# \*ḫVbVʾ-: 'hide'

> Proto-Semitic *ḫVbVʾ-, 'hide': reflexes in 11 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 | \*ḫVbVʾ- |
| Meaning | 'hide' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geez | ḫabʾa (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §5.2.2.1 no. 10) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §5.2.2.1 no. 10; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ḫbʾ | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab xbʾ (Biella 195; Sabaweb lemma 4237) | Biella 195; Sabaweb lemma 4237 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | ḥabʿa (Wb. 80b apud HALOT 284) | Wb. 80b; HALOT 284 |  |
| Arabic | ḫabaʾa \[HALOT 284\] | HALOT 284 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | ḫbʾ (Huffmon APNM 189; HALOT 284); ḫ-b-ʾ: ia-aḫ-ba-ᵈra-šap, ia-aḫ-bu-ú-um, place name ia-aḫ-bi-laᵏⁱ (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 265) | Huffmon APNM 189; HALOT 284; Sanmartín GlOS 1, 265 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ḥbʾ (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §5.2.2.1 no. 10) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §5.2.2.1 no. 10 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | hba (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §5.2.2.1 no. 10) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §5.2.2.1 no. 10 | gloss withheld |
| Canaanite | ḫiḫbē (gloss, EA 256:7; HALOT 284) | HALOT 284 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | ḥabʾe (LGz. 255) | LGz. 255 |  |
| Amharic | abba, həbuʾ (LGz. 255) | LGz. 255 |  |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ḫbʾ (Al-Jallad 2026, 64) | Al-Jallad 2026 64 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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