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.