The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
Appendix II
Semitic Roots
ENTRY:
gpr.
DEFINITION:
To be(come) strong, prevail, work. West Semitic variant (assimilated) form gbr.1.Gabriel, from Hebrew gabrîl, my strong one (is) God, from gabrî, my strong one, from gabr-, presuffixal form of geber, strong one, man, from gbar, to be strong (l, god; see l). 2.algebra, from Arabic al-jabr, the might, force, restoration, from jabara, to force, restore, set (bones).
l, my strong one (is) God, from gabrî, my strong one, from gabr-, presuffixal form of geber, strong one, man, from g
bar, to be strong (
