Alef booklet/ Unit IV Hebrew In Action! Alef Booklet – Unit IV
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Alef-Bet Chart
This is the Hebrew alef-bet (alphabet). Each letter has a name and makes a sound – just like in English.
א בּ ב ג ד ה ו ז ח ט Tet Chet Zayin Vav Hay Daled Gimmel Vet Bet Alef
י כּ כ ְך ל מ ם נ ן ס Samech Final Nun Final Mem Lamed Final Khaf Kaf Yud Nun Mem Chaf
ע פּ פ ף צ ץ ק ר שׁ שׂ Sin Shin Resh Koof Final Tzadi Final Fay Pay Ayin Tzadi Fay
תּ ת Tav Tav
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In this unit, we will learn the following letters: ל מ ם נ ן ס
Final Nun Final Mem Lamed Samech Nun Mem
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A letter to students
Welcome Back Students,
Congratulations again! Now you know the first eleven letters in the Hebrew alef bet. In this unit you will learn the next 4 letters. Be prepared to use all the information you learned in Units I and II as you go through this booklet.
Enjoy!
Lee Walzer and Galeet BenZion
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Table of Contents
The Letter Lamed ...... 7 How to write a Lamed? ...... 8 Practice writing Lamed ...... 8 Color the Lameds ...... 9 Find the Lameds ...... 10 Writing Practice ...... 10 Reading Practice ...... 11
The Letter Mem ...... 12 How to write a Mem? ...... 13 Practice writing Mem ...... 14 Color the Mems! ...... 15 Find the Mems! ...... 15 Writing Practice ...... 15
The Final Mem ...... 17 How to write a Mem Sofit? ...... 18 Practice writing Mem Sofit ...... 18 Color the Mem Sofiyot ...... 19 Circle the Mem Sofiyot ...... 19 Writing Practice ...... 20
The Letter Nun ...... 21 How to write a Nun? ...... 22 Practice writing Nun ...... 23 Color the Nuns ...... 23 Read the Story and Translate...... 24
The Final Nun ...... 27 How to write a Nun Sofit? ...... 28 Practice writing Nun Sofit ...... 28 Color the Final Nuns ...... 29 Circle the Final Nuns ...... 29 Writing Practice ...... 29 Reading Practice ...... 30
The Letter Samech ...... 33 How to write a Samech? ...... 34 Practice writing Samech ...... 35 Tongue-Twister Time! ...... 36 Writing Practice I ...... 37 Writing practice II ...... 37
A WORD BANK ...... 37/ ַבּק ִמ ִילים
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39 ...... ִמילוֹן - DICTIONARY
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Unit 4
The Letter Lamed makes the L sound, like in the ל The letter Lamed Hebrew words
ִל ָימוֹנ ָדה Limonada
ִל ְינג ִוו ִיני Lingvini
ֶל ֶחם Lechem
We say the Hamotzi ֶ.ל ֶחם prayer before we eat
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How to write a Lamed?
A Lamed looks like this:
This is how you write it:
Practice writing Lamed. Start by repeating line number one, then the second line lastly the last line.
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Can you write Lameds with no help? Show your Lameds below:
Color the Lameds
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Find the Lameds צ מ ל א ן ם ב כ ש ד ל פ ל ה פ ק ר ף ץ ת ג ט י ל
Writing Practice The Hebrew word Lah means “To her.” Fill in the missing letter in the word Lah below: ___ה The Hebrew word Gal means “Wave.” Fill in the missing letter in the word Gal below: ַג__ The Hebrew word Dal means “Light” (as in weight or a food that is Dal-Kaloriyot, low-calorie)
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Reading Practice Read the following Hebrew words out loud .1 ַלְך ַגל .2 ַחג ַגב .3 ַדל ָדג .4 ָאב ַבּד .5 ַזז ַלה
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The Letter Mem makes the M sound, like in the מ The letter Mem Hebrew words
ִמ ִיקי ַמאוֹס Meekee Maus
ִמ ְילק ֵשׁייק Milkshayk
ָמ ֶת ָמ ֶט ָיקה
Matematika
ִמוּס ָיקה Musika
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ַמ ְק ַדוֹנלד'ס that you can eat at in Israel?
The last Hebrew word that starts with Mem that which means , ַמה we’ll learn is the word Mah “What.”
How to write a Mem?
