*ḫpr: 'to protect'

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	ḫafara 'he protected him; granted him refuge', ḫufrat 'protection, refuge', ḫafīr 'a protector' (Lane 772)	Lane 772
Epigraphic South Arabian	Sab ḫfr (SD 59); hḫfr (Biella 208)	SD 59; Biella 208	gloss withheld
Geez	ḫafara; māḫ(ə)far (LGz. 260)	LGz. 260	gloss withheld
Jibbali	š-ḫefer (LGz. 260)	LGz. 260	gloss withheld
Pre-Islamic North Arabian	Safaitic ḫfr (Al-Jallad 2026, 65)	Al-Jallad 2026 65	gloss withheld

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Not K0777 *ḫVpVr- 'shame' (LGz. 259, ḫfr I). Hebrew ḥpr (pu.) 'be protected' (LGz. 260) is HALOT 341's conjectural III ḥpr.

Updated 25 October 2026