# \*ḥp: 'to walk barefoot'

> Proto-Semitic *ḥp, 'to walk barefoot': reflexes in 4 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 2026-10-24.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḥp |
| Meaning | 'to walk barefoot' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | yāḥēp (Kogan 2015, ch. 3 §5.3 no. 11) | Kogan 2015 ch. 3 §5.3 no. 11 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ḥepyay, nḥp (Kogan 2015, ch. 3 §5.3 no. 11) | Kogan 2015 ch. 3 §5.3 no. 11 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ḥpy (Kogan 2015, ch. 3 §5.3 no. 11) | Kogan 2015 ch. 3 §5.3 no. 11 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ḥfy (Al-Jallad 2026, 74) | Al-Jallad 2026 74 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

PCS \*ḥp 'to walk barefoot' (Kogan 2015, ch. 3 §5.3 no. 11), a biconsonantal element with various extensions. Mhr. ḥáyfi 'to be without sandals and unable to walk' is likely an Arabic loan.

## Linked from

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

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