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 pah tach (2 (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 Mark S. Golub © 2008 From the Aleph-Bet Hebrew t Lesson 1 - Reading Practice Try reading these “nonsense” syllables: ¨, ©T C C ©J ¨J(1 ¨T©, CC ¨©J(2 J§C ©TC C§¨J (3 ,©J§CC J©T§C©J C§¨J¨T (4 DAY OF REST, SABBATH - ,C©J DAUGHTER - ,C (5 Mark S. Golub © 2008 From the Aleph-Bet Hebrew t Lesson 1 - Reading Practice Answers Try reading these “nonsense” syllables: ¨, ©T C C ©J ¨J(1 Tah Tah Bah Bah SHah SHah ¨T©, CC ¨©J(2 Tah-Tah Bah-Bah SHah-SHah J§C ©TC C§¨J (3 BahSH Bah-Tah SHah-Bah ,©J§CC 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 Mark S. Golub © 2008 .