1: Alphabet Flashcards
- Alphabet - begadkefat - letters that sound alike - gutturals
א
Alef
Pronounced: silent
בּ (b), ב (v)
Bet
Pronounced: B or V
ג
Gimel
Pronounced: as in Gas
ד
Dalet
Pronounced: D
ה
Hey
Pronounced: as in Hat
ו
Vav
Pronounced: V
ז
Zayin
Pronounced: as in Zoo
ח
Chet
Pronounced: as in baCH
ט
Tet
Pronounced: T
י
Yod
Pronounced: as in You
כּ (k) כ (ch)
Kaf
Pronounced: K or as in baCH
ך
Kaf (ch) final form
ל
Lamed
Pronounced: L
מ
Mem
Pronounced: M
ם
Mem final form
נ
Nun
Pronounced: N
ן
Nun final form
ס
Samech
Pronounced: S
ע
Ayin
Pronounced: silent
פּ (p) פ (f)
Pey
Pronounced: P or F
ף
Pey (f) final form
צ
Tsade
Pronounced: as in caTS
ץ
Tsade final form
ק
Qof
Pronounced: K
ר
Resh
Pronounced: R
שׂ
Sin
Pronounced: S
שׁ
Shin
Pronounced: as in SHe
ת
Tav
Pronounced: T
Recite the Hebrew Alfabet
Alef
Bet
Gimel
Dalet
Hey
Vav
Zayin
Chet
Tet
Yod
Kaf
Lamed
Mem
Nun
Samech
Ayin
Pey
Tsade
Qof
Resh
Sin
Shin
Tav
What is a weak dagesh?
a dot that makes the sound of the letter hard
What are the five letters that sound alike?
Vav - Bet (no dagesh)
Kaf (no dagesh) - Chet
Tav - Tet
Qof - Kaf (w/dagesh)
Sin - Samech
What does a “final form” mean?
A different form to write the letter when it is at the end of a word.
Which are the guttural letters?
Alef
Hey
Chet
Ayin
–
Resh (shares characteristics)
What is the begadkefat?
A mneumonic of the six letters that had two pronunciations when Biblical Hebrew was spoken.
