# \*ḫVŝₓVp- {} \*ḫVŝVp-: 'scabies, itch, boil'

> Proto-Semitic *ḫVŝₓVp- {} *ḫVŝVp-, 'scabies, itch, boil': reflexes in 5 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 | \*ḫVŝₓVp- {} \*ḫVŝVp- |
| Meaning | 'scabies, itch, boil' |
| Basis | reconstruction SED, corrected; meaning SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2109 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ḫašifa 'to be eaten away by scabies' \[BK 1 576\] | BK 1 576 |  |
| Geez | ḫǝŝaf \[LGz 266\]; ḫaŝafa (and ḥasafa) \[ibid.\] | LGz 266 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ḫšfɛ́t, pl. ḫšfɛ́ʔ \[JJ 307\] | JJ 307 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ḥaspǝnītā 'scaly skin; scab, eruption' \[Ja 489\]; msḥpʔ (read mḥspʔ) 'scaly' \[Ja. 805\]. | Ja 489; Ja. 805 |  |
| Hebrew | məḥuspās (HALOT 338) | HALOT 338 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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