ḫwj

Verb

 * 1)  to protect, to defend (a person, body, or place) (+  or  : against, from; + : by means of, with)
 * 2)  to rule, to serve as protector of (a place)
 * 3)  to guard (someone to be restrained), to keep watch over in order to restrain
 * 4)  to exclude, to exempt, especially from tax dues
 * 5)  to set aside for some purpose, especially to set aside as holy or sacred
 * 6)  to prevent, to preclude, to avoid
 * 7)  to furnish, to equip (+  or  : with)