H3647 כָּמַס kâmaç → Root
8 languagesRoot of the כמס kâmaç family (3 members).
To cover over or hide something by storing it away, often with the implication of keeping it safe, concealed, or preserved. In some contexts, can mean to reserve or set aside for future use, and figuratively, to remember or keep in mind something as if hidden within.
Etymology
From the root כמס (k-m-s), which conveys the sense of covering, hiding, or concealing. Though the precise derivation within Semitic languages is uncertain, the root is consistently associated with the idea of storing away or hiding something from plain sight.
Reflexes · not yet grouped by proto-form
| Language | Word | Meaning | Segmentation | Root |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bemba | kubisa | to hide, conceal | -bis- | |
| Chewa (Chichewa) | kubisa | to hide, conceal | bisa | |
| Kikuyu | gũbĩtha | to hide, cover | -bĩth- | |
| Kinyarwanda | kubika | to hide, conceal, keep away | -bik- | |
| Kirundi | kubika | to hide, to keep (secret) | -bik- | |
| Luganda | okubikka | to cover, conceal | -bik- | |
| Shona | kuviga | to hide, to bury | -vig- | |
| Swahili | kuficha | to hide, conceal | -fic- |
Family members (2)
Lexemes that inherit from this canonical via the SilexRoot family or an additional inheritance edge. Tags show the cognate-propagation status.
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H4363
מִכְמָס
Mikhemas
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A proper noun designating a specific settlement in the central hill country north of Jerusalem during the First Temple p
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H4370
מִכְנָס
miknâç
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A garment worn on the lower part of the body, specifically 'trousers' or 'breeches'; in biblical usage, a particular typ