*ḫVpw/y-: 'pack' 1, 'cover' 2, 'conceal' 3

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	ḫpy 3
Akkadian	ḫapû 1
Hebrew	ḥpy 2 (HALOT 339); ḥapaʾ	HALOT 339; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ḫpʾ	gloss withheld
Epigraphic South Arabian	ḫpy (HALOT 339)	HALOT 339
Syrian Aramaic	ḥpā 'to cover, hide; veil; expiate' (Payne Smith 153)	Payne Smith 153
Pre-Islamic North Arabian	Safaitic ḫfyt 3 (Al-Jallad 2026, 65)	Al-Jallad 2026 65	gloss withheld
Emar	ḫa-pá-a, ḫa-pá-i, ḫa-pá-ú /ḥapāyu/ 2 (Pentiuc 2001, 61–62)	Pentiuc 2001 61–62	gloss withheld

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HALOT 339 reads Hebrew ḥpʾ (2K 17:9) 'to ascribe, impute', after Sept. 'to clothe', and compares Arabic with ?.

Updated 22 October 2026