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==Hebrew Language Structure==
 
==Hebrew Language Structure==
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Hebrew is a "root" language with basic meanings of words derived from the consonents. This is different than English and other Indo-Eurpean languages where the vowels have equal weight as the consonents. Thus, in Hebrew, the consonents KTB(or V) have something to do with "writing". From this basic root, there is derived KoTeV=writing or author, KaTTav= reporter, KaTuV=written, K'TuVim= Scriptures, KaTaVti= I wrote, eK(kh)ToV=I will write, K'ToVet=inscription or address, and so on. This "root" aspect of Hebrew is common to all Semitic languages. Thus, in Arabic, KTB appears in KaTaBa= "he wrote", maKTuB= "letter", KaaTiB= author, KuTiBat=it (fem.) was written, etc. In [[Aramaic]], KTB appears in KeTaV= "he wrote", KaTVat= "she wrote", KeTuBa= "marriage contract", KeTiVat= was written (feminine), KaaTiV= writing. (In Aramaic the definite article for "the" is A (Aleph)and at end of noun rather than at the front. Thus the Hebrew "HaMeLeKH"= the King, becomes in Aramaic MaLKA)
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Hebrew is a "root" language with basic meanings of words derived from the consonants. This is different than English and other Indo-Eurpean languages where the vowels have equal weight as the consonants. Thus, in Hebrew, the consonants KTB(or V) have something to do with "writing". From this basic root, there is derived KoTeV=writing or author, KaTTav= reporter, KaTuV=written, K'TuVim= Scriptures, KaTaVti= I wrote, eK(kh)ToV=I will write, K'ToVet=inscription or address, and so on. This "root" aspect of Hebrew is common to all Semitic languages. Thus, in Arabic, KTB appears in KaTaBa= "he wrote", maKTuB= "letter", KaaTiB= author, KuTiBat=it (fem.) was written, etc. In [[Aramaic]], KTB appears in KeTaV= "he wrote", KaTVat= "she wrote", KeTuBa= "marriage contract", KeTiVat= was written (feminine), KaaTiV= writing. (In Aramaic the definite article for "the" is A (Aleph) added at the end of a noun rather than at the front. Thus the Hebrew "HaMeLeKH"= the King, becomes in Aramaic MaLKA)
    
===Noun, Adjective and Verb in singular===
 
===Noun, Adjective and Verb in singular===
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Verbs follow the same pattern:
 
Verbs follow the same pattern:
QaM means "gets up", "arises" for masculine,
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QaM means "gets up", "arises" for masculine;
 
QaMah is for feminine.  
 
QaMah is for feminine.  
  
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