Wiki/Kaphtor Semitic Roots/ḥ*ḥapr-: 'big well' 1, 'hole, cavity' 2, 'dig' 3 Root FieldValueReconstruction*ḥapr-Meaning'big well' 1, 'hole, cavity' 2, 'dig' 3BasisSEDSEDSEDonline semet 993 Reflexes LanguageFormSourcesNoteArabicḥafr- 1, ḥfr i, 3 (Lane 600)Lane 600Jibbaliḥfǝr-et 2Epigraphic South ArabianSab ḥfr (SD 66; Biella 182; Sabaweb lemma 4319)SD 66; Biella 182; Sabaweb lemma 4319gloss withheldHebrewḥpr (HALOT 340)HALOT 340Mandaic Aramaichpr (LGz. 157)LGz. 157gloss withheldTigreḥafra (LGz. 157)LGz. 157gloss withheldPre-Islamic North ArabianSafaitic ḥfr (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 84); Dadanitic ḥfr 3; Thamudic D ḥfr 3 (Al-Jallad 2026, 74)Al-Jallad–Jaworska 84; Al-Jallad 2026 74gloss withheldSyrian Aramaicḥpar 'dig, burrow' (Payne Smith 154); ḥeprā 'ditch, trench, pit, pond, mine, grave' 2 (Payne Smith 154)Payne Smith 154 A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.Updated 22 October 2026Linked from 1 pageḥ