# \*šakaḥ-: 'find', 'forget'

> Proto-Semitic *šakaḥ-, 'find', 'forget': reflexes in 7 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>) › [š](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/shin/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*šakaḥ- |
| Meaning | 'find', 'forget' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aramaic | ŠKḤ (Aramaic Root Atlas; CAL s.v. škḥ); ŠKḤ (Aramaic Root Atlas; CAL s.v. škḥ#2) | Aramaic Root Atlas; CAL s.v. škḥ; CAL s.v. škḥ#2; Anderson–Moser 2024 root škḥ | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | šakaḥ 'forget' (BDB 1013) | BDB 1013; Anderson–Moser 2024 root škḥ |  |
| Ugaritic | škḥ (Kogan 2015, ch. 5 §3.2.2 no. 5) | Kogan 2015 ch. 5 §3.2.2 no. 5; Anderson–Moser 2024 root škḥ | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | šəkaḥ (HALOT 1489) | HALOT 1489 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | škaḥ 'find, meet; be able' (Payne Smith 576) | Payne Smith 576 |  |
| Biblical Aramaic | škḥ (Kogan 2015, ch. 6 §9.2 no. 8) | Kogan 2015 ch. 6 §9.2 no. 8 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | miSkiḥ: cf. mi-is-ki-ḫi (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 241) | Sanmartín GlOS 2, 241 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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