# \*ḥagar-: 'gird' 1, 'prevent; enclose, set apart' 2, 'enclosed land' 3

> Proto-Semitic *ḥagar-, 'gird' 1, 'prevent; enclose, set apart' 2, 'enclosed land' 3: reflexes in 5 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 2026-11-03.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḥagar- |
| Meaning | 'gird' 1, 'prevent; enclose, set apart' 2, 'enclosed land' 3 |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab ḥgr, yḥgrnn 2; ḥgr(m) 2; mḥgr, mḥgrtn, mḥgrthmw 3 (Biella 166–167) | Biella 166–167 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ḥaǧara 2; ḥjr (D) 2; maḥjar 3 (Biella 166–167) | Biella 166–167 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ḥagar 'gird' 1 (BDB 291) | BDB 291; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ḥgr |  |
| Ugaritic | ḥgr 'gird' 1 | Anderson–Moser 2024 root ḥgr |  |
| Punic | ḥgr 2 (Krahmalkov 176) | Krahmalkov 176; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ḥgr | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Punic ḥgr 'wall' (T 98; KAI 81.4) and Arabic ḥǧr 'to fence in, close off' are compared with '?' (HALOT 291). Biella 167 compares Daṯina maḥjar 'territory reserved for pasturage'.

## Linked from

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

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