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GR 1237 RAGDAION
H 0814 ז ג ר
Concept of root : furious
agitation
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Hebrew word
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pronunciation
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English meanings
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ז ג ר
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ragaz;
rogez
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to be
agitated;
fury
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Related English words
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none
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Comparison between European words and
Hebrew
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Languages
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Words
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Pronunciation
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English meanings
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Similarity in roots
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Hebrew
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ז ג ר
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ragaz;
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rogez
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to be agitated;
fury
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r . g . z
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Greek
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ραγδαιον
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ragdaion
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fury
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r . g . d
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Proto-Semitic *RAGAZ --- *RAGD-AION Greek
There is not too much clarity about the etymology of this Greek word, but there is a sisterword that says "impetuously" : "ραγδην , ragdèn" and this seems very near . Other words without the D as third consonant are further off in Greek and cannot be related directly to Hebrew "ragaz" either. Regretfully there is no clear link back to Indo-European. But between Semitic " R G Z "and Greek "R G D" the distance is small. A consonant " D ", also via a version "TH" as for example in English, can be very near to a consonant " Z " .
Note:
- Proto-Semitic . This root is seen in Aramaic and Syriac "ר ג ז , regaz = was angry, rage". OS Arabic "ר ג ז = anger, wrath". In Arabic the G as usual has become a J, in "rajaz = trembling (also said of sick camels)". This root probably was in use in Proto-Semitic : "*ר ג ז , R G Z". For the comparison we present the basic vowels " A . A ".
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| Created: Tuesday 6 November 2007 at 22.30.54 Updated: 31/12/2012 at 16.01.50 |
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