śry / Semitic roots

Examples of words with the root śry: Israel.

śry

West Semitic, to strive, strive for, save, protect.

Israel; Beta Israel, from Hebrew yiśrāʔēl, God has striven, God has saved, from yiśrā, he has striven, saved, archaic preterite of śārâ, to strive, persevere.


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