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The Hebrew Roots
Bet (Beyt)
By Jeff A. Benner

Parent Root
בא   /   BA

Verb: Fill       Noun: Void

Pictographic Meaning: ?
Root Meaning: The filling of an empty space.
Edenics: ?
AHLB#: 1024

Child Root: / בוא / BWA   Verb: Fill   Noun: Entrance
Root Meaning: To come or go into a space is to fill it. A void within oneself that desires to be filled.
AHLB#: 1024 J




Parent Root
בד   /   BD

Verb: Separate       Noun: Alone / Destruction

Pictographic Meaning: The pictograph is a representation of a tent. The is a picture of the tent door. These two pictographs represent "the door of the tent".
Root Meaning: The father of the tent often sat alone at the door of the tent. Here he could receive shade from the sun, watch over his household and watch the road for approaching strangers. (see Genesis 18:1,2)
Edenics: bad - as being alone
AHLB#: 1027

Child Root: / בדד / BDD   Verb: ?   Noun: Alone
Root Meaning: Someone or something that is alone and separated from the whole.
AHLB#: 1027 B

Child Root: / אבד / ABD   Verb: Perish   Noun: Lost / Destruction
Root Meaning: A wanderer is one alone or lost. A place separated from people is a place of ruin.
AHLB#: 1027 C

Child Root: / בדא / BDA   Verb: Devise   Noun: ?
Root Meaning: A separation from truth.
AHLB#: 1027 E

Child Root: / ביד / BYD   Verb: ?   Noun: Ruin
Root Meaning: Something brought to ruin and left alone.
AHLB#: 1027 M

Adopted Root: / בדל / BDL   Verb: Separate   Noun: Piece
Root Meaning: ?
AHLB#: 2005

Adopted Root: / בדק / BDQ   Verb: Repair   Noun: Breach
Root Meaning: ?
AHLB#: 2006

Adopted Root: / בדר / BDR   Verb: Scatter   Noun: ?
Root Meaning: ?
AHLB#: 2007

Adopted Root: / בטל / BThL   Verb: Halt   Noun: ?
Root Meaning: ?
AHLB#: 2014

Adopted Root: / בתל / BTL   Verb: ?   Noun: Virgin
Root Meaning: ?
AHLB#: 2045

Adopted Root: / שבט / ShBTh   Verb: ?   Noun: Branch
Root Meaning: A branch used as a staff, scepter, spear, writing implement or measuring rod.
AHLB#: 2805




Parent Root
בח   /   BHh

Verb: Slaughter       Noun: Knife

Pictographic Meaning: ?
Root Meaning: The killing of an animal for slaughter by inserting the point of the knife into throat to sever the artery.
Edenics: ?
AHLB#: 1031

Child Root: / אבח / ABHh   Verb: Slaughter   Noun: Knife
Root Meaning: ?
AHLB#: 1031 C

Adopted Root: / בחן / BHhN   Verb: Examine   Noun: Watchtower
Root Meaning: A close and careful examination of a place or something. An inspection to determine effectiveness.
AHLB#: 2011

Adopted Root: / בחר / BHhR   Verb: Choose   Noun: ? / Youth
Root Meaning: An examination to determine the choicest.
AHLB#: 2012

Adopted Root: / בכר / BKR   Verb: ?   Noun: Firstfruit
Root Meaning: The firstfruits of the crop or womb. Can also be used for someone or something of great prominence as the firstborn is the prominent one who receives the greater inheritance and respect from the family.
AHLB#: 2016

Adopted Root: / זבח / ZBHh   Verb: Sacrifice   Noun: Altar
Root Meaning: The killing of an animal for food or sacrifice.
AHLB#: 2117

Adopted Root: / טבח / ThBHh   Verb: Slaughter   Noun: Flesh
Root Meaning: ?
AHLB#: 2227




Parent Root
בל   /   BL

Verb: Flow       Noun: ? / Nothing

Pictographic Meaning: ?
Root Meaning: A flowing of any substance.
Edenics: ball; bowl; flow - with the exchange of the f for a b
AHLB#: 1035

Child Root: / בלל / BLL   Verb: Mix   Noun: Fodder
Root Meaning: A flowing or mixing of a liquid or solid.
AHLB#: 1035 B

