# \*kḥš: 'to grow lean, become thin'

> Proto-Semitic *kḥš, 'to grow lean, become thin': reflexes in 3 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>) › [K](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/k/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-26.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*kḥš |
| Meaning | 'to grow lean, become thin' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | kḥš qal (Ps 109:24) (HALOT 469); kaḥaš (Jb 16:8) (HALOT 470) | HALOT 469; HALOT 470 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | kǝḥaš (LGz. 280); JArm. qal, af. (HALOT 469) | LGz. 280; HALOT 469 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | kʷəḥsa (LGz. 280) | LGz. 280 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

LGz. 280 joins Geez kʷəḥsa with Hebrew kāḥaš and Aramaic kəḥaš, after Praetorius; HALOT 469 prints the Ethiopic with ?. HALOT 469 sets kḥš 'to deny, deceive' under the same heading and asks whether the two senses are separate roots.

## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.