This is what the Hebrew word Hika shoresh (היכה שורש) means.
It is a verb, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
הִכָּה שֹׁרֶשׁ
hika shoresh
verb
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Hika shoresh.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1יאמר על צמח: צימח שורשים ושלח אותם לעומק האדמה, התחזק בגדילתו.
אֶהְיֶה כַטַּל לְיִשְׂרָאֵל יִפְרַח כַּשּׁוֹשַׁנָּה וְיַךְ שָׁרָשָׁיו כַּלְּבָנוֹן יֵלְכוּ יֹנְקוֹתָיו וִיהִי כַזַּיִת הוֹדוֹ
- 2בהשאלההתבסס, השתקע, נקלט.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Hika shoresh is a verb.
- Written with vowel points
- הִכָּה שֹׁרֶשׁ
- Written without vowel points
- היכה שורש
- Said
- hika shoresh
- Plural
- הִכּוּ שֹׁרֶשׁ
- Inflections
- ר' הִכּוּ שֹׁרֶשׁ
- Gematria
- 846
These words mean the opposite of Hika shoresh.
- נעקר
- התערער
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These words come before and after Hika shoresh in the dictionary.
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What is the opposite of Hika shoresh (היכה שורש)?
Words that mean the opposite of Hika shoresh (היכה שורש) are נעקר and התערער.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry הכה שרש of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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