Child Root: / אבל / ABL   Verb: Flow   Noun: Stream
Root Meaning: A flowing of tears.
AHLB#: 1035 C

Child Root: / בלא / BLA   Verb: ?   Noun: Old
Root Meaning: A flowing away life.
AHLB#: 1035 E

Child Root: / הבל / HBL   Verb: ?   Noun: Empty
Root Meaning: A flowing out or away of contents.
AHLB#: 1035 F

Child Root: / בהל / BHL   Verb: Stir   Noun: ? / Trouble
Root Meaning: The flowing of the insides through trouble, amazement, haste or anxiety.
AHLB#: 1035 G

Child Root: / בלה / BLH   Verb: Wear   Noun: ? / Terror
Root Meaning: A flowing away of function, life or strength.
AHLB#: 1035 H

Child Root: / בול / BWL   Verb: ?   Noun: Flood
Root Meaning: A large flowing of water. As the river rises and overflows its banks, the surrounding lands are flooded depositing the water for growing the crops.
AHLB#: 1035 J

Child Root: / יבל / YBL   Verb: Flow   Noun: Stream
Root Meaning: A flowing of wealth, water or sound.
AHLB#: 1035 L

Adopted Root: / בבל / BBL   Verb: Mix   Noun: ?
Root Meaning: A mixing up.
AHLB#: N/A

Adopted Root: / בלם / BLM   Verb: Muzzle   Noun: ?
Root Meaning: A binding of the mouth to restrain an animal.
AHLB#: 2018

Adopted Root: / בלע / BLAh   Verb: Swallow   Noun: ?
Root Meaning: ?
AHLB#: 2020

Adopted Root: / בלק / BLQ   Verb: Waste   Noun: ?
Root Meaning: ?
AHLB#: 2021

Adopted Root: / בלת / BLT   Verb: ?   Noun: ?
Root Meaning: ?
AHLB#: 2021

Adopted Root: / טבל / ThBL   Verb: Dip   Noun: ?
Root Meaning: ?
AHLB#: 2228

Adopted Root: / כבל / KBL   Verb: Twist   Noun: Fetter
Root Meaning: ?
AHLB#: 2247

Adopted Root: / נבל / NBL   Verb: Flow   Noun: ?
Root Meaning: ?
AHLB#: 2369

Adopted Root: / נבל / NBL   Verb: Flow   Noun: ?
Root Meaning: ?
AHLB#: 2369

Adopted Root: / שבל / ShBL   Verb: Flow   Noun: Flood
Root Meaning: The flooding of the river which provides water to the surrounding crop fields.
AHLB#: 2806

Adopted Root: / שבק / ShBQ   Verb: Leave   Noun: ?
Root Meaning: ?
AHLB#: 2810




Parent Root
בן   /   BN

Verb: Build       Noun: Tent panel / Intelligence

Pictographic Meaning: The pictograph is a picture of the tent. The is a picture of a sprouting seed and represents continuity as the seed continues the next generation. The combined meaning of these letters mean “the continuing of the house”.
Root Meaning: The tent was constructed of woven goat hair. Over time the sun bleaches and weakens the goat hair necessitating their continual replacement. Each year the women make a new panel, approximately 3 feet wide and the length of the tent. The old panel is removed (being recycled into a wall or floor) and the new strip is added to the tent. Since the tent is only replaced one small piece at a time the tent essentially lasts forever.
Edenics: beam - a component of construction with an exchange for the m and n; between - with the t added
AHLB#: 1037

Child Root: / בנן / BNN   Verb: Build   Noun: Building
Root Meaning: The building of a family or a structure for housing the family.
AHLB#: 1037 B

Child Root: / אבן / ABN   Verb: Build   Noun: Stone
Root Meaning: ?
AHLB#: 1037 C

Child Root: / הבן / HBN   Verb: ?   Noun: Hard
Root Meaning: The hardness of stone or brick.
AHLB#: 1037 F

Child Root: / בהן / BHN   Verb: Build   Noun: Thumb
Root Meaning: The part of the body understood as the builder by the Hebrews.
AHLB#: 1037 G

