# \*ḥVpVẓ-: 'delight, desire'

> Proto-Semitic *ḥVpVẓ-, 'delight, desire': reflexes in 7 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḥVpVẓ- |
| Meaning | 'delight, desire' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aramaic | ḤPṬ 'zealous' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root ḫpẓ |  |
| Hebrew | ḥapeṣ; ḥpṣ (HALOT 339) | HALOT 339; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ḫpẓ | gloss withheld |
| Punic | ḥpṣ 'joy' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root ḫpẓ |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | ḥpṣʾ (HALOT 340) | HALOT 340 |  |
| Phoenician | ḥpṣ (B 316); mḥpṣ (HALOT 339) | B 316; HALOT 339 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ḥfaṭ (HALOT 339) | HALOT 339 |  |
| Amorite | ḥ-p-ṯ̣: ia-aḫ-pí-ṣum (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 247) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 247 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

HALOT 340 sets Arabic ḥafiẓa 'to keep, to take care' and the Sabaic man's name ḥfẓ beside Hebrew ḥpṣ 'to take pleasure in, desire'; the senses differ.

## Linked from

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

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