# \*ḫḫ: 'thorn, thorn-bush; hook'

> Proto-Semitic *ḫḫ, 'thorn, thorn-bush; hook': 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 2026-10-26.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḫḫ |
| Meaning | 'thorn, thorn-bush; hook' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | ḫāḫu, ḫaiaḫu (AHw. 308 apud HALOT 296); ḫaḫīnu (CAD Ḫ 30) | AHw. 308; HALOT 296; CAD Ḫ 30 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ḥôaḥ (HALOT 296) | HALOT 296 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ḥūḥā 'thorn, thornbush' (Payne Smith 130) | Payne Smith 130 |  |
| Tigre | ḥaḥot (Kogan 2011, 204) | Kogan 2011 204 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | ḥeḥot (Kogan 2011, 204) | Kogan 2011 204 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Akkadian ḫ points to \*ḫ. HALOT 296 derives ḥôaḥ from \*ḥāḥ and takes Akk. ḫaḫḫu as an Aramaic loan (von Soden); CAD Ḫ 29 compares ḫaḫḫu C 'an iron implement' with Heb. ḥōaḥ 'hook' only with 'perhaps'. Kogan 2011, 204 calls these thorn-bush terms possibly related to 3207 \*ḫāḫ- 'plum-tree'; Payne Smith keeps Syr. ḥaḥā 'plum' (137) apart from ḥūḥā 'thorn' (130).

## Linked from

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

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