Ruth

אֱלִימֶלֶךְ Elimelech; “my God is king” אָמַץ Qal: to be strong; Hitp.: to be determined אֶפְרָתִי Ephraimite דָבָק to stick, cling, cleave to הום to make a noise, uproar, sound; be restless; (possible onomatopoeia: Arabic: hamāy, the noise of camels; and hamhama, animal noises, e.g., growls) חדל to stop, cease חָמוֹת mother-in-law יְבָמָה brother’s widow (sister-in-law) כַּלָּה daughter-in-law; married woman (young or widowed) כִלְיוֹן Chilion; frailty, mortal, annihilation (root: כלה, to be finished, at an end) לָהֵן‎ therefore לון‎ to spend the night מוֹאָב Moab; מוֹאָבִי (m.s.), מוֹאֲבִיָּה (f.s.) Moabite, מֹאָבִיּוֹת Moabites (f.p.) מַחְלוֹן Mahlon; sickness, sickly person (root: חלה, to be weak, tired, sick) מְנוּחָה‎ resting place (root נוח to rest, to stay settled, repose) מַעֶה body, bowels, inner parts מָרָא bitter; anguish (root: מרר, to be bitter, emotionally distraught) מרר to be bitter, suffer anguish נָעֲמִי Naomi; (root: נעם, to pleasing, agreeable, dear, kind) נשׁק to kiss עגן speculated root for anomalous verb: תֵּעָגֵנָה ; a legal term in the Mishnah having to do with the status of women, perhaps “shut oneself up” or “keep secluded” עָרְפָּה Orpah; meaning uncertain: “she who turned her back,” “hard necked, obstinate” (root: עֹרֶף, neck, back) פָגַע to urge strongly, plead with someone; to meet someone; פקד‎ pay attention to, observe, look at; to visit (exact meaning of this word is disputed) פָרַד Qal: to spread out; Hiphil: to separate people, keep apart קָצִיר‎ harvest season רוּת Ruth; (uncertain root: רוה, to refresh, irrigate [comfort]; רעה friend) רֵיקָם‎ empty-handed שׁאר Qal: to be remaining; Niphal: to remain over, remain שָׂבַר Qal: to test; Piel: to hope, wait; rare word, probably an Aramaism שַׁדַּי (God) Almighty שְׂעֹרָה barley; (root: שׂער, to have one’s hair stand upright; be appalled; nom. hairy; related to same root: carry off in a windstorm; nom. gale) תְּחִלָּה beginning; (root: חלל, to begin) תִּקְוָה hope, endurance (root: קוה, to tarry, wait, hope)