Hebrew/Roots
Many Hebrew words are based on three letter roots.
אבד
[edit | edit source] אבד -- to perish, to go astray, root
אכל
[edit | edit source] אכל -- eat, root
לֶאֱכֹל -- to eat transliteration le-'e-khol
הוּא אוֹכֵל -- he eats transliteration hu o-khel
אֲנִי אוֹכֶלֶת -- I (feminine) eat transliteration a-ni o-khe-let
אָכַלְנו -- we (masculine/mixed) ate transliteration a-khal-nu
בני
[edit | edit source] בני -- build, root
ברא
[edit | edit source] ברא -- to bring forth or create, root
ברח
[edit | edit source] ברח -- to flee, root
גמר
[edit | edit source] גמר -- to finish, conclude, root
דמה
[edit | edit source] דמה -- to resemble, root
הלך
[edit | edit source] הלך -- to walk, go, go away, root
זנה
[edit | edit source] זנה -- to go astray, sin, root
חיה
[edit | edit source] חיה -- live, root
כבר
[edit | edit source] כבר -- to hide, root
נוע
[edit | edit source] נוע -- to move, root
נוח
[edit | edit source] נוח -- to rest, stop moving, root
נחם
[edit | edit source] נחם -- to change attitude, root
נעח
[edit | edit source] נעח -- to please or attract, root
נפש
[edit | edit source] נפש -- soul, root
סדר
[edit | edit source] סדר -- order, root
ספק
[edit | edit source] ספק -- to feed, root
צבה
[edit | edit source] צבה -- to swell, root
פרח
[edit | edit source] פרח -- to blossom, root
פרע
[edit | edit source] פרע -- to loosen, root
צדק
[edit | edit source] צדק -- to be just or righteous, root
קדש
[edit | edit source] קדש -- holy, root
ראש
[edit | edit source] ראש -- head or first, root
רוח
[edit | edit source] רוח -- spirit, wind, root
שבת
[edit | edit source] שבת -- to cease, stop, rest from work (strike), root
שלם
[edit | edit source] שלם -- whole, complete, root
שְׁלֵמוּת -- wholeness, completeness transliteration s'lay-moot
מְשֻׁלָּם -- paid transliteration m'shoo-lam
שָׁלוֹם -- peace transliteration shalom
שפח
[edit | edit source] שפח -- to join, root
תרם
[edit | edit source] תרם -- contribute or donate, root
References
[edit | edit source]Some of the roots on this page are from Judaism 101's Hebrew Language: Root Words. Others come from Teachings of th Ecokosher Rebbe Hebrew Language. Maskilon has a root based dictionary.