Triliteral Root of the Day Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/triliteral-root-of-the-day Every day, one Semitic triliteral root heard in three scriptures: the root in Hebrew and Arabic, how it functions, and a passage from the Old Testament, the New Testament and the Qurʾan, read in the original languages with the English. Two or three minutes a day, from OCABS on the Ephesus School Network. © Copyright The Ephesus School Network, 2026. All rights reserved. d87f47ef-7b59-517f-9eee-d644eb0c1f74 yes en-us Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:57:39 -0500 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:58:19 -0500 https://ocabs.org/#root-of-the-day https://img.transistorcdn.com/Qh2YMSxaC1YluNmLK0a9IXl-3o6MHgqSdD7oD9zkSiQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zMmE0/MzZlMmU3M2UwZDBm/ODMwNWFmNGM0MzYx/ZWQzNi5qcGc.jpg Triliteral Root of the Day https://ocabs.org/#root-of-the-day episodic The Ephesus School Every day, one Semitic triliteral root heard in three scriptures: the root in Hebrew and Arabic, how it functions, and a passage from the Old Testament, the New Testament and the Qurʾan, read in the original languages with the English. Two or three minutes a day, from OCABS on the Ephesus School Network. Every day, one Semitic triliteral root heard in three scriptures: the root in Hebrew and Arabic, how it functions, and a passage from the Old Testament, the New Testament and the Qurʾan, read in the original languages with the English. Bible, Quran, Hebrew, Arabic, Greek, Septuagint, Semitic roots, OCABS, Ephesus School The Ephesus School No No ע-ב-ד / ع–ب–د · Slave; work; serve ע-ב-ד / ع–ب–د · Slave; work; serve full e0e4ca90-2e6f-4a84-af77-a98bb37b6f0a https://share.transistor.fm/s/40599c30 ע-ב-ד (ʿayin–bet–dalet) / ع–ب–د (ʿayn–bāʾ–dāl)

Slave; work; serve

In the Hebrew Bible: ʿebed, slave · ʿabad, work · ʿabodah, labor · ʿabdut, servitude

In the Qurʾan: ʿabd, His slaves · ʿabada, worship · ʿābid, worshipers · ʿibādat, His worship

Sound-law correspondence and an explicit cognate link. Each radical answers its like, letter for letter; no shift is needed.

Passages

  • Genesis 24:34: He said, “I am Abraham’s servant.”
  • Matthew 18:26: The servant therefore fell down and kneeled before him, saying, ‘Lord, have patience with me, and I will repay you all!’
  • Luke 1:54: He has given help to Israel, his servant, that he might remember mercy,
  • 1 Corinthians 7:23: You were bought with a price. Don’t become bondservants of men.
  • Sūrat al-Fātiḥa سورة الفاتحة “The Opener” 1:5: Thee (alone) we worship; Thee (alone) we ask for help.
  • Sūrat al-Ḥijr سورة الحجر “The Rocky Tract” 15:40: Save such of them as are Thy perfectly devoted slaves.
  • Sūrat al-Ṣāffāt سورة الصافات “Those who set the Ranks” 37:40: Save single-minded slaves of Allah;

The whole card on ocabs.org · The Consolation of Consonants

Opening music: Touchia Ḥijāz, Thami Ben Abdelkrim, violin, with percussion (Morocco, 1920s), public domain. Source: gallica.bnf.fr / BnF, Archives de la Parole.

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Slave; work; serve

In the Hebrew Bible: ʿebed, slave · ʿabad, work · ʿabodah, labor · ʿabdut, servitude

In the Qurʾan: ʿabd, His slaves · ʿabada, worship · ʿābid, worshipers · ʿibādat, His worship

Sound-law correspondence and an explicit cognate link. Each radical answers its like, letter for letter; no shift is needed.

Passages

  • Genesis 24:34: He said, “I am Abraham’s servant.”
  • Matthew 18:26: The servant therefore fell down and kneeled before him, saying, ‘Lord, have patience with me, and I will repay you all!’
  • Luke 1:54: He has given help to Israel, his servant, that he might remember mercy,
  • 1 Corinthians 7:23: You were bought with a price. Don’t become bondservants of men.
  • Sūrat al-Fātiḥa سورة الفاتحة “The Opener” 1:5: Thee (alone) we worship; Thee (alone) we ask for help.
  • Sūrat al-Ḥijr سورة الحجر “The Rocky Tract” 15:40: Save such of them as are Thy perfectly devoted slaves.
  • Sūrat al-Ṣāffāt سورة الصافات “Those who set the Ranks” 37:40: Save single-minded slaves of Allah;

The whole card on ocabs.org · The Consolation of Consonants

Opening music: Touchia Ḥijāz, Thami Ben Abdelkrim, violin, with percussion (Morocco, 1920s), public domain. Source: gallica.bnf.fr / BnF, Archives de la Parole.

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