: 'to count, reckon, think' 1, 'weaver' 2

> Proto-Semitic *ḥašab-, 'to count, reckon, think' 1, 'weaver' 2: reflexes in 20 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>) › [ḥ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/het/index.md>). Updated 2026-11-03.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḥašab- |
| Meaning | 'to count, reckon, think' 1, 'weaver' 2 |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ḥasaba 'to compute, reckon' (BK 1, 423) | BK 1, 423 |  |
| Phoenician | ḥšb (Krahmalkov 199) | Krahmalkov 199 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ḥāšab (HALOT 359) | HALOT 359 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | ḥesōb | SEDonline semet 1230 |  |
| Geez | ḥsb | SEDonline semet 1230 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | ḥsb | SEDonline semet 1230 |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | ḥušbᵉnā (HALOT 360) | HALOT 360 |  |
| Aramaic | ḥšbn (HALOT 360); ḥăšeḇ (LGz. 245) | HALOT 360; LGz. 245 |  |
| Punic | ḥšb; mḥšb (T 172); ḥšb 2, in hḥšb (Krahmalkov 199) | T 172; Krahmalkov 199; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ḥšb | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | ḥoseb (LGz. 245) | LGz. 245 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | ḥasäbä (LGz. 245) | LGz. 245 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | ḥasba (LGz. 245) | LGz. 245 | gloss withheld |
| Argobba | hassäba (LGz. 245) | LGz. 245 | gloss withheld |
| Harari | ḥēsäba (LGz. 245) | LGz. 245 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | assäbä (LGz. 245) | LGz. 245 | gloss withheld |
| Gafat | issäbä (LGz. 245) | LGz. 245 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | asäbä (LGz. 245) | LGz. 245 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | ḥšb (LGz. 245) | LGz. 245 |  |
| Amorite | ḥ-S-b: ia-aḫ-su/sú-ub-ìl (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 252) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 252 | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | ḥšb pe. pt. pass. 1 (HALOT 359) | HALOT 359 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Krahmalkov 199 compares Heb. ḥōšeb with Pu. ḥšb 'weaver' 2.

## Linked from

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

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