*ḥwy: 'tent village, circle of tents' 1, 'storehouse, depot' 2, 'family, kinsfolk' 3

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*ḥwy
Meaning'tent village, circle of tents' 1, 'storehouse, depot' 2, 'family, kinsfolk' 3
Basisproject

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Hebrewḥawwōt (pl.) 1 (HALOT 296); ḥay 3 (HALOT 309)HALOT 296; HALOT 309gloss withheld
PunicNeo-Punic ḥwt 1 (Krahmalkov 179–180)Krahmalkov 179–180gloss withheld
Arabicḥiwāʾ 1 (Lane 679; HALOT 296)Lane 679; HALOT 296gloss withheld
Ugariticḥwy 2 (DULAT 376)DULAT 376gloss withheld

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Notes

HALOT 296 refers Hebrew ḥawwōt to ḥwh 'to gather' (Arabic ḥawā); Krahmalkov 179 compares Neo-Punic ḥwt with Hebrew ḥawwâ. Hebrew has the place name Ḥawwōt Yāʾîr (HALOT 296). Not 181 *ḥawiy- 'intestines', 252 *ḥay(aw)- 'animal' or 2760 *ḥayy- 'to live'.

Updated 4 November 2026

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