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

> Proto-Semitic *ḥgw, 'retreat, refuge; cleft (in the rock); to stay, dwell': reflexes in 2 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḥgw |
| Meaning | 'retreat, refuge; cleft (in the rock); to stay, dwell' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | \*ḥāgû, pl. cs. ḥagwê; ḥagwê hassalaʿ (Jr 49:16; Ob 3; Song 2:14) (HALOT 290) | HALOT 290 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ḥajā 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'.

## Linked from

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

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