heb-

verb. to retain, keep, do not give away or release, keep hold of

heb-

verb. to keep

A verb for “to keep” appearing only in its negated form ú-chebin in the phrase ú-chebin estel anim “I have kept no hope for myself” from The Lord of the Rings Appendix A (LotR/1061). Its root √KHEP “retain, keep, do not give away or release, keep hold of” appeared in notes from around 1959-60 (PE17/157; VT41/6).

heb

retain

heb- (i chêb, i chebir) (keep)

heb

retain

(i chêb, i chebir) (keep)