# \*ḥabaq-: 'embrace'

> Proto-Semitic *ḥabaq-, 'embrace': reflexes in 11 language(s).

A page of the Linear A Lexicon's research wiki, in [Wiki](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/index.md>) › [Kaphtor Semitic Roots](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/index.md>) › [ḥ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/het/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḥabaq- |
| Meaning | 'embrace' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aramaic | ḤBQ (CAL s.v. ḥbq) | CAL s.v. ḥbq; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ḥbq | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ḥabaq 'embrace' (BDB 287) | BDB 287; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ḥbq |  |
| Ugaritic | ḥbq 'embrace' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root ḥbq |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | ḥbq \[HALOT 287; DJPA 185b apud CAL\] | HALOT 287; DJPA 185b; CAL | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ḥbq \[HALOT 287; LS2 409\[212\] apud CAL\] | HALOT 287; CAL | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | ḥbq (MdD 130a apud HALOT 287) | HALOT 287 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | ḥafqa (Wb. 77b, Leslau 19 apud HALOT 287) | Wb. 77b, Leslau 19; HALOT 287 |  |
| Geez | ḥfq, ḥqf \[HALOT 287\] | HALOT 287 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ḥabaqa \[HALOT 287\] | HALOT 287 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | ʔà-ba-gú-um /ḥabāḳum/ (VE 1184; Krebernik 1983, 42); ʔà-ba-gú-um /ḥ-B-G/; /ḥiBG/: cf. names ib-gi, ib-gi-a-ḫa (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 228) | VE 1184; Krebernik 1983, 42; Sanmartín GlOS 1, 228 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | ḥ-B-G: ia-bu-kum, a-ba-gu-um; ḥiBG: i-bi-iq=DN, ip-ku=DN (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 228) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 228 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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