Hebrew/Roots
Many Hebrew words are based on three letter roots.
אבד edit
אבד -- to perish, to go astray, root
אכל edit
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
בני -- build, root
ברא edit
ברא -- to bring forth or create, root
ברח edit
ברח -- to flee, root
גמר edit
גמר -- to finish, conclude, root
דמה edit
דמה -- to resemble, root
הלך edit
הלך -- to walk, go, go away, root
זנה edit
זנה -- to go astray, sin, root
חיה edit
חיה -- live, root
כבר edit
כבר -- to hide, root
נוע edit
נוע -- to move, root
נוח edit
נוח -- to rest, stop moving, root
נחם edit
נחם -- to change attitude, root
נעח edit
נעח -- to please or attract, root
נפש edit
נפש -- soul, root
סדר edit
סדר -- order, root
ספק edit
ספק -- to feed, root
צבה edit
צבה -- to swell, root
פרח edit
פרח -- to blossom, root
פרע edit
פרע -- to loosen, root
צדק edit
צדק -- to be just or righteous, root
קדש edit
קדש -- holy, root
ראש edit
ראש -- head or first, root
רוח edit
רוח -- spirit, wind, root
שבת edit
שבת -- to cease, stop, rest from work (strike), root
שלם edit
שלם -- whole, complete, root
שְׁלֵמוּת -- wholeness, completeness transliteration s'lay-moot
מְשֻׁלָּם -- paid transliteration m'shoo-lam
שָׁלוֹם -- peace transliteration shalom
שפח edit
שפח -- to join, root
תרם edit
תרם -- contribute or donate, root
References edit
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.