Episodes

  • Root 4 · א–ב–ה · ʾAlif–bāʾ–hāʾ
    Nov 12 2026

    Root 4 of 1,966, in Ibn Janāḥ’s own order: א–ב–ה, in his Arabic ا–ب–ه (ʾAlif–bāʾ–hāʾ).

    From Kitāb al-Uṣūl, the Book of Roots of Abū al-Walīd Marwān ibn Janāḥ, page 54 of the edition by Blaise Webster and Marc Philip Boulos, OCABS Press. Read by Fāṭima.

    The verses he hears it in: Deuteronomy 23:6, Ecclesiastes 12:5, Proverbs 23:29, Deuteronomy 15:11, Deuteronomy 32:6, Genesis 4:21, Genesis 4:20, Judges 17:10, Isaiah 22:21, Genesis 45:8, First Samuel 24:12, Second Kings 2:12, Second Kings 13:14, Job 9:26, Job 9:25.

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    3 mins
  • Root 3 · א–ב–ד · ʾAlif–bāʾ–dāl
    Nov 11 2026

    Root 3 of 1,966, in Ibn Janāḥ’s own order: א–ב–ד, in his Arabic ا–ب–د (ʾAlif–bāʾ–dāl).

    From Kitāb al-Uṣūl, the Book of Roots of Abū al-Walīd Marwān ibn Janāḥ, page 53 of the edition by Blaise Webster and Marc Philip Boulos, OCABS Press. Read by Fāṭima.

    The verses he hears it in: Numbers 21:29, Numbers 24:19, Lamentations 2:9, Job 28:22, Proverbs 27:20.

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    1 min
  • Root 2 · א–ב–ב · ʾAlif–bāʾ, doubled
    Nov 10 2026

    Root 2 of 1,966, in Ibn Janāḥ’s own order: א–ב–ב, in his Arabic ا–ب–ب (ʾAlif–bāʾ, doubled).

    From Kitāb al-Uṣūl, the Book of Roots of Abū al-Walīd Marwān ibn Janāḥ, page 53 of the edition by Blaise Webster and Marc Philip Boulos, OCABS Press. Read by Fāṭima.

    The verses he hears it in: Leviticus 2:14.

    Follow this root through the Consolation of Consonants at ocabs.org.

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    1 min