ח־נ־ך

Hebrew

Etymology

Apparently denominal from חֵךְ (khékh, “palate, roof of the mouth”).

Compare Arabic ح ن ك (ḥ-n-k), possibly Egyptian ḥnk.

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Root

ח־נ־ך • (ḥ-n-k)

  1. Related to inauguration, dedication.
  2. Related to education, teaching.

Derived terms
Hebrew terms belonging to the root ח־נ־ך‎ (0 c, 10 e)

Further reading
  • “ח־נ־ך” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
  • “ח־נ־ך”, in Hebrew dictionary and conjugation tables, Pealim.com
  • Klein, Ernest (1987) “חנך”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English‎, Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 224c
  • A. Murtonen (1989) “XNK”, in Hebrew in Its West Semitic Setting, Part I, Section Bb, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 189
  • A. Murtonen (1989) “XK(K)”, in Hebrew in Its West Semitic Setting, Part I, Section Bb, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 180
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