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Hebrew
Etymology
Apparently denominal from חֵךְ (khékh, “palate, roof of the mouth”), evolved into sense of teaching via training a horse by applying force to its palate (possibly through Arabic ح ن ك (ḥ n k), see تحنيك (taḥnīk)), compare Egyptian ḥnk.
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Root
ח־נ־ך • (ḥ-n-k)
- Related to inauguration, dedication.
- Related to education, teaching.
Derived terms
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