A Med looks like this:
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This is how you write it:
Practice writing Mem. Start by repeating line number one, then the second line lastly the last line.
Can you write Mems with no help? Show your Mems below:
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Color the Mems!
Find the Mems!
ת מ ם ב כ א ע ט י ל צ מ מ ג ד ש פ ְך ף ז ר מ ה צ
Writing Practice Complete the fish’s back (Gav Hadag or “Back of the Fish”) by filling in the blank letters and adding the vowels, as needed, underneath the letters. __ב ָ__ד__
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Write “The fish moved” (Hadag zaz) by filling in the missing letters and adding the vowels. __ ___ ג __ז
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The Final Mem The final Mem (like the Final Chaf) appears ONLY at the END of a word. It, too, makes the m sound. Hebrew words that end in Final Mem1 are
ֵאם Em
ָשׁלוֹם Shalom
ַחם Cham ַדם Dam
1 Final Mem is called Mem Sofit in Hebrew.
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How to write a Mem Sofit?
A Mem Sofit looks like this:
This is how you write it:
Practice writing Mem Sofit. Start by repeating line number one, then the second line lastly the last line.
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Can you write Mem sofiyot with no help? Show your Mem sofiyot bets below:
Color the Mem Sofiyot
Circle the Mem Sofiyot
א ן ס ם פ ז ְך ל נ ד ג ם ם ה ץ ס ע י ת ם ס פ ר ט
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Writing Practice Complete the sentence “The fish moved too” (Gam Hadag zaz) by filling in the letters – and vowels, as needed – below. ג___ ה___ג ___ז.
Complete the sentence “Dad is warm” (L’av cham) by filling in the letters below. ְל ַא__ ַח__.
Complete the phrase “Holiday fabric/cloth” (Bad l'chag) by filling in the letters and vowels below. ַבּ__ ְל_____
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The Letter Nun ,makes the N sound נ The Hebrew letter Nun like in the Hebrew words ַנ ִשׂ יא Nasi Nasi Amerika is (Hu) Hanasi Obama Nasi Yisrael is (Hu) Hanasi Shimon Peres
ֶנוֹב ְמ ֶבּר
November
(roamed) ָנד
Nad
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(slept) ָנם Nam
How to write a Nun?
A Nun looks like this:
This is how you write it:
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Practice writing Nun. Start by repeating line number one, then the second line lastly the last line.
Can you write Nuns with no help? Show your Nuns below:
Color the Nuns
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Read the Story and Translate .1 ַה ָאב ָנח ַבּ ַחג.
.2 ָגם ַה ָדג ָנח ַבּ ַחג.
.3 ַה ָאב ָנם ַבּ ָים.
.4 ְל ָאב ָחם.
.5 ַה ָאב ָנד.
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.7 ַה ָאב ַזז ַבּ ַגג.
.8 ָגם ַה ָדג ַזז.
.9 ְל ָאב ָכּד ְבּ ָיד.
.10 ַבּ ָכּד ָדג.
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Some religious Israelis are followers of a mystical rabbi, Rabbi Nachman of Breslev, from Uman in Ukraine. They believe that, if enough people say his name at once, good things will happen. You can find billboards all over Israel with their chant: Na-Nach-Nachm-Nachman-m’Uman ַנ - ַנ ח - ַנחמ- ַנ ְח ָמן- ְמ ַאוּמ ן Try saying that fast!
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The Final Nun makes the “N” sound like a regular ן The Final Nun Nun. It only appears at the END of a word. Some Hebrew words containing the Final Nun include
(park) ַגן Gan
(hotel) ָמלוֹן Malon
ֶמלוֹן Melon
.(stayed) ָלן here), and Lan) ָכּאן Kan , , ,
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How to write a Nun Sofit?
A Nun Sofit looks like this:
This is how you write it:
Practice writing Nun Sofit. Start by repeating line number one, then the second line lastly the last line. Hint: When writing a Final Nun, you extend the letter below the bottom line.
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Color the Final Nuns
Circle the Final Nuns ו ס ן ט א ב ג ן ת ץ ו ם ץ ף ק ר י ן ן פ ה ש ע ו
Writing Practice Complete the following sentence by filling in the blank letters and vowels: The father stayed here (Ha-av lan kan) ַה___ב ָל ___ ָכּא___.
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The fish stayed here in the sea (Hadag lan kan bayam) ַה______ן __ אן ַבּ ָי___.
