אָדָם (adam) - man, mankind, human
אֲדָמָה (adamah) - ground, soil, earth
עָתִיק (atiq) - ancient, venerable, old
עָתִיק (atiq) - ancient, venerable, old
אָב (av) - father
בָּמָה (bamah) - high place, fortress at a high elevation, mountain shrine or temple
עין (ayin) - eye
בַּת (bath) - daughter
ברא (bara) - to give substance to, to fatten (1 Sam. 2:29)
ברך (barak) - to kneel down, blessing
ברא (bara) - to give substance to, to fatten (1 Sam. 2:29)
ברך (barak) - to kneel down, blessing
בן (ben) - son
גִּבּוֺר (gibor) - strong, mighty, powerful (also gebirah - powerful woman, queen mother)
הַר (har) - mountain, hill
חמה (hheymah) - cheese
כָּרָה (karah) - to trade, get by trade
כהן (kohen) - priest
דעת (da’at) - knowledge
דֶּרֶךְ (derek) - way, road, journey
עֵץ (ets) - tree
דם (dam) - blood
אם (em) - mother
ארץ (eretz) - land, earth, territory
ארץ (eretz) - land, earth, territory
גור (gur/gor) - to abide, gather, dwell. Also refers to lion cubs.
חכם (hhakham) - wisdom, skill, understanding, to make distinction/separate
חמה (hheymah) - cheese
לֶחֶם (lehem/lékhem) - bread
מים (mayim) - water
מִקדָשׁ (mikdash) - temple, sanctuary, shrine
זָבָה (zava) - to flow, as in "a land flowing (זָבַת) with milk and honey."
מֶלֶךְ (melek) - king, monarch, sovereign
נָהָר (nahar) - river, stream, current
נפש (nepeš) - life force
אהל ('ohel) - tent
עולם (olam) - world (space) and age (time)
אושר (osher) - happiness
קרא (qara) - to call out
קרה (qarah) - to meet
קדם (qedem) - east (space), ancient (time)
קרבן (qorbān) - offering, gift, sacrifice
שמים (shamayim) - sky, heavens
שֶׁמֶשׁ (shemesh) - sun
עולם (olam) - world (space) and age (time)
קרא (qara) - to call out
קרה (qarah) - to meet
קדם (qedem) - east (space), ancient (time)
רשע (rasha) - to depart
ראשית (reshiyt) - beginning
ראש (rosh) - head, summit, top, as in Rosh Hashanah, “Head of the Year."
ראשית (reshiyt) - beginning
ראש (rosh) - head, summit, top, as in Rosh Hashanah, “Head of the Year."
שַׁלוָה (shalom) - peace, serenity, tranquility, harmony, safety, calmness
שמים (shamayim) - sky, heavens
שִׁיל֔וֹ (Shiloh) - capital city in the time of the Judges, a Messianic reference in Genesis 49.
ידע (yada) - to know intimately
יום (yam) - day
תבון (tavun) - understanding, discernment
תהלה (t’hil’lah) - beginning (Gen. 13:3)
צלם (tselem) - an outline of a shadow, a representation, or image of the original
תהלה (t’hil’lah) - beginning (Gen. 13:3)
צלם (tselem) - an outline of a shadow, a representation, or image of the original
יצר (yatsar) - to form (as shape from clay)
Hebrew is a relatively new language. Abraham did not speak Hebrew. Many of the Hebrew roots (radicals) can be traced to older languages such as Ancient Egyptian and Ancient Akkadian.
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