Hebrew/Aleph-Bet

Welcome to the ninth lesson of the Hebrew alphabet! In this lesson we will do some reviewing, and you will learn two new Hebrew letters - Hebrew|ע and Hebrew|פ onto its many forms.

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Review

We've been through 8 lessons and we've learned a lot. Let's look at the letters we've learned:

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Letters

Hebrew-Large|א Aleph: makes the "a" sound, makes the glottal stop (’) or simply indicates the word starts with a vowel.

Hebrew-Large|בּ ב Bet: makes the "b" sound. When there is no dot, it makes the "v" sound.

Hebrew-Large|ג Gimmel: makes the "g" sound.

Hebrew-Large|ד Dalet: makes the "d" sound.

Hebrew-Large|ה He: makes the "h" sound. When at the end of a word it makes the "a" sound.

Hebrew-Large|ו Vav: makes the "v", "o" and "u" sounds.

Hebrew-Large|ז Zayin: makes the "z" sound.

Hebrew-Large|ח Ħet: makes the "kh" sound.

Hebrew-Large|ט Tet: makes the "t" sound.

Hebrew-Large|י Yod: makes the "y" and "i" sounds.

Hebrew-Large|כּ כ ך Kaf: makes the "k" sound. When there is no dot, it makes the "kh" sound. Changes form when at the end of a word.

Hebrew-Large|ל Lamed: makes the "l" sound.

Hebrew-Large|מ ם Mem: makes the "m" sound. Changes form when at the end of a word.

Hebrew-Large|נ ן Nun: makes the "n" sound. Changes form when at the end of a word.

Hebrew-Large|ס Samekh: makes the "s" sound.

Hebrew-Large|ק Qof: makes the "k" sound.

Hebrew-Large|ר Resh: makes the "r" sound.

Hebrew-Large|שׁ שׂ Shin: makes the "sh" sound when the dot is on the right; when it's on the left, it makes the "s" sound.

Hebrew-Large|ת Tav: makes the "t" sound.

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Vowels

And we've covered all the vowels:

Hebrew-Large|בְּ Shva: marks the end of a syllable or makes the "ə" sound.

Hebrew-Large|בַּ Pataħ: makes the "a" sound.

Hebrew-Large|בָּ Qamats: makes the "a" sound.

Hebrew-Large|בֵּ Tsere: makes the "e" sound.

Hebrew-Large|בֶּ Segol: makes the "e" sound.

Hebrew-Large|בִּ Ħiriq: makes the "i" sound.

Hebrew-Large|בֻּ Qubbuts: makes the "u" sound.

Hebrew-Large|וֹ Ħolam: makes the "o" sound.

Hebrew-Large|וּ Shuruq: makes the "u" sound.

Hebrew-Large|בֳּ Ħataf-Qamats: makes the "o" sound.

Hebrew-Large|בֲּ Ħataf-Pataħ: makes the "a" sound.

Hebrew-Large|בֱּ Ħataf-Segol: makes the "e" sound.

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New Letters

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‘Ayin

Hebrew-Huge|ע The sixteenth letter in the Hebrew alphabet is ‘Ayin. Like Aleph, it stands for the glottal stop (co’operate) or silent if it is at the end of a syllable.

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Pe

Hebrew-Huge|פּ The seventeenth letter in the Hebrew alphabet is Pe. It has three forms:

• When the dot (dagesh) is inside Hebrew|פּ, it makes the "p" sound (IPA: /p/, "p" as in "port").
• When there is no dot inside Hebrew|פ, it makes the "f" sound (IPA: /f/, "f" as in "fame").
• At the end of a word, it changes form Hebrew|ף. This form is known as Fe Sofit. Unlike Kaf, however