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Root q-m-ṣ

Ugaritic ↔ Hebrew

Both languages share identical consonants at this root —𐎖-𐎎-𐎕↔ q-m-ṣ. No Proto-Semitic sound change separates them here.

Ugaritic

ug
root: 𐎖-𐎎-𐎕
  • 𐎖𐎎𐎕qmṣnoun
    heap, pile
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Hebrew

he
root: q-m-ṣ
  • קָמָץkamátsnoun• m. Sot. 3:2
    kamatz (a Hebrew nikud vowel sign, shaped like a small uppercase T, which is written beneath a letter to indicate an /a/ sound (or, in Ashkenazi pronunciation, an /o/ sound)) (ִ◌ָ)
  • קַמְצָןkamtsánnoun
    miser; cheapskate; stingy person
  • קְמִיצָהkmitsánoun• m. Men. 5:5
    ring finger
  • קָמַץkamátsverb• m. Sot. 3:2
    clench
Canonical root family: q-m-ṣ