Topics Hebrew Roots & Words
Hhet
By Jeff A. Benner
(hhag) Feast / Circle
Pictograph: The pictograph is a picture of a wall representing outside. The is a picture of a foot and represents a gathering. Combined these mean "outside gathering".
Definition: The gathering together for a festival, usually in the form of a circle for dancing and feasting.
Strong's #: 2282
(hhad) Unite / Unit
Pictograph: The pictograph is a picture of a wall. The is a picture of a door. Combined these mean "wall door".
Definition: A wall separates the inside from the outside. Only through the door can one enter or exit uniting the inside with the outside.
Strong's #: 2297
(hhai) Sustain / Stomach
Pictograph: ?
Definition: When the stomach is empty one is famished and weak and when it is filled one is revived. This organ is seen as the life as an empty stomach is like death but a revived stomach is life.
Strong's #: 2416
(hhal) Bore / Hole
Pictograph: ?
Definition: A hole is drilled with a tool called a bow drill. The string of the bow is wrapped around the drill. By moving the bow back and forth, and firmly pressing down, the drill spins around drilling the hole.
Strong's #: 2455
(hham) Heat / Cheese
Pictograph: The pictograph is a picture of a wall meaning "to separate". The is a picture of water. Combined these mean "separate water".
Definition: Cheese was made by placing milk in a bag made out of an animal skin. The bag was hung out in the sun and pushed back and forth. The skin of the bag contained an enzyme that when heated and shaken caused the milk to sour and separate into its two parts, fat (curds or cheese) and water (whey). The whey could be drunk and the curds eaten or stored for future consumption.
Strong's #: 2524
(hhen) Camp / Camp
Pictograph: The pictograph is a picture of a wall. The is a picture of a seed meaning "to continue". Combined these mean "wall continues".
Definition: A nomad's camp consisted of many family tents, which make up the clan camp. The camp can have as many as fifty tents or more in it. The tents are placed in a circular configuration, forming one continuous wall surrounding the camp.
Strong's #: 2580
(hhar) Burn / Flame
Pictograph: The pictograph is a picture of a wall representing the outside. The is a picture of a man. Combined these mean "outside man".
Definition: A man outside in the desert sun becomes pale and hot.
Strong's #: n/a
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