ḥḥw

Egyptian

Etymology

Possibly related to ḥḥ, in either its meaning of endlessness or floodwater.

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /hɛhuː/
  • Conventional anglicization: hehu

Proper noun

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1. the god Heh or Huh, personification of an aspect of the primeval waters, possibly their infinity [since the Pyramid Texts]

References

• James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 130.
• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926–1961) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN