Hebrew terms from the root 'kuf-bet-tsadi,' which means to gather, will cause many a Zionist’s heart to flutter.

What's the punishment for failing to fulfill the obligation of telling the Passover story? The answer, Joseph Lowin explains, is found in the root of a Hebrew word.

Based on his 30 years of writing Hadassah Magazine's "About Hebrew" column, author Joseph Lowin's latest book is filled with 110 imaginative gatherings of Hebrew roots and words.

What is the connection between beauty and citrus fruits, editors and Talmudists? They come together in a Hebrew root that sometimes provides dubious pairings.

What do Passover, the Chosen People, the color purple, a vowel sound, bees, a hamsa and university faculty have to do with each other?

One of the fiercest quarrels in the history of Jewish linguistics was between medieval Hebrew lexicographers.

The Hebrew root kaf-heh-nun, to serve, officiate or hold high office, is the source of the noun כְּהוּנָָה (kehuna), priesthood, the family name Cohen and the term for…

The Hebrew word 'keter,' which means crown, is also used in discussing false teeth, the stem-winder of a watch and the decorative flourish on a pillar.