# \*ḥVśVk-: 'hold back, withhold' 1, 'to assign, allocate' 2

> Proto-Semitic *ḥVśVk-, 'hold back, withhold' 1, 'to assign, allocate' 2: reflexes in 8 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 2026-11-04.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḥVśVk- |
| Meaning | 'hold back, withhold' 1, 'to assign, allocate' 2 |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | ḥāśak 1 (HALOT 359) | HALOT 359 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | ḥšk 1 (HALOT 359) | HALOT 359 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ḥašaka 1; ḥišāk, šiḥāk 1 (HALOT 359) | HALOT 359 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | ḥškt 1; mḥškt 1 (HALOT 359; Sabaweb lemma 4388); mḥškt 1 (Sabaweb lemma 4386) | HALOT 359; Sabaweb lemma 4388; Sabaweb lemma 4386 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ḥśk, ḥsk 1 (HALOT 359) | HALOT 359 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | ḥsak 'keep back, withhold; spare' 1 (Payne Smith 151) | Payne Smith 151 |  |
| Akkadian | esēḫu, esēku 2 (CAD E 327) | CAD E 327 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | ʔà-si-ga-na /ḥasikaynay(n)/ (du. suff.) 2 (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 253) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 253 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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