# \*psḥ/ḫ {} \*pcḥ/ḫ: 'to be lame; have a dislocated limb'

> Proto-Semitic *psḥ/ḫ {} *pcḥ/ḫ, 'to be lame; have a dislocated limb': reflexes in 3 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>) › [P](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*psḥ/ḫ {} \*pcḥ/ḫ |
| Meaning | 'to be lame; have a dislocated limb' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2290 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | fsḫ 'to dislocate, to put a limb out of joint; to be weak, feeble' \[BK 2 592\]. | BK 2 592 |  |
| Akkadian | pessû OB on \[AHw 856\] | AHw 856 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | psḥ (HALOT 947); pissēăḥ (HALOT 948) | HALOT 947; HALOT 948 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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