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In accordance with this concept, we would expect a root combination of
P+R+X (where X stands for any third letter) to convey the idea of an entity that
was whole and then disintegrated into many parts—something in order that was
transformed into disarray, part of a whole that has become separate. Examining
words that have the root P.R.X shows that indeed this is the case.
Let us examine some of the realizations of the above combination. These will
be given in the Hebrew alphabet order of the X (not all possible realizations are
detailed here).
The root P.R.A generates an adjective that implies “wild, savage, out of order.”
The root P.R.D generates words that mean “to separate” or “to depart.” The root
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P.R.H is the source of words meaning “to become fruitful or pregnant” (“one
made into two that eventually separate”). The root P.R.Z means “excessive” and

“overflowing,” but also generates an adjective describing a city with no boundaries
(no surrounding walls). The root P.R.T means “to give details,” but also to change
a banknote into small coins. The root P.R.M means “to take apart” (a cloth). The
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root P.R.S means “to slice into many parts” (like slicing bread). The root P.R.XX
(the third letter in the root stands for the Hebrew ayin, which has no English

equivalent, yet is pronounced nearly like A) means “to inflict disorder, chaos.”
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The root P.R.Tz means “to break into” (like in a burglary), but also “to make
a dent or a hole” (in a wall). The root P.R.K means “to dismantle.” The root
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P.R.S (the English S has two equivalents in Hebrew) means “to separate from”
(as a person would from a company of people, or a business from a partnership).
However, the root R.P.A, where the R heads the word (preceding the P), has the
meaning of putting something which was out of order into order—the reverse of
the meanings imparted by the previous examples. More explicitly, “to cure.”

1.3 Precision of Biblical Language

The mathematical precision of biblical language is one of the most stunning,
and perhaps alleviating, aspects of biblical text. One can hardly appreciate this
precision until an in-depth exploration is conducted, perhaps assisted with some
accessible complementary biblical interpretations, in order to experience this
textual precision. In this section, we introduce some examples for the precision of
biblical discourse. Seven examples are given in subsections 1.3.1-1.3.7.
There are two reasons why these examples are expounded already at this
point.
First, a natural inclination of a naive reader would be to relate to the coincidences
presented in this composition as just that—namely, coincidental anecdotes that
bear no meaning. While a reader making such deductions may be correct (or may