Hebrew/Roots

Many Hebrew words are based on three letter roots.

אבד

אבד -- to perish, to go astray, root

אכל

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

בני -- build, root

ברא

ברא -- to bring forth or create, root

ברח

ברח -- to flee, root

גמר

גמר -- to finish, conclude, root

דמה

דמה -- to resemble, root

הלך

הלך -- to walk, go, go away, root

זנה

זנה -- to go astray, sin, root

חיה

חיה -- live, root

כבר

כבר -- to hide, root

נוע

נוע -- to move, root

נוח

נוח -- to rest, stop moving, root

נחם

נחם -- to change attitude, root

נעח

נעח -- to please or attract, root

נפש

נפש -- soul, root

סדר

סדר -- order, root

ספק

ספק -- to feed, root

צבה

צבה -- to swell, root

פרח

פרח -- to blossom, root

פרע

פרע -- to loosen, root

צדק

צדק -- to be just or righteous, root

קדש

קדש -- holy, root

ראש

ראש -- head or first, root

רוח

רוח -- spirit, wind, root

שבת

שבת -- to cease, stop, rest from work (strike), root

שלם

שלם -- whole, complete, root
שְׁלֵמוּת -- wholeness, completeness transliteration s'lay-moot
מְשֻׁלָּם -- paid transliteration m'shoo-lam
שָׁלוֹם -- peace transliteration shalom

שפח

שפח -- to join, root

תרם

תרם -- contribute or donate, root

References

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.