*ḥgw: 'retreat, refuge; cleft (in the rock); to stay, dwell'

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*ḥgw
Meaning'retreat, refuge; cleft (in the rock); to stay, dwell'
Basisproject

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Hebrew*ḥāgû, pl. cs. ḥagwê; ḥagwê hassalaʿ (Jr 49:16; Ob 3; Song 2:14) (HALOT 290)HALOT 290gloss withheld
Arabicḥajā bi-l-makāni 'he remained, stayed, dwelt, in the place'; ḥajan 'a refuge, a place to which one has recourse for refuge or protection; anything by which one is concealed or protected', also maḥjan (Lane 523)Lane 523

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Notes

HALOT 290 derives the Hebrew from *ḥgh, with Arabic ḥajā 'to stay, dwell', ḥajaʾa 'to hide oneself', ḥajan 'area', maḥjaʾ 'refuge' and Judaic Aramaic ḥagwāʾ 'cleft'. Lane 515 gives maḥjaʾ 'a refuge' under ḥjʾ. Not 3645 *nḳḳ or 3655 *nḳr 'cleft (in rock)', or 3599 *ḥsy 'to take refuge'.

Updated 28 October 2026

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