Ancient Semitic Elements

'abd عبد, 𐤏𐤁𐤃 Arabic, Phoenician
Arabic and Phoenician word meaning "servant, slave".

abu 𒀜 Akkadian
Akkadian word meaning "father".

'ach אָח Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "brother".

'adah עָדָה Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "adorn" or "pass by".

'adan עָדַן Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to delight, to luxuriate".

'adin עָדִין Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "delicate".

'adon אָדוֹן, 𐤀𐤃𐤍 Ancient Hebrew, Phoenician
Hebrew and Phoenician word meaning "lord, master".

'aḥ 𐤀𐤇 Phoenician
Phoenician word meaning "brother".

'ahav אָהַב Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to love".

aḫu 𒋀 Akkadian
Akkadian word meaning "brother".

'alah עָלָה Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to ascend, to climb".

'am עַם Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "people, nation, folk".

'amar אָמַר Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to say, to speak".

'ametz אָמֵץ Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to strengthen".

'anah 1 עָנָה Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to answer".

'anah 2 עָנָה Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to be afflicted, to be depressed, to be humbled".

'anan עָנָן Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "cloud".

aplu Akkadian
Akkadian word meaning "son, heir".

'ari אֲרִי Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "lion".

'asah עָשָׂה Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to do, to make".

ašarēdu Akkadian
Akkadian word meaning "preeminent".

'ashar אָשַׁר Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to be happy, to be blessed".

'ashyah אָשְׁיָה Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "support, column, buttress".

'atal עֲתַל Ancient Hebrew (Hypothetical)
Unattested Hebrew word possibly meaning "exalted".

'av אָב Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "father".

'avad עָבַד Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to serve, to work, to worship".

'ayyal אַיָּל Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "deer, gazelle".

'azar עָזַר Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to help".

'azaz עָזַז Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to be strong".

'azru 𐤏𐤆𐤓 Phoenician
Phoenician word meaning "to help".

'b Ancient Semitic (Hypothetical)
Semitic root meaning "father".

banah בָּנָה Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to build".

bānû 𒆕 Akkadian
Akkadian word meaning "creator, builder".

bat 2 בַּת Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "daughter".

batah בָּתָה Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "destruction, end".

bayit בַּיִת Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "house, home".

'bd Ancient Semitic (Hypothetical)
Semitic root meaning "servant, slave".

beliya'al בְּלִיַעַל Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew term meaning "worthless". This term is used in later Christian tradition as a name for an evil angel associated with lawlessness and lust.

ben 1 בֵּן Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "son".

b'l Ancient Semitic (Hypothetical)
Semitic word meaning "lord, master, possessor".

bod 1 𐤁𐤃 Phoenician
Phoenician prefix meaning "on behalf of".

chagag חָגַג Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to hold a festival, to hold a feast".

cham חָם Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "father-in-law".

chanan חָנַן Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to be gracious, to have mercy, to show favour".

chatzah חָצָה Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to divide".

chawah חָוָה Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to breathe".

chayah חָיָה Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to live".

chazah חָזָה Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to see".

chazaq חָזַק Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to strengthen, to be strong".

dalah דָּלָה Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to draw up, to hang".

daliyyah דָּלִיָּה Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "hanging branch".

din 2 דִּין Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to judge".

'dn Ancient Semitic (Hypothetical)
Semitic root meaning "lord, master".

dod דּוֹד Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "beloved" or "uncle".

dor דּוֹר Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "generation".

'ḏr Ancient Semitic (Hypothetical)
Semitic root meaning "to help".

'eder עֵדֶר Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "flock, herd".

'el אֵל Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "God".

'elah אֵלָה Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "terebinth, tree".

'elon אֵלוֹן Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "strong tree, oak".

'esh אֵשׁ Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "fire".

'eved עֶבֶד Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "servant, slave".

'even אֶבֶן Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "stone".

