# \*nḳḳ: 'cleft, crevice (in rock)'

> Proto-Semitic *nḳḳ, 'cleft, crevice (in rock)': reflexes in 2 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>) › [N](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/n/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-26.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*nḳḳ |
| Meaning | 'cleft, crevice (in rock)' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | \*nāqîq, always with selaʿ (Is 7:19, Jr 13:4, 16:16) (HALOT 721) | HALOT 721 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | nəqāq (LGz. 400) | LGz. 400 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Middle Hebrew nqq (HALOT 721). LGz. 400 relates nəqāq to nq, the root of naqʿa 'split' (K0205). HALOT 721 prints Punic nqq with ?. Not 3655 \*nḳr 'hollow, cavity' (HALOT 723, under nqr).

## Linked from

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

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