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.