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Where does “חבט” come from?

חבט (Hebrew) comes from Proto-Semitic habat- — to throw down, beat, destroy.

חבט (Hebrew): to strike, hit

Definitions

  1. to strike, hit

Ancestry of “חבט”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Semitichabat-to throw down, beat, destroy
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