Ancient Hebrew Language and Alphabet

Ancient Hebrew Language and Alphabet
By placing the consonant letter (nun) within the Parent
Root, a new type of Child Root is formed. This Child
Root is very closely related to the parent. For example,
the Parent Root / @a / aph means nose or the
flaring of the nostrils as when angry. The Child Root
/ @na / anaph also means angry.
Adopted Roots
There are two forms of adopted roots that were probably
derived at a later time through the evolution of the
language 35 or adopted from another Shemitic language.
The first is formed by adding a third consonant to a Parent
Root forming a new root more specific in meaning than
the parent, such as the examples below;
p.r - Parent Root meaning break
p.r.c - break forth
p.r.k - break apart
p.r.s - break in pieces
p.r.q - break off
p.r.ts - break open
The second type of adopted root appears to be a three
consonant root that evolved from the Parent Root into a
new word with a similar sound. As a language evolves,
35 Approximately 80% of all the words found in the Bible are derived
from the parent or child root words, while the remaining 20% are
derived from the combination roots. These significantly smaller
numbers of combination roots indicate that these roots have a
relatively late origin and are not part of the original Hebrew
vocabulary.
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