heka

From Egyptian ḥkꜣ.

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.

• Hake, hake

• IPA^(key): /he.ˈka/

heka

1. to search for, look for, seek

• heke (e-infinitive)

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

• This is a split infinitive verb.

• “heka” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

• hake