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GR 1134 ALKČ
H 0096 ל י א
Concept of root: strength
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Hebrew word
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pronunciation
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English meanings
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ל י א
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eyal
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strength
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Related English words
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none
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Comparison between European words and
Hebrew
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Languages
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Words
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Pronunciation
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English meanings
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Similarity in roots
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Hebrew
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ל י א
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eyal
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strength
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a l
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Greek
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αλκη
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alkč
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strength
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a l
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Old English
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ellen
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strength, courage
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e l . n
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Proto-Semitic *AYĪL --- *ALLEN Proto-Germanic
The combination of an Aleph ( a vowel ) plus an L is used in many roots and lacks the character of exclusivity .
Note:
- Hebrew expresses the concept of power already with the brief simple word "
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ל , čl ". The adding of the infix " Y" seems to be an elaboration of the root into physical strength. But "I" has developed out of an older infix "W", one that is often pronounced as a vowel "O".
Note:
- Proto-Semitic It is uncertain if the original root was simply "*Aleph . L", "*Aleph.W.L" or an already developed "*Aleph . Y. L". There is a related root "א ה ל, Aleph Waw Lamed, carrying the meaning of "to be strong". But attention, identical roots, if not the same, on the basis of derived words, are considered to have messages as "to be in front", "to be foolish". The word א ו ל, ul in Psalm 73.4 is translated as "strong" but also as "body". An important indication comes from "א י ל, ayīl that means "strrong, powerful" and is also used to name a "ram", an impressive big tree or a strong pillar. Probably Proto-Semitic already had this "*א י ל, ayīl
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- Greek "alkč" has not found any etymological explanation, besides the not convincing effort to link it to the verbs " αλεω , aleo" and "αλεξω , alexo" that both concentrate on the concept of "defense" which is too far off. The verb "alexo" is found in the name " Alexander " for "He who defends ". Odd, if we think that most of what Alexander the Great has done was attacking and conquering. But what is in a name ?
Regarding the K in "alkč" we refer to a comparable case in entry E 0293 (Hebrew 0097).
Note:
- Proto-Germanic Old English "ellen" besides "strength" also says "courage" and in composed words "might, power". It finds sisters in Old High German "ellian" and "ellen" and Old Norse "eljan". The existing hypothesis for Proto-Germanic of "*aljana-" is possible seeing the "J" in Old Norse, but "*A LL . N" is more convincing. ".
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- Indo-European. We have little useful information outside Germanic, with Greek being somewhat uncertain. We have no hypothesis for Indo-European.
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| Created: Tuesday 6 November 2007 at 22.30.54 Updated: Monday 9 July 2012 at 12.51.19 |
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