GR 1130          ALAOS

H 0136            ט ל ע

Concept of root : no visibility

Hebrew word

pronunciation

English meanings

ט ל ע

alath

invisible, dark

Related English words

none

Comparison between European words and Hebrew

Languages

Words

Pronunciation

English meanings

Similarity in roots

Hebrew

ט ל ע

׳alath

invisible, dark

׳a l th

Greek

αλαος

alaos

not seeing, blind, invisible

a l a

 

 

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" .

 

 

 

 

 
Created: Tuesday 6 November 2007 at 22.30.54 Updated: 01/10/2012 at 9.37.09