*ḥwṣ: 'to tighten, press together' 1, 'outside, street' 2

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*ḥwṣ
Meaning	'to tighten, press together' 1, 'outside, street' 2
Basis	project

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Hebrew	MHb. חוץ 1 (HALOT 298); חוּץ 2 (HALOT 298)	HALOT 298	gloss withheld
Syrian Aramaic	ḥwṣ pa. 1 (HALOT 298)	HALOT 298	gloss withheld
Mandaic Aramaic	ḥwṣ 1 (MdD 137a apud HALOT 298)	HALOT 298	gloss withheld
Arabic	ḥwṣ 1 (HALOT 298)	HALOT 298	gloss withheld
Punic	hḥṣ 2 (T 111)	T 111	gloss withheld

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

HALOT 298 derives חוּץ, חַיִץ and חִצוֹן from this root.

Updated 4 November 2026