Excavating the Bible/Masterclass #19: Hebrew Root Words

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Masterclass #19: Hebrew Root Words

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  • 26 Lessons

This masterclass will explore ancient Hebrew words by examining their parent roots (two-letter combinations), child roots (formed by adding consonant/vowels), and adopted roots (three-consonant roots), explaining how these roots and their related words are derived, and how their meanings are connected through pictographic letters, and how these concepts can provide a deeper understanding of the Hebrew language.

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About the Author

JEFF A. BENNER desires to assist his readers with proper Biblical interpretation, based on the original cultural and linguistic context of the Bible, a key ingredient to Biblical studies that is often ignored, so they may gain a deeper understanding and insight into the intended meaning of the words of the Scriptures. To this end, he has dedicated over 30 years of research, documenting the connections between the language of the Bible and the culture in which it was written.

Contents

Parent, Child and Adopted Roots

This section will explore Hebrew parent roots, which are two-letter combinations forming the basis for many Hebrew words, and how child roots and adopted roots are derived from them by adding or modifying letters to create new, related meanings.

Parent Roots of Hebrew Words
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Preview
Child and Adopted Roots
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Preview
Parent Roots
  • 2 mins
  • 150 MB
Pronunciation
  • 3 mins
  • 60 MB
Parent Root Dictionary
  • 2 mins
  • 72.5 MB
Child Roots
  • 4 mins
  • 197 MB
Adopted Roots
  • 3 mins
  • 79.3 MB

Parent Roots

This section includes several graphics and a video demonstrating the relationship between the pictographic Hebrew letters in parent roots and their connection to the meaning of the parent root.

El
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Ben
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Da
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Hav
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Yar
  • 61.4 KB
Sin
  • 63 KB
Ra
  • 62.8 KB
Ancient Hebrew Vocabulary
  • 5 mins
  • 30.1 MB

Words

This section will explore how child roots and adopted roots are derived from the parent roots by adding or modifying letters to create new words with related meanings, and also introduce a lexicon that groups these related roots.

Hebrew Roots and Words in Strong's
  • 5 mins
  • 238 MB
Words derived from Parent Roots
  • 3 mins
  • 25.8 MB
Words
  • 3 mins
  • 158 MB
AHLB
  • 1 min
  • 48.5 MB

Root Studies

These studies will first examine the pictographic letters of a specific parent root and a detailed defininition of the root. Next, the child roots derived from the parent will be closely inspected.

Assembly & Voice
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Build, Jealous & Lament
  • 85 KB
Day & Sea
  • 80.4 KB
Lamp & Furnace
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Spirit, Moon & Traveler
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Throw, Torah & Teacher

    Quiz

    Quiz: Hebrew Root Words