Lesson 1

Question 1

Alef. Originally ox with horns, strong

Answer 1

No sound. Takes sound of vowel

Question 2

Bet. Bayit

Answer 2

Shape of tent house. House

Question 3

Vet

Answer 3

Bet without daglesh/ dot. There are some other letters that have V sound.

Question 4

Gimel. Cf looks like camel

Answer 4

G sound with or without the daglesh / dot

Question 5

Dalet. The door of the house

Answer 5

Very important top hook

Question 6

אִשׁ. Ish.

Answer 6

man. Strong like an ox

Question 7

av. אַב

Answer 7

father. Strong man of the house

Question 8

avi אָבִי

Answer 8

my father. Read down and up. To get “my”, put “i/ ee/ iy “ sound at the end of it.

Question 9

bat. בָּת

Answer 9

Daughter. Something to do with house. Closed syllable.

Question 10

Vowel a (T under). ָ

Answer 10

Kamatz. Ah long sound

Question 11

Vowel a (dash under) . ַ

Answer 11

Patach. ah. Shorter sound

Question 12

Vowel i (dot under.). ִ

Answer 12

Chirek. Like short i. Sounds ee

Question 13

Vowel i (dot under) and yod. ִי

Answer 13

Chirek. Like long i. Sounds ee ey iy

Question 14

Letter 5. He. Get a fright, hey. Symbol with man hands in the air
At the beginning? הַ
At the end?

Answer 14

Behold!
Anne is from Hannah, last letter “he”
Small breath. This letter also in God.
God is I am, and breathes things into existence
At the beginning: the. (THAT book)
At the end: soft, often feminine
Eg man, WHOA! man, woman

Question 15

Letter 6 vav. nail/hook
At beginning of a word?

Hook sentences together. Conjunction
Has sheva, 2 vertical dots = stop sign

Answer 15

At beginning of a word: “and”
v’ this and v’ that

Question 16

Letter 7. Zayin
Tool. Weapon. Hook and tool.

Answer 16

Z sound

Question 17

Letter 8. Chet (Bach). khet
Very common sound in Hebrew.
Phonetically written as h with dot under

Challah bread
Hanukkah
Tenach
Hen or Han means ?

Answer 17

Wall, protection
Hen means grace
Hannah with extra kh at end means grace