Wiki/Kaphtor Semitic Roots/ḥ*ḥws: 'to have pity, to spare' Root FieldValueReconstruction*ḥwsMeaning'to have pity, to spare'Basisproject Reflexes LanguageFormSourcesNoteHebrewחוס qal (HALOT 298)HALOT 298gloss withheldJudaic Aramaicḥās (HALOT 298)HALOT 298Syrian Aramaicḥās (HALOT 298)HALOT 298Mandaic Aramaicḥās (HALOT 298)HALOT 298AramaicCPArm. ḥās (HALOT 298)HALOT 298 A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.Updated 4 November 2026Linked from 1 pageḥ