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Root ḥ-k-m

Ugaritic ↔ Hebrew

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
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Hebrew

he
root: ḥ-k-m
  • חָכָםkhakhámadjT Exod.31.6
    wise, smart
  • חָכָםkhakhámnounT Exod.31.6
    wise man, sage
  • חָכַםkhakhámverbT Exod.31.6
    to be wise, become wise, learn
  • הֶחְכִּיםhekhkímverb
    to become wise, acquire knowledge, learn
  • חׇכְמָהkhokhmánounT Exod.28.3
    defective spelling of חוכמה.
  • ח־כ־םkh-k-mrootT Exod.31.6
    Related to wisdom.
  • חׇכְמָהkhokhmánounT Exod.28.3
    wisdom
  • חֲכָמוֹתkhakhamotadjT Judg.5.29
    feminine plural indefinite form of חָכָם (khakhám)
Canonical root family: ḥ-k-m