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GR 1244 ÜO
H 0102 ה ב ע , ב
ע
Concept of root : clouds
Hebrew word
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pronunciation
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English meanings
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ב ע ;
ה ב ע
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‛av ;
‛ibbà
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cloud, clouds;
to thicken, condense
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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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ב ע
ה ב ע
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‛av;
‛ibbà
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clouds;
to condense
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‛a b
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Greek
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ύω
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hüo
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to cause rain, to rain
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hü
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Proto-Semitic *‛OB --- *HÜO Greek
Greek "hüo" is thought to have an original root "*seu". True is that the initial "H" in Greek often corresponds with an"S" in other European tongues. But it is also true that this "H" often corresponds with the presence of an "Ayin" in Hebrew.
Note:
- Hebrew. Besides the mentioned words, there is also "ע ב ב, awav = to cover with clouds", and at the origin of all three "ע ו ב, Ayin, W. B" in the verbal form "ה ע י ב, he‛iv = he beclouded" , found in Lam. 2:1.
A similar root expresses the concept of "to be thick", that may be related to that of "to condense".
Note:
- Hebrew and Greek. With just this brief root in Greek, it is difficult to make a real good comparison, but it did not seem right to leave this little similarity out of the list.
Note:
- Hebrew and Proto-Semitic. The mentioned older root "*ע ו ב, Ayin, W. B"," with also the meaning of "darkness, limited sight" presumably was present in Proto-Semitic. It has also led to Aramaic "ע י ב א, Ayin, W. B Aleph, ‛eb'à = clouds".
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Created: Tuesday 6 November 2007 at 22.30.54 Updated: 22/12/2012 at 9.15.03 |
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