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

> Proto-Semitic *ḫVpw/y-, 'pack' 1, 'cover' 2, 'conceal' 3: reflexes in 7 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>) › [ḫ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/kha/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḫVpw/y- |
| Meaning | 'pack' 1, 'cover' 2, 'conceal' 3 |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1882 |

## Reflexes

| 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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## Notes

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

## Linked from

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

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