From the Aleph-Bet HEBREW T LESSON 1 1 HEBREW LETTERS
From the Aleph-Bet HEBREW t LESSON 1 1 HEBREW LETTERS
Tuf , (2 SH in J (1 The only letter with a big Toe. Looks like a SHip. (“V” (vet) c “B” (bet) C) Bet C (3 Looks like a Bunk Bed with a Ball in it!. DAGESH - A “dagesh” is a DOT INSIDE A LETTER (for example: T ' ¬ ). The dagesh does NOT change the SOUND of a Hebrew letter EXCEPT for 3 Hebrew letters ( p 'f 'c ). HEBREW VOWELS (Dots and Dashes)
ah (“a” as in f ather) - kah matz (2 pah tach (1 HELPFUL HEBREW HINT Every Hebrew SYLLABLE must have ONE VOWEL . Count the number of vowels in a Hebrew word to know how many syllables a Hebrew word has. The number of VOWELS and SYLLABLES is always the same. HEBREW WORD
DAY OF REST , C©J (1 (Sabbath, Shabbat)
(From the Hebrew root , c a “resting”)
, C©J - the most important word in the Jewish tradition! Shabbat is the most wonderful time in a Jewish family’s week.
Lighting candles to welcome The Kiddush blesses and Blessing children and the “Sabbath Queen.” begins the Shabbat, recited with grandchildren with the a cup of wine, symbolizing joy! Priestly Blessing.
Mark S. Golub © 2008 From the Aleph-Bet Name ______HEBREW t Review Sheet, Lesson 1 A. LETTERS. Circle the sound each letter makes. B T SH //// T (4 SH B T //// J (1 B SH T //// (5 B T SH //// , (2 T B SH //// C (6 B SH T //// C (3 B. VOWELS. Circle the sound each vowel makes (or circle “silent” if the letter makes no sound at all) . ah (as in f ather) o (as in c oke) //// ©t (1 ah (as in f ather) o (as in c oke) //// ¨t (2 C. NAMES of LETTERS. Write the name of each Hebrew letter. _____ , (3 _____ J (2 _____ C (1 D. TRANSLATION. Write what this Hebrew words mean in English . ______ , C©J (1
Mark S. Golub © 2008 From the Aleph-Bet ANSWER SHEET HEBREW t Review Sheet, Lesson 1
A. LETTERS. Circle the sound each letter makes. B T SH //// T (4 SH B T //// J (1 B SH T //// (5 B T SH //// , (2 T B SH //// C (6 B SH T //// C (3 B. VOWELS. Circle the sound each vowel makes (or circle “silent” if the letter makes no sound at all) . ah (as in f ather) o (as in c oke) //// ©t (1 ah (as in f ather) o (as in c oke) //// ¨t (2 C. NAMES of LETTERS. Write the name of each Hebrew letter.
TUF , (3 SH IN J (2 BET C (1 D. TRANSLATION. Write what this Hebrew words mean in English . DAY OF REST, SABBATH , C©J (1
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Hebrew t Lesson 1 - Reading Practice Try reading these “nonsense” syllables: ¨, ©T C C ©J ¨J (1 ¨T©, C C ¨ ©J (2
J§ C ©T C C§¨J (3
,©J§ C C J©T§ C©J C§¨J¨T (4
DAY OF REST, SABBATH - , C©J DAUGHTER - , C (5
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Try reading these “nonsense” syllables: ¨, ©T C C ©J ¨J (1
Tah Tah Bah Bah SHah SHah ¨T©, C C ¨ ©J (2
Tah-Tah Bah-Bah SHah-SHah
J§ C ©T C C§¨J (3
BahSH Bah-Tah SHah-Bah
,©J§ C C J©T§ C©J C§¨J¨T (4
Bah-Bah-SHahT SHah-Bah-TahSH Tah-SHah-Bah
DAY OF REST, SABBATH - , C©J DAUGHTER - , C (5
BahT
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