'ezrah עֶזְרָה Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "help".

gadal גָּדַל Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to grow, to become great".

gamal גָּמַל Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to reward".

gamar גָּמַר Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to end, to complete".

garash גָּרַשׁ Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to expel, to drive out".

gever גֶּבֶר Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "strong man, warrior".

gil גִּיל Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "joy, happiness".

'ḫ Ancient Semitic (Hypothetical)
Semitic root meaning "brother".

hadas הֲדַס Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "myrtle".

halal הָלַל Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to praise, to shine".

hamon הָמוֹן Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "multitude, crowd".

ḥan 𐤇𐤍 Phoenician
Phoenician word meaning "grace, favour".

har 2 הַר Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "mountain".

ḥnn Ancient Semitic (Hypothetical)
Semitic root meaning "to be gracious".

hod 2 הוֹד Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "majesty, splendour".

hosha' na' הושע נא Ancient Aramaic
Aramaic expression meaning "deliver us" in Hebrew.

hu' הוּא Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "he" (third-person pronoun).

'i אִי Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "coast, island".

i 7 י, ي Ancient Hebrew, Arabic
Hebrew and Arabic suffix meaning "my".

'ilan אִילָן Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "tree".

'im עִם Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "with".

kanan כָּנַן Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to plant, to establish".

kavad כָּבַד Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to be heavy, to be glorious".

kazav כָּזַב Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to lie, to deceive".

ki 9 כִּי Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "that, because, since".

kīnu Akkadian
Akkadian word meaning "legitimate, true".

kudurru Akkadian
Akkadian word meaning "eldest son".

kun כּוּן Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to establish, to prepare".

'l Ancient Semitic (Hypothetical)
Semitic root meaning "god".

laban לָבָן Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "white".

lechem לֶחֶם Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "bread".

lemo לְמוֹ Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "at, to".

lev לֵב Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "heart".

ma'aseh מַעֲשֶׂה Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "deed, work".

mal'akh מַלְאָכְ Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "messenger, angel".

malakh מָלַכְ Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to reign".

mashiyach מָשִׁיחַ Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "anointed, Messiah".

mattan מַתָּן Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "gift".

melekh מֶלֶכְ Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "king".

mi 6 מִי Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "who" (interrogative pronoun).

milk 𐤌𐤋𐤊 Phoenician
Phoenician word meaning "king".

mlk Ancient Semitic (Hypothetical)
Semitic root meaning "to rule, king".

na'am נָעַם Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to be pleasant".

nacham נָחַם Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to comfort, to console".

narāmu Akkadian
Akkadian word meaning "beloved".

naṣāru Akkadian
Akkadian word meaning "to protect, to defend".

natan נָתַן Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to give".

ner נֵר Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "lamp, candle, light".

nērāru Akkadian
Akkadian word meaning "helper".

nuach נוּחַ Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to rest, to repose".

'ofer עֹפֶר Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "fawn".

'or אוֹר Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "light".

'oz עֹז Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "strength, power".

palat פָּלַט Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to deliver, to rescue, to escape".

panah פָּנָה Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to turn to, to turn away".

pesach פֶּסַח Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "Passover".

pû Akkadian
Akkadian word meaning "mouth, word".

qanah קָנָה Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to acquire, to purchase".

qart 𐤒𐤓𐤕 Phoenician
Phoenician word meaning "city".

qum קוּם Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to raise".

ra'ah 1 רָאָה Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to see, to perceive".

ra'ah 2 רָעָה Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to feed, to graze, shepherd".

ra'am רָאַם Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to rise".

racham רָחַם Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to pity, to be compassionate, to love".

rafa' רָפָא Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to heal".

raz רָז Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "secret".

re'a רֵעַ Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "friend".

riābu Akkadian
Akkadian word meaning "to replace, to compensate".

rinnah רִנָּה Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "joy, singing, shouting".

rom 𐤓𐤌 Phoenician
Phoenician word meaning "to be high".

ron 2 רֹן Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "joy, song, shout".

rum 1 רוּם Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to exalt, to be high, to rise up".

rwm Ancient Semitic (Hypothetical)
Semitic root meaning "to be high".

