# \*ḥagg-: 'pilgrimage, festival'

> Proto-Semitic *ḥagg-, 'pilgrimage, festival': reflexes in 7 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḥagg- |
| Meaning | 'pilgrimage, festival' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ḥaǧǧ- 'pilgrimage' (BK 1, 378) | BK 1, 378 |  |
| Hebrew | ḥag (HALOT 289) | HALOT 289 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab ḥgg (SD 66; Biella 165; Sabaweb lemma 4321); Qat. ḥgn (Ricks 1982 s.v. ḥgn) | SD 66; Biella 165; Sabaweb lemma 4321; Ricks 1982 s.v. ḥgn | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ḥaggā (Kogan 2015, ch. 3 §5.2 no. 23) | Kogan 2015 ch. 3 §5.2 no. 23 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ḥgg (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 85); ḥg; Dadanitic ḥgg (Al-Jallad 2026, 74) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 85; Al-Jallad 2026 74 | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | ḥgy (root ḥgg), a personal name (Benz PNPPI 307) |  | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | /ḥagg/: names ʔà-gi, ʔà-ki-a, ʔà-a-ki-al₆; /ḥaggūt/: cf. names ʔà-gú-ud, ʔà-gú-du (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 234) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 234 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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