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shoresh

shoresh noun: a Semitic root.

Noun

shoresh (plural shorashim)

  1. A Semitic root
    • Note how often the word 'yerusha' (or a similar "shoresh") is found in the first eight psukim of chapter 15. Explain its meaning and context in these psukim. Then, note the use of this same shoresh 'y.r.sh.' in Bamidbar 33:50-53 (and in Shmot 6:8) and their context. Howdoes this word relate to...2000 November 10, Menachem Leibtag, “Parshat Lech Lecha; Part I - Questions For the 'Shabbos Table'”, in Tanach Study Center

Forms of shoresh

pluralshorashim

Origin of shoresh

Borrowed from Hebrew שֹׁרֶשׁ (“root”).

Questions about shoresh

What does shoresh mean?
Shoresh means a Semitic root.
What part of speech is shoresh?
Shoresh is a noun.
What is the plural of shoresh?
The plural of shoresh is shorashim.

Words near shoresh in the dictionary

  1. shorepower
  2. shorer
  3. shorers
  4. shores
  5. shores up
  6. shoresh
  7. shoreside
  8. shoresides
  9. shoresman
  10. shoresmen
  11. Shoreswood

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