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.