Child Root: / בנה / BNH   Verb: Build   Noun: Building
Root Meaning: A structure built for occupation.
AHLB#: 1037 H

Child Root: / בון / BWN   Verb: Plan   Noun: ? / Intelligence
Root Meaning: The skill of the mind and hands to build. Before the tent is constructed the location and orientation must be carefully considered according to weather, view and size. The planning and building of a house, structure or family.
AHLB#: 1037 J

Child Root: / בין / BYN   Verb: Plan   Noun: ? / Understand
Root Meaning: The tent was usually divided into two parts, one for the females and the other for the male. The wall makes a distinction between the two sides. Understanding as the ability to discern between two or more things.
AHLB#: 1037 M

Adopted Root: / לבן / LBN   Verb: ?   Noun: White
Root Meaning: ?
AHLB#: 2303




Parent Root
בר   /   BR

Verb: Feed       Noun: Grain

Pictographic Meaning: The pictograph is a picture of a tent but also represents the family which resides inside the tent. The is a picture of a head. Combined these have the meaning of "family of heads".
Root Meaning: The plant families of grains such as wheat and barley have a cluster of seeds at the top of the stalk called "heads". These grains were used for food for both man and livestock.
Edenics: barley - a grain; beer - made from grain; boar - as fat; barn - grain storage; pure - as clean with soap with an exchange for the p and b
AHLB#: 1043

Child Root: / ברר / BRR   Verb: ?   Noun: Soap
Root Meaning: The stalks of the grains were burned to make potash for making soap.
AHLB#: 1043 B

Child Root: / אבר / ABR   Verb: Fly   Noun: Wing
Root Meaning: The fowl, fed on grain, becomes strong for the long flight.
AHLB#: 1043 C

Child Root: / ברא / BRA   Verb: Fatten   Noun: Fat
Root Meaning: Grain is fed to the livestock making them fat or full.
AHLB#: 1043 E

Child Root: / הבר / HBR   Verb: Divide   Noun: ?
Root Meaning: ?
AHLB#: 1043 F

Child Root: / בהר / BHR   Verb: ?   Noun: Soap
Root Meaning: What is cleaned with soap becomes white or bright.
AHLB#: 1043 G

Child Root: / ברה / BRH   Verb: Eat   Noun: Meat / Covenant
Root Meaning: The grain is used as food for man or livestock. Livestock fed grains become fat and are the choicest for slaughter.
AHLB#: 1043 H

Child Root: / בור / BWR   Verb: ?   Noun: Soap
Root Meaning: ?
AHLB#: 1043 J

Child Root: / ביר / BYR   Verb: ?   Noun: Palace
Root Meaning: ?
AHLB#: 1043 M

Adopted Root: / ברך / BRK   Verb: Kneel   Noun: Knee / Respect
Root Meaning: The bending at the knee to drink from a pond or present a gift.
AHLB#: 2039

Adopted Root: / ברק / BRQ   Verb: Thrust   Noun: Sword
Root Meaning: The shining flash of a sword as it is thrust.
AHLB#: 2041

Adopted Root: / ברש / BRSh   Verb: ?   Noun: Cypress
Root Meaning: ?
AHLB#: 2042

Adopted Root: / גבר / GBR   Verb: Prevail   Noun: Warrior
Root Meaning: One of great strength (warrior) or authority (master).
AHLB#: 2052

Adopted Root: / עבר / AhBR   Verb: Cross   Noun: ?
Root Meaning: The crossing over or passing through a land or water to gain access to the side beyond.
AHLB#: 2520




Parent Root
בת   /   BT

Verb: Lodge       Noun: House

Pictographic Meaning: The pictograph is the tent or house. The t is two crossed sticks meaning a mark or sign.
Root Meaning: The family mark is the name of the patriarch of the family (such as "the house of Jacob"). The primary function of the tent is to provide a protection and a sleeping area at night.
Edenics: bed - for sleeping at night in the house; both - the letter beyt is the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet
AHLB#: 1045

Child Root: / בות / BWT   Verb: ?   Noun: Lodge
Root Meaning: A place for spending the night.
AHLB#: 1045 J

Child Root: / בית / BYT   Verb: ?   Noun: House
Root Meaning: The house or tent where the family spends the night.
AHLB#: 1045 M



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