There are 10 doubles remaining for which there are 0 roots beginning with these letter pairs: hh kk cc ll nn yy pp xx qq rr ww. But, except for qq and rr, these doubled letters occur as second and third letters of roots.
The phenomenon of doubling letters but not at the beginning of a word goes by the name of gemination.
hh also occurs as a prefix - both the definite article and the hiphil and in some roots but not as a first letter - 888 times in a word or a root. Here are some samples.
| Root | Word | Gloss and Reference | |
| hrmvn | hhrmonh | ההרמונה towards the Harmon Amos 4:3 | |
| hva | hhua | ההוא that Amos 8:9 | |
| nhh | nhi | נהי to moan Amos 5:16 | |
| ahh | ho | הו aye yai yai Amos 5:16 | |
| hr | hhr | ההר this hill Psalms 68:17 | |
| mhh | htmhmhti | התמהמהתי I would linger Psalms 119:60 | |
| +vb | hhi'tb | ההיטב is it good Jonah 4:4 | |
| hicl | vhhicl | וההיכל and the palace Nahum 2:7 |
kk occurs in some roots and words. (51)
| xkk | xk | צח is dazzling Song 5:10 | |
| wkk | -twtokki | תשתוחחי be depressed Psalms 42:6 | |
| zkk | umzik | ומזיח and the dam of Job 12:21 | |
| prk | prkk | פרחח the brood Job 30:12 | |
| kvk | kk | חח bracelet Exodus 35:22 | |
| akk | -hak | האח the hearth Jeremiah 36:22 |
cc is also known. And occurs doubled when it is a prefix. (410)
| aic | aicch | איככה why Song 5:3 | |
| crml | ccrml | ככרמל like Carmel Song 7:6 | |
| mlc | mlccm | מלככם your Moloch Amos 5:26 | |
| scc | sicut | סכות the booth of Amos 5:26 | |
| cl | ccol | ככל according to everything Joshua 21:44 | |
| scc | bsç | בסך undercover Psalms 42:5 | |
| cvcb | ccocbi | ככוכבי as the stars of Genesis 22:17 |
ll is frequent in roots and words including with the first being a prefix. (1,836)
| lvi | llviim | ללוים to the Levites Nehemiah 13:22 | |
| yvll | yoll | עולל progeny Jeremiah 44:7 | |
| hlc | llct | ללכת to go Jeremiah 44:3 | |
| gll | gilulih | גלוליה her figurines Jeremiah 50:2 | |
| wll | -wollih | שלליה spoiling her Jeremiah 50:10 | |
| sll | soluh | סלוה extol her Jeremiah 50:26 | |
| gll | vgilgltiç | וגלגלתיך and roll you Jeremiah 51:25 | |
| kll | kllim | חללים the profaned Jeremiah 51:4 | |
| ill | hililu | הילילו howl Jeremiah 51:8 | |
| hll | thilh | תהלה praise Psalms 65:2 | |
| pll | tpilh | תפלה prayer Psalms 65:3 |
nn is frequent (1,167)
| ain | ainnu | איננו none of us Jeremiah 44:16 | |
| knn | tkinti | תחנתי my supplication Jeremiah 38:26 | |
| hnh | hnni | הנני note me well Jeremiah 44:11 | |
| ynn | hynn | הענן of the cloud Deuteronomy 5:22 | |
| ynh | tynnu | תעננו you will answer us Psalms 65:6 | |
| rnn | trnin | תרנין to shout for joy Psalms 65:9 |
yy is frequent (801) as a root in ryy, but in a word it is rare (7).
| rvy | htroyyi | התרועעי be jubilant Psalms 60:10 | |
| rvy | atroyy | אתרועע I will be jubilant Psalms 108:10 | |
| ryy | lhtroyy | להתרעע may lead to evil Proverbs 18:24 | |
| ryy | -mryy | מרעע injures Daniel 2:40 | |
| ryy | htroyyh | התרעעה is evil Isaiah 24:19 | |
| rvy | iroyy | ירעע shout of triumph Isaiah 16:10 | |
| rvy | itroyyu | יתרועעו they shout in triumph Psalms 65:14 |
pp (55)
| spp | bsf | בסף in the doorway of 1 Kings 14:17 | |
| cpp | aicf | אכף and disturb myself Micah 6:6 | |
| kpp | kopf | חפף considered faultless Deuteronomy 33:12 | |
| app | appuni | אפפני I was enveloped 2 Samuel 22:5 | |
| +pp | v'tpof | וטפף mincing Isaiah 3:16 | |
| xpp | axpxf | אצפצף I did twitter Isaiah 38:14 |
xx(183)
| rxx | hrxux | הרצוץ splintered 2 Kings 18:21 | |
| baxx | boxx | בוצץ Botsets 1 Samuel 14:4 | |
| qxx | bqxh | בקצה toward the end of Isaiah 7:18 | |
| nxx | lnixox | לניצוץ a spark Isaiah 1:31 | |
| rxx | rxux | רצוץ damaged Isaiah 42:3 | |
| kxxr | bkxoxrot | בחצצרות with the trumpets Ezra 3:10 |
rr(1,539)
| brr | brh | ברה pure Song 6:9 | |
| mrr | mor | מר myrrh Song 3:6 | |
| xrr | xr | צר there will be trouble Amos 3:11 | |
| wr | worrç | שררך your navel Song 7:3 | |
| grr | groni | גרוני my gullet Psalms 69:4 |
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