# \*spḥ: 'covering garment, robe, head covering'

> Proto-Semitic *spḥ, 'covering garment, robe, head covering': 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>) › [S](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/s/index.md>). Updated 2026-11-03.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*spḥ |
| Meaning | 'covering garment, robe, head covering' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | \*mispāḥâ, pl. mispāḥôt (HALOT 607) | HALOT 607 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | safīḥ (HALOT 607) | HALOT 607 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

HALOT 764 sets the base III \*spḥ 'to spread out' beside Ethiopic and Tigre safḥa.

## Linked from

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

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