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Root ḥ-k-m

Ugaritic ↔ Imperial Aramaic

Both languages share identical consonants at this root —𐎈-𐎋-𐎎↔ ḥ-k-m. No Proto-Semitic sound change separates them here.

Ugaritic

ug
root: 𐎈-𐎋-𐎎
  • 𐎈𐎋𐎎ḥkmadj
    wise
  • 𐎈𐎋𐎎𐎚ḥkmtnoun
    wisdom

Imperial Aramaic

arc
root: ḥ-k-m
  • חכםverb• tg. Jer. Deut 34:6
    to be wise
  • חכמתאnoun• tg. Onk. Exod 28:3
    wisdom, knowledge, science
Canonical root family: ḥ-k-m