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ALEPH-TAU Hebrew School Biblical Hebrew Lesson 201 (Aleph-Bet)
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English Alphabet Hebrew Alphabet 1. English is read and written
from left to right.
1. Hebrew is read and written from right to left.
2. In the English alphabet, there
are 26 letters: some are vowels
(a, e, i, o, u), and some are
consonants (b, c, d, g, etc.)
2. In the Hebrew alphabet, there are 22 letters, all of which are
consonants. Vowels are dots and dashes added below and
beside the consonants.
3. Letters in the English
alphabet may be capital or
lowercase.
3. Letters in the Hebrew alphabet have only one form.
4. English letters are not written
differently when they appear at
the end of a word.
4. Five Hebrew letters have a different form when they appear
at the end of a word.
5. It is impossible to learn to
read English without knowing
the meaning of words, because
letters and letter combinations
can be pronounced in many
ways. Example: the letter c in
the words cat and circle.
5. Hebrew consonants and vowels are nearly always
pronounced the same. Therefore, it is possible to learn to read
Hebrew without knowing the meaning of words.
6. English is pronounced
differently in various countries,
such as England, Australia, and
the United States.
6. Hebrew also has various pronunciations. This book uses
the Sephardic, or Middle Eastern, pronunciation.*
*Jdg 12:5 And the Gileadites took the passages of Jordan before the Ephraimites: and it was so, that when those Ephraimites which were escaped said, Let me go over; that the men of Gilead said unto him, Art thou an Ephraimite? If he said, Nay;
Jdg 12:6 Then said they unto him, Say now Shibboleth: and he said Sibboleth: for he
could not frame to pronounce it right. Then they took him, and slew him at the passages
of Jordan: and there fell at that time of the Ephraimites forty and two thousand.
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Hebrew Aleph – Bet Chart
Pronunciation
Book
Final
Form
Letter Names
in English Block Script Numbers
Silent letter א Aleph 1
B as in Boy
(At the
beginning of
word/syllable)
V as in Vine
(At the
middle or end
of
word/syllable)
ב
ב
Bet 2
G as in Girl ג Gimmel 3
D as in Door ד Dalet 4
H as in House ה Hey 5
W as in Wine
O as in Oak
Oo as in Pool
(At the middle
or end of
ו
ו
ו
Waw
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word/syllable)
*vowel
indicator
Z as in Zebra ז Zayin 7
KH as in
KHai ח
Khet 8
T as in Tall ט Tet 9
Y as in Yes
Y as in Try
Y as in Pray
Y as in Key
(At the middle
or end of
word/syllable)
*vowel
indicator
י
י
י
י
Yod 10
K as in
Kitchen Kaf 20 ך כ
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L as in Look ל Lamed 30
M as in Moon ם מ Mem 40
N as in Now ן נ Nun 50
S as in Sun ס Samech 60
Silent letter
(Guttural) adjective
1. 1. (of a speech sound) produced in the throat; harsh-sounding.
ע Ayin 70
P as in Park
F as in Food
פ
פ
Pey 80 ף
TS as in
NuTS Tsade 90 ץ צ
Q as in Quiet ק Qof 100
R as in Read ר Resh 200
SH as in
SHine ש
Sheen
Seen 300
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S as in Sun ש
T as in Tall
(TH as in
BeTH)
ת Tau 400
Hebrew Vowels 1. Hebrew Vowels are shown as dots or dashes that appear below or above Hebrew letters.
2. A vowel is a sound that originates from the throat (ex. A, E, I, O, U). A consonant is a sound that
originates from the lips (ex. B, C, D, F, G).
3. Originally, Hebrew vowels were not written. Vowels were verbally spoken and understood by
everyone.
4. As Israelites scattered across the 4 corners of the earth, the Hebrew language became obsolete.
Masorites developed a system of preserving the pronunciation of the Hebrew language by
adding dots and dashes underneath the Hebrew text as vowel symbols. If vowels were made
into Hebrew letters (instead of dots or dashes) then the Scribes would have to add new letters
inside of each Hebrew word. To do this would have been a violation of YHWH’S Commandment:
Deu 4:2 YE SHALL NOT ADD UNTO THE WORD which I command you, neither
shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of YHWH your
GOD which I command you.
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Two Hebrew Vowel Sounds
Vowels are shown by adding dots and dashes below or beside consonants. Two
vowels are shown below. Both are added below consonants, and both are
pronounced in the same way.1 The represents any Hebrew consonant.
