Hebrew/Roots

Many Hebrew words are based on three letter roots.

אבד
-- to perish, to go astray, root

אכל
-- eat, root -- to eat transliteration le-'e-khol -- he eats transliteration hu o-khel -- I (feminine) eat transliteration a-ni o-khe-let -- we (masculine/mixed) ate transliteration a-khal-nu

בני
-- build, root

ברא
-- to bring forth or create, root

ברח
-- to flee, root

גמר
-- to finish, conclude, root

דמה
-- to resemble, root

הלך
-- to walk, go, go away, root

זנה
-- to go astray, sin, root

חיה
-- live, root

כבר
-- to hide, root

נוע
-- to move, root

נוח
-- to rest, stop moving, root

נחם
-- to change attitude, root

נעח
-- to please or attract, root

נפש
-- soul, root

סדר
-- order, root

ספק
-- to feed, root

צבה
-- to swell, root

פרח
-- to blossom, root

פרע
-- to loosen, root

צדק
-- to be just or righteous, root

קדש
-- holy, root

ראש
-- head or first, root

רוח
-- spirit, wind, root

שבת
-- to cease, stop, rest from work (strike), root

שלם
-- whole, complete, root -- wholeness, completeness transliteration s'lay-moot -- paid transliteration m'shoo-lam -- peace transliteration shalom

שפח
-- to join, root

תרם
-- contribute or donate, root