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The Hebrew Roots
Dal (Dalet)
By Jeff A. Benner

Parent Root
דם   /   DM

Verb: ?       Noun: Blood / Likeness

Pictographic Meaning: The pictograph is a door representing the idea of moving back and forth. The is a picture of water and can represent any liquid especially blood. Combined these pictures mean "the moving back and forth of water" or the "flowing of blood".
Root Meaning: Similarly, the grape plant takes water from the ground and moves it to the fruit where the water becomes the blood of the grape.
Edenics: dumb
AHLB#: 1082

Child Root: / דמם / DMM   Verb: Silent   Noun: ?
Root Meaning: When the blood is shed, the man or animal becomes silent and still.
AHLB#: 1082 B

Child Root: / אדם / ADM   Verb: ?   Noun: Red
Root Meaning: The color red, the color of blood, man and the earth.
AHLB#: 1082 C

Child Root: / הדם / HDM   Verb: ?   Noun: Pieces
Root Meaning: ?
AHLB#: 1082 F

Child Root: / דהם / DHM   Verb: Dumb   Noun: ?
Root Meaning: When excited or scared ones blood pressure increases and is unable to speak.
AHLB#: 1082 G

Child Root: / דמה / DMH   Verb: ?   Noun: Likeness / Compare
Root Meaning: A son from the blood of his father resembles his father.
AHLB#: 1082 H

Child Root: / דום / DWM   Verb: Silent   Noun: ?
Root Meaning: When the blood is shed, the man or animal becomes silent.
AHLB#: 1082 J

Child Root: / דמי / DMY   Verb: Silent   Noun: ?
Root Meaning: When the blood is shed, the man or animal becomes silent.
AHLB#: 1082 N

Adopted Root: / רדם / RDM   Verb: Sleep   Noun: ?
Root Meaning: ?
AHLB#: 2754

Adopted Root: / דמע / DMAh   Verb: Weep   Noun: Tear
Root Meaning: The weeping of the eyes. The juice of the grape or other fruit that seeps out.
AHLB#: 2106

Adopted Root: / קדם / QDM   Verb: Face   Noun: East / Before
Root Meaning: The place of the rising sun. The Hebrews recognized the east as the top of the four compass points (contrary to our understanding of north) and is the direction faced when orienting direction. The past is understood as what is in front, or before, you as the past is known (contrary to our understanding of the future being in front of us).
AHLB#: 2698




Parent Root
דן   /   DN

Verb: Rule       Noun: Ruler / Quarrel

Pictographic Meaning: The pictograph d is a picture of a door. The is a picture of a seed representing the idea of life. Combined these pictures mean "the door of life".
Root Meaning: The ancient Hebrew concept of a "judge" is one who restores life. The goal of one that rules or judges is to bring a pleasant and righteous life to the people. This can also mean a deliverer as one whom restores life to his people.
Edenics: damn - with an added m; dean - as a judge
AHLB#: 1083

Child Root: / אדן / ADN   Verb: ?   Noun: Base / Lord
Root Meaning: The foundation of a column or pillar as the support of the structure.
AHLB#: 1083 C

Child Root: / דין / DYN   Verb: Judge   Noun: ? / Judge
Root Meaning: ?
AHLB#: 1083 M




Parent Root
דע   /   DAh

Verb: See       Noun: ? / Knowledge

Pictographic Meaning: The pictograph d is a picture of a door. The o is a picture of the eye. Through the eyes one experiences his world and learns from it. Combined these pictures mean "the door of the eye".
Root Meaning: The eye is the window into the man's very being. Experience is gained through visual observation. Knowledge is achieved through these experiences.
Edenics: ?
AHLB#: 1085

Child Root: / דוע / DWAh   Verb: ?   Noun: ? / Why
Root Meaning: A desire to know something.
AHLB#: 1085 J

Child Root: / ידע / YDAh   Verb: See   Noun: ? / Knowledge
Root Meaning: To have an intimate relationship with another person, an idea or an experience.
AHLB#: 1085 L

Adopted Root: / נדע / NDAh   Verb: ?   Noun: ? / Knowledge
Root Meaning: The inward sense of reason.
AHLB#: 2383




Parent Root
דר   /   DR

Verb: ?       Noun: Circle

Pictographic Meaning: The pictograph is a door representing a moving back and forth. The is the head of a man. Combined these mean "the back and forth movement of man".
Root Meaning: A generation is one revolution of the family line. The Hebraic understanding of order is the continual cyclical process of life and death or renewal and destruction. This root can also have the meanings of circling around of something in a wide area or to cover a large area.
Edenics: adore - as honor
AHLB#: 1089

Child Root: / דרר / DRR   Verb: ?   Noun: Circle
Root Meaning: A circling around as the flight of a bird or a dance.
AHLB#: 1089 B

Child Root: / אדר / ADR   Verb: Wide   Noun: Robe
Root Meaning: What covers a large area.
AHLB#: 1089 C

Child Root: / דרא / DRA   Verb: ?   Noun: ?
Root Meaning: ?
AHLB#: 1089 E

Child Root: / הדר / HDR   Verb: Swell   Noun: ? / Honor
Root Meaning: To swell in an outward direction. To make another swell through honor or pride (as in a swelling up of the chest).
AHLB#: 1089 F

Child Root: / דהר / DHR   Verb: Gallop   Noun: ?
Root Meaning: The repetitious rhythmic running of a horse in a circular direction.
AHLB#: 1089 G

Child Root: / דור / DWR   Verb: Dwell   Noun: Dwelling
Root Meaning: The nomadic camp was set up in a circle with the tents set up outside of the circle.
AHLB#: 1089 J

Adopted Root: / גדר / GDR   Verb: Enclose   Noun: Wall
Root Meaning: ?
AHLB#: 2057

Adopted Root: / דבר / DBR   Verb: Order   Noun: Word / Idea
Root Meaning: An arrangement or placement of things or ideas for creating order.
AHLB#: 2093

Adopted Root: / סדר / SDR   Verb: Order   Noun: Row
Root Meaning: Set in order as an arrangement.
AHLB#: 2468

Adopted Root: / עדר / AhDR   Verb: Miss   Noun: Rake / Order
Root Meaning: The process of removing what is unnecessary to bring about order.
AHLB#: 2530

Adopted Root: / ערך / AhRK   Verb: Arrange   Noun: Plan
Root Meaning: A plan to arrange things in order.
AHLB#: 2576



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