The Hebrew Root Dictionary: climb a word's family tree
Most Hebrew words grow from a root of three letters. Once you know the root you can recognise its whole family: melech (king), malkah (queen), mamlachah (kingdom). The Root Dictionary draws each family as a tree you can climb.
Open Hebrew Root Dictionary in a new tab →
Step 1: Open the Root Dictionary
Tap Tools ▾ → Hebrew Root Dictionary. Each letter shows how many roots begin with it.
Step 2: Choose a letter, then a root
Tap a letter to list the roots that begin with it, then tap a root.
Step 3: Climb the tree
The root sits at the bottom and its words branch above it. Tap any branch to open that word, and follow it into the lexicon.
Step 4: Jump in from the lexicon
From any lexicon entry, Family tree → opens the Root Dictionary right on that word's root.
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