Hebrew/Roots

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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.