Reading Practice .1 ַה ָדג ָנד ַבּ ָים.
.2 ַה ָדג ָנד ַבּ ַגל.
.3 ַה ָאב ָנד ַבּ ָים.
.4 ַה ָאב ָזז ַבּ ָים.
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.6 ַה ָאב ָזז.
.7 ַה ָאב ָזז ַבּ ַגל.
.8 ָגם ַה ָדג ָזז.
.9 ַה ָדג ָזז ָכּאן ַבּ ָים.
.10 ָגם ַה ָאב ָזז ָכּאן ַבּ ָים.
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.11 ַה ָדג ָלן ָכּאן ַבּ ָכּד.
.12 ַחם ַל ָדג ַבּ ָכּד.
.13 ַחם ַל ָאב ַבּ ָים.
.14 ַה ָאב נח.
.15 ַה ָאב ָנח ַבּ ָגן.
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The Letter Samech makes an “S” sound, like in the ס The letter Samech Hebrew words
ֶס ַלוּלִרי Selulari
ָס ָפ ִארי Safari
ַס ָפּה Sapa
ֶסוּפּ ְר ַמ ְר ֶקט
Supermarket
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ַס ְנ ַד ִלים Sandalim
ְס ִקי Ski
ַסל Sal
How to write a Samech?
A Samech looks like this:
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This is how you write it:
Practice writing Samech. Start by repeating line number one, then the second line lastly the last line.
Can you write Samech with no help? Show your Samechs below:
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The letter Samech also gives us some good Jewish holiday words:
סוּכּוֹת Sukkot
ְס ָכְך S’chach(the material we use for the Sukkah roof)
Tongue-Twister Time! Here is a Sukkot-related tongue-twister! ָשׁ ְכ ָחה ֶאת ַה ְס ָכְך ַבּ ָסוּכּה. Shach’cha et has’chach basuka. She forgot the s’chach in the Sukkah.
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Can you say that 5 times really fast?
Writing Practice I Fill in the missing letters and vowels to complete the following phrases and sentences: The jug is in the basket (Hakad basal) __ __ ד ַבּ ______. The father slept in the park (Haav nam bagan) __ א __ __ ֹ◌__ ג __.
The fish wandered in the sea (Hadag nad bayam). ה ______ד ______.
Writing practice II Complete the story by using the picture hints and word bank to fill in the missing words: A WORD BANK/ ַבּק ִמ ִילים ָאב ָסל ַגן ָים ָדג ָכּד
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. ַבּ ______ַל ______
. ַבּ______
ָנ ם . ַה ______
ָנ ח ַא ְך ַֹה ______ַבּ ______
. ַבּ ______
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ִמילוֹן - Dictionary א Father ָאב Brother ָאח Fireplace ָאח But ַאְך Nose ַאף
בּ At the/In the/On the ַבּ Came ָבּא Fabric, Cloth ַבּד
ג Back ַגב Roof ַגג Wave ַגל Too, also ָגם
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Park ַגן (Touch! (Command ָגע Lived ָג ר (Approach/Present (Command ָגשׁ
ד Fish ָדג Blood ַדם Page ַדף
ה The ַה Mountain ַהר
ו Hook ָוו
ז Moved ַזז
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ח Holiday ַחג Hot ַחם Felt ָחשׁ
ט (Flew (plane ָטס
י Hand ָיד Sea ָים
כּ Here ָכּאן Jug/Pitcher ָכּד
ל ...To the ַל
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Stayed ָלן
ָ Wanderedד ָ Restedח ָ Sleptם
ס Basket ַסל
ע Until ַעד On ַעל People, Nation ַעם (”Fly (bird), Scram/Get Out (as in, “I’m outta here ָעף
פּ Pug ָפּאג Wastebasket ָפּח
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Stripe ַפּס
פ Fudge ַפאדג'
צ Turtle ָצב Side ַצד Fasted ָצם Floated ָצף Narrow ַצר
ק Line ַקו Easy ַקל Got up, Woke up ָקם Cold ַקר
ר
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Quarreled ָרב Rabbi ַרב Soft ַרְך Bad ַרע Ran ָרץ Only ַרק
שׁ Returned ָשׁב Sailed ָשׁט (”There (as in “Over there ַשׁם Sang ָשׁר
שׂ Put ָשׂם
תּ/ת Tag ָתּ ג Innocent, Simple ָתּם
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Ended ָתּם
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