# \*ḥwb: 'sin, guilt'

> Proto-Semitic *ḥwb, 'sin, guilt': 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 2026-10-25.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḥwb |
| Meaning | 'sin, guilt' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ḥūb 'sin, crime' (Lane 662); ḥāba 'he sinned' (Lane 662) | Lane 662 |  |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab ḥb (SD 73; Biella 168) | SD 73; Biella 168 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ḥawbtā 'debt; guilt, sin' (Payne Smith 129) | Payne Smith 129 |  |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Linked from

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

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