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Root b-ḥ-r

Hebrew ↔ Old South Arabian

Both languages share identical consonants at this root —b-ḥ-r↔ 𐩨-𐩢-𐩧. No Proto-Semitic sound change separates them here.

Hebrew

he
root: b-ḥ-r
  • בָּחַרbakhárverb📜 Exod.17.9
    to choose, to opt, to select.
  • בָּחוּרbakhúrnoun📜 Exod.14.7
    guy, boy
  • נִבְחַרnivkhárverb📜 Prov.8.10
    to be chosen, to be selected
  • נִבְחָרnivkháradj📜 Prov.8.10
    chosen, elected
  • נִבְחָרnivkhárnoun📜 Prov.8.10
    a representative, a chosen or elected person (one who speaks for another)
  • בַּחוּרָהbakhuránoun
    girl, gal (as a female adult, not a female child), bird (in British English) - i.e: a particular woman, which is often an object of affection. As opposed to English, this is not usually very derogatory, though often saying בת or אישה is preferred.
  • בְּחִירָהb'khiránoun
    choice
  • בַּחֲרוּתbakharútnoun📜 Ps.124.3
    adolescence

Old South Arabian

osa
root: 𐩨-𐩢-𐩧
  • 𐩨𐩢𐩧noun
    sea
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Canonical root family: b-ḥ-r