# \*ḥen-: 'favor'

> Proto-Semitic *ḥen-, 'favor': reflexes in 9 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḥen- |
| Meaning | 'favor' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | ennu 'favour' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root ḥn |  |
| Hebrew | ḥen 'favour' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root ḥn |  |
| Punic | ḥn; Neo-Punic en (Krahmalkov 189) | Krahmalkov 189; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ḥn | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | ḥn 'grace' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root ḥn |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | ḥinnā (HALOT 332) | HALOT 332 |  |
| Arabic | ḥannat; ḥanīn (HALOT 332, 333) | HALOT 332, 333 |  |
| Phoenician | ḥn (T 108) | T 108 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | ḥn (T 108) | T 108 |  |
| Amorite | ḥinnum, fem. ḥinnatum (Gelb AS 21, 20) | Gelb AS 21 20 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Noun of K0736 \*ḥanan- 'show favour'.

## Linked from

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

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