# \*ḫpr: 'to protect'

> Proto-Semitic *ḫpr, 'to protect': reflexes in 5 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḫpr |
| Meaning | 'to protect' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| 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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## Notes

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

## Linked from

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

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