*wḳh: 'to obey; to command'

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	waqiha; ittaqaha (BK 2 1592); waqiha (Biella 144)	BK 2 1592; Biella 144	gloss withheld
Epigraphic South Arabian	Sab wqh; qh, qht (SD 161); wqh; qh, qht (Biella 144, 145)	SD 161; Biella 144, 145	gloss withheld
Hebrew	*yǝqāhâ (cs. yiqqǝhat) (HALOT 430)	HALOT 430	gloss withheld
Amorite	w-q-h: ù-ga (Ur III) (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 348)	Sanmartín GlOS 2, 348	gloss withheld
Eblaitic	/w-q-h/: names ù-ga, ù-ga-ù, da-a-ga-ù (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 348)	Sanmartín GlOS 2, 348	gloss withheld

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SA115 *wḳh 'job, work, assigned task' is a noun of the root. HALOT 430 sets Hebrew yiqqǝhat 'obedience' with Arabic waqiha and Sabaic wqh.

Updated 26 October 2026