ṣapan 𐤑𐤐𐤍 Phoenician
Phoenician word possibly meaning "to hide, to conceal".

sarah 1 שָׂרָה Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to have power, to contend, to fight".

sarah 2 שָׂרָה Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "lady, princess, noblewoman".

šarru Akkadian
Akkadian word meaning "king".

sha'al שָׁאַל Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to ask".

shafat שָׁפַט Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to judge".

shagah שָׁגָה Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to stray, to err".

shai שַׁי Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "gift, present".

shalam שָׁלַם Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to be complete, to be at peace".

shalem שָׁלוֹם Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "complete, safe, peaceful".

shalom שָׁלוֹם Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "peace".

shama' שָׁמַע Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to hear, to listen".

shamar שָׁמַר Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to guard, to watch".

shava' שָׁבַע Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "oath".

shem שֵׁם Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "name".

shema' שֵׁמַע Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "report, news, fame".

shemesh שֶׁמֶשׁ Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "the sun".

shir שִׁיר Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "song".

šlm Ancient Semitic (Hypothetical)
Semitic root meaning "to be safe, to be whole, peace".

šmš Ancient Semitic (Hypothetical)
Semitic root meaning "the sun".

ṣpn Ancient Semitic (Hypothetical)
Semitic root meaning "to hide, to conceal".

śrr Ancient Semitic (Hypothetical)
Semitic root meaning "to rule".

tal 2 טַל Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "dew".

tam תָּם Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "perfect, complete, upright".

tamar תָּמָר Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "date palm".

te'enah תְּאֵנָה Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "fig".

teiman תֵּימָן Ancient Hebrew
Denominative form of yamin.

tov טוֹב Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "good".

'ṯtr Ancient Semitic (Hypothetical)
Semitic root of uncertain meaning, perhaps meaning "evening star".

tukultu 𒆪 Akkadian
Akkadian word meaning "trust, faith, hope".

tzachaq צָחַק Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to laugh, to play".

tzafan צָפַן Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to hide, to treasure".

tzedeq צֶדֶק Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "justice, righteousness".

tzevi צְבִי Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "gazelle, roebuck".

tzur צוּר Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "rock, cliff".

'ur אוּר Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "light, flame".

y Ancient Semitic (Hypothetical)
Semitic suffix meaning "my".

yachal יָחַל Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to wait, to hope".

yadah יָדָה Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to praise".

yadid יָדִיד Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "beloved, friend".

yah יָה Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew element referring to Yahweh.

yakhol יָכֹל Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to be able, to prevail".

yamin יָמִין, يمين Ancient Hebrew, Arabic
Hebrew and Arabic word meaning "right hand, south".

ya'rah יַעְרָה Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "honeycomb" and "honeysuckle".

yarah יָרָה Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to teach, to throw" or "rain".

yasaf יָסַף Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to add, to increase".

yasha' יָשַׁע Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to save, to deliver".

yatar יָתַר Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to remain, to exceed, to abound, to excel".

yatav יָטַב Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to be good, to be happy".

yaton 𐤉𐤕𐤍 Phoenician
Phoenician word meaning "to give".

yeho יְהוֹ Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew element referring to Yahweh.

yehudi יְהוּדִי Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "Jew".

ymn Ancient Semitic (Hypothetical)
Semitic root meaning "right hand, south".

yo 1 יוֹ Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew element referring to Yahweh.

yonah יוֹנָה Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "dove".

yuval יוּבָל Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "stream".

zabad זָבַד Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to give, to bestow".

zakhar זָכַר Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to remember".

zavad זָבַד Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to bestow".

zaval זָבַל Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to exalt".

zbl Ancient Semitic (Hypothetical)
Semitic root meaning "to exalt, to dwell".

zevul זְבוּל Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "exalted house".

zevuv זְבוּב Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "fly (insect)".

'zz Ancient Semitic (Hypothetical)
Semitic root meaning "to be strong".