[b-hebrew] The root XRS-XR$
Isaac Fried
if at math.bu.edu
Sat Nov 3 18:54:37 EST 2007
All,
The list of Hebrew roots below is composed by the successive
substitution of the equivalents: G, H, X, K, Q followed by the
successive substitution of the equivalents: D, Z, T [tet], Y, S, C, S
[sin], $, T [tav], with a medial R. All roots are manifestly
referring to one sort or another of trituration, filing by abrasion,
scraping, scratching, grating, grinding, rasping, shredding, rubbing,
hacking, carving, engraving, severing or crushing as typically
occurring in the vigorous working of metal, wood or clay, or breaking
up the hard soil with a plow. The meaning of dispersion or
aggregation inherent in all of them them is as predicted by the
presence of the letter R. An asterisk denotes an extra-biblical root.
Initial G: GRD, GRZ, *GRT, GRS, GR$
גרד, גרז, גרט, גרס, גרשׁ, ]גרע[
Initial H: HRS
הרס
Initial X: XRD, XRZ, XRT, XRS, XRC, XR$, XRT
חרד, חרז, חרט, חרס, חרץ, חרשׁ, חרשׂ, חרת
Initial K: *KRZ, KRS, KRSM, *KRC, KRS, KRT
כרז, כרס, כרסם, כרץ, כרש, כרת, ]כרע[
Initial Q: QRD, QRS, QRC, QR$
קרד, קרס, קרץ, קרש, [קרע]
Isaac Fried, Boston University
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