GR 1166          (H)ELOR

H 0909            ל ל ש

Concept of root : violent taking

Hebrew word

pronunciation

English meanings

ל ל ש

shalal

to loot, prey

Related English words

none

Comparison between European words and Hebrew

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Pronunciation

English meanings

Similarity in roots

Hebrew

ל ל ש

shalal

to loot, prey

sh. l . l <

sh . l .

Greek

έλωρ ;

έλω

-

helor ;

helo

-

prey, loot ;

to take (with force)

h . l . <

*s . l .

 

 

Proto-Semitic *SHALAL < *SHAL --- HELŌ < *SELŌ Greek

 

 

The Greek word has a stronger accent of " prey " and the Hebrew one on "loot", but their basic concept is the same, that of taking things the violent way.

 

We see that in the Hebrew root the L has been doubled, a very common development towards a three-consonant root . In Greek the initial H has developed out of an earlier S , also a frequent phenomenon . " The same or an identical root is used to say "to draw out".

 

Note:
  • Greek. The noun "helor" is relatively isolated. A second word with the same meaning , "λεια , leya" is not easily seen as related to it. But then there is the verb "helo, helein", mentioned in the table, that is narrowly related to "helor". It refers to ways of taking with the use of force. It is nearly out of practice, except some verbal forms that are used in the conjugation of the common verb "αιρεω, haireo, that covers many forms ot "taking".

 

Note:
  • Proto-Semitic. This root is also present in Akkadian "shalālu = to plunder". OS Arabic used the related root "ת ל ל , T L L = to plunder". The root of this entry was probably in use in Proto-Semitic : "*ש ל ל , SH L L".

     

    It is seen as related to a root "נ ש ל , N SH L ". This root gives an intensive form "nishèl = he drove out, ejected" that seems related. The basic form "nashal" has more meanings of separation and detachment, but also expressly the same "to expel, eject". The consequence is that there was in Proto-Semitic an older two consonant root "*ש ל , SH L " with a meaning like that of "looting, plundering" and perhaps "expelling".

 

 

 

 

 
Created: Tuesday 6 November 2007 at 22.30.54 Updated: Thursday 7 February 2013 at 16.11.06