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GR 1130 ALAOS
H 0136 ט ל ע
Concept of root : no
visibility
Hebrew word
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pronunciation
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English meanings
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ט ל ע
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alath
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invisible, dark
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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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ט ל ע
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׳alath
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invisible, dark
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׳a l th
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Greek
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αλαος
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alaos
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not seeing, blind,
invisible
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a l a
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Hebrew *‛ALATH --- *ALA-(OS) Greek
The Greek root does not have the Hebrew final TH and is as much shorter . But this does not alter the fact of similarity, as is demonstrated in the second note, on Hebrew. Regretfully there is no known etymology., so that a hypothesis for Indo-European can not be made.
Note:
- Greek. Another word with a similar root, plus a doubling suffix is : "αλαωπος , "alaopos" saying "blind" as well as "dark". There are more words on basis of this root.
Note:
- Hebrew has more words that begin with
ע plus
ל and are related in meaning with "‛alath". One is "
ע
ל
ם , ‛alam = to hide from view" and the other one is "
ע
ל
ף , ‛alaph = to disappear from view". Apparently all these different third consonants after the combination of Ayin and Lamed have been chosen to differentiate the messages of the words. Consequently A + L can be compared with the same combination in Greek in this respect.
Note:
- Proto-Semitic. We have insufficient evidence to allow a hypothesis. Arabic "ghathala = was covered with clouds" may well be related, with the "GH" corresponding with the Hebrew "Ayin" . This would point towards a Proto-Semitic "* ע
ל
ט" .
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Created: Tuesday 6 November 2007 at 22.30.54 Updated: 01/10/2012 at 9.37.09 |
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