English Hebrew
1. A as in Father 2. A as in Father
When a vowel is written below a consonant, pronounce the consonant first and
then the vowel. When a vowel appears below an א, pronounce the vowel only.
= ב * ב +
←
Remember that
Hebrew reads from
right to left. א = א +
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1 Sometimes the vowel will sound like the o in row. Without a complete understanding of Hebrew
stress, syllabification, and vowel length, it is difficult to know when a sounds like the a in yacht, and
when it sounds like the o in row. Unless we instruct you otherwise, we suggest that you pronounce
every like the a in yacht, even though this will not always be correct.
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Reading Practice
א 1.* א א א ב ב ב ג ג א ב ג ב א
א ב ב א ד ד ד 2.* א ב ג א ב ג ד
ג ה א ה ה ד ג ב ה א ב ד 3.* ה ד
ג ד ו א ב ב ו ג ד 4.* ו ו ב ה ד
ב ב א א ו ה א ב ו ב ג א ד 5.* ד
ב ו ה ב ג ג ה ו ד 6.* א ב ב ג ד
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Two More Hebrew Vowels
2Simon, E., Resnikoff, I., & Motzkin, L. 1992. The first Hebrew primer : The adult beginner's path to
Biblical Hebrew. Completely rev. version of The First Hebrew primer for adults.; Text in English and
Hebrew. (3rd ed., completely rev.) . EKS pub.: Oakland, Calif.
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English Hebrew
3. I as in Sit 4. Y as in Key י
2. Read aloud the following letter and vowel combinations.
ז ז י ז ז ז ו ב ב ז ז י א ז ג .1
ה .2 י ב ח ז ח ז י ח י ה א י ח ה ח ח
י ב ט .3 י ח ז י א ו ה ז ט ד ט ט ט
י י י ו ו ז י ג י י ו ב ב י ד .4
י .5 י כ כ ב ב ו כ ב י ו כ ט כ י ב א
י כ כ ב ב ו ג י ד כ ח ב כ .6 י כ כ
ט .7 י ב ב א י ה ד ד ג י ד ו ו י ה ה
ז .8 ו ה ד ג ב א כ י ט ח ז ב
י .9 י י ה כ א ט י ו א ז י ח ה ה י ג ה ד י ב א
יט ה ט אב ג ד .10 זכ ט ה ו ו ז א אח כ 3
3Simon, E., Resnikoff, I., & Motzkin, L. 1992. The first Hebrew primer : The adult beginner's path to
Biblical Hebrew. Completely rev. version of The First Hebrew primer for adults.; Text in English and
Hebrew. (3rd ed., completely rev.) . EKS pub.: Oakland, Calif.
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Homework
1. Spell the following English words with Hebrew letters and vowels. Do these words as many
different ways as you can.
1. heave 4. Viva! 7. dot 10. got 13. yacht 16. cog
2. beet 5. cot 8. heat 11. deed 14. eat 17. tot
3. hot 6. ease 9. Oz 12. Bach 15. tea 18. bead 4
2. Read the following real Hebrew words. Spell the following Hebrew words with English
letters.
ד ח בא בא ה יבא ב דא ב א י ב זא חא א
*.1
א זב ח דא כ בא הא ב א ה ז חב ט הב א ב
*.2
ד ד דב ד אב ד דב דב ז זב ב ה א טב ה ב
*.3
4Simon, E., Resnikoff, I., & Motzkin, L. 1992. The first Hebrew primer : The adult beginner's path to
Biblical Hebrew. Completely rev. version of The First Hebrew primer for adults.; Text in English and
Hebrew. (3rd ed., completely rev.) . EKS pub.: Oakland, Calif.
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ב בג א הג א יג זב ז הב ז ב ד ד הג ב ג
*.4
ה ז הג ז הג ה הג ד יג ד דג ג ז ז דג ג ה
*.5
יד הג ב בד ב הד א גד א ד ה ד גד י הד ג ד
*.6
יג ג הה ח הד ו ידד ו דד ו ד יא הה ד הה ג ה
*.7
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5Simon, E., Resnikoff, I., & Motzkin, L. 1992. The first Hebrew primer : The adult beginner's path to
Biblical Hebrew. Completely rev. version of The First Hebrew primer for adults.; Text in English and
Hebrew. (3rd ed., completely rev.) . EKS pub.: Oakland, Calif.