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Appendix II
Semitic Roots |
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| ENTRY: | c r. |
| DEFINITION: | Central Semitic, to help. 1. Ezra, from Hebrew cezr  , hypocoristic form of a name such as cazrî l, God (is) my help, from cazr-, cezr-, presuffixal form of czer, help (l, God; see l). 2. Lazarus, from Hebrew elczr, God has helped, from czr, he has helped, lengthened form of czar, to help (el, God; see l). 3. Hasdrubal, from Latin Hasdrubl, from Phoenician (Punic) *cazr -bacl, his help (is) Baal, from *cazr, his help, from cazr, help, from *czr, to help + *-, his (*bacl, Baal; see bcl). |
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