H2862 חָתַף châthaph → Root
10 languagesRoot of the חתף châthaph family (1 member).
To seize or snatch swiftly and forcefully, often with the implication of taking something suddenly or unexpectedly. The term is used both for literal acts of grabbing or capturing and for figurative instances of sudden removal or abduction.
Etymology
Root is ח-ת-ף (חתף), whose core idea is taking or seizing. The verb חָתַף is a denominative root formation referring to the physical or figurative action of snatching. Derivation implies a forceful, abrupt taking, possibly linked to cognate terms in other Semitic languages conveying similar acts of violent or sudden seizure.
Reflexes · not yet grouped by proto-form
| Language | Word | Meaning | Segmentation | Root |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bemba | bata | to catch, touch, hold | -bata- | |
| Chichewa | bata | to hold, touch, grab | -bata- | |
| Lenje | bata | to hold, touch | -bata- | |
| Lunda | bata | to catch, hold | -bata- | |
| Luvale | bata | to hold, seize, touch | -bata- | |
| Ndebele | thatha | to take, to seize | -thath- | |
| Shona | bata | to catch, grasp, seize, hold | bata | |
| Tonga (Zambia) | bata | to touch, hold, catch | -bata- | |
| Xhosa | thatha | to take, to seize | -thath- | |
| Zulu | thatha | to take, to seize, to grab | thatha |