# \*ḥVpVz-: 'hurry, hasten'

> Proto-Semitic *ḥVpVz-, 'hurry, hasten': reflexes in 3 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 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḥVpVz- |
| Meaning | 'hurry, hasten' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | ḥāpaz 'hurry, hasten' (BDB 342) | BDB 342 |  |
| Arabic | ḥafaza (HALOT 339) | HALOT 339 |  |
| Canaanite | EG SYLL ḥa=fi=ḏa, ḥ=f=ḏa, ḥ=f=ḏ=nu /\*ḥafaza/ (Hoch 225–226) | Hoch 225–226 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Distinct from 422 \*ḥVpid- 'hurry, hasten'.

## Linked from

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

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