Biblical Hebrew Forum

[David Kolinsky <hadeesh AT sbcglobal.net>]

Isaac

The verb רעה means "to take out to pasture" or literally "to scatter about in a horizontal direction" it is related to רוח

What of :
ירע to move back and forth (Is15:4)
רעע (vibrate) shatter, impair (Jr15:12)
רעד tremble (Ex15:15)  shake, vibrate (Ps104:32) 
רעל to vibrate (Jastro)  to quiver (Nc2:4)(Zc12:2)
רעם thunder (Ps96:11;104:7)
רעש to quake (Jd5:4)(SmII22:8)(Is13:13;24:18;29:6)

David Kolinsky
Monterey, CA

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From: Isaac Fried <if AT math.bu.edu>
To: David Kolinsky <hadeesh AT sbcglobal.net>
Cc: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
Sent: Thu, November 29, 2012 3:28:04 PM
Subject: head and see

In my opinion there is no such thing in Hebrew as "comes from". One word does not "come from" another word. If ראש RO$, 'head', "comes from"  ראה RAAH, 'see', then by this plan of things רעש RAA$, 'rattle', "comes from" רעה RAAH, 'pasture'. 

Isaac Fried, Boston University

On Nov 29, 2012, at 1:52 PM, David Kolinsky wrote:

ראש meaning head comes from ראה meaning "the place of seeing"