See also: hèkǎ

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Etymology edit

From Egyptian ḥkꜣ.

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heka (uncountable)

  1. (Ancient Egypt) A mystic animating force present in the universe, used by deities and people.
    • 1998, Ogden Goelet, Jr., edited by Eva von Dassow, The Egyptian Book of the Dead, 2nd edition, page 146:
      Endowed with heka, both people and the gods can make words and wishes effective.
    • 2004, Rosemary Clark, The Sacred Tradition in Ancient Egypt, page 359:
      The distinction between white (life-giving) and black (life-destroying) magic was not simplistically defined, because heka was viewed as a neutral force.
    • 2017, Ronald Hutton, The Witch, Yale University Press, published 2018, page 45:
      Heka was especially expressed in words, spoken or written, but also by ritual, often linked to particular stones, plants and incenses.

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heka

  1. to search for, look for, seek

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heka (present tense hekar, past tense heka, past participle heka, passive infinitive hekast, present participle hekande, imperative heka/hek)

  1. (intransitive) to be in doubt or uncertain

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  • This is a split infinitive verb.

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