*paḥad-: 'fear'

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*paḥad-
Meaning'fear'
Basisproject

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
AramaicPḤD (Qumran 190 apud CAL)CAL; Anderson–Moser 2024 root pḥdgloss withheld
Hebrewpaḥad 'fear' (BDB 808)BDB 808; Anderson–Moser 2024 root pḥd
Amoritepaḫāttu (ARM 5, 68: 18) (Streck 2000, 109; Streck 2011, 367)Streck 2000 109; Streck 2011, 367gloss withheld

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Notes

Kogan 2025, 9 n. 23 rejects Fronzaroli's (2003, 21) identification of Ebl. ba-ḫa-du (ARET 13, 1 obv. xii 1–6) with Hebrew paḥad and relates it to Akk. palāḫu 'to fear', perhaps /paLḫat/ 'it is scary'.

Updated 22 October 2026

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