*ḥsp: 'to strip, remove' 1, 'to skim off, draw (water)' 2

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*ḥsp
Meaning	'to strip, remove' 1, 'to skim off, draw (water)' 2
Basis	project

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Phoenician	tḥtsp 1 (T 110)	T 110	gloss withheld
Ugaritic	/ḥ-s-p/ 2 (DULAT 368)	DULAT 368	gloss withheld
Hebrew	ḥāśap 1, 2 (HALOT 359)	HALOT 359	gloss withheld
Arabic	ḥasufa 2 (HALOT 359)	HALOT 359	gloss withheld
Emar	ḫa-as-pa /ḥaspu/ 2 (Pentiuc 2001, 58)	Pentiuc 2001 58	gloss withheld

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Tomback (T 110) compares Akk. ḫasāpu 'to pluck out, remove'. Heb. ś for *s (Sir 42:1 חסף, HALOT 359).

Updated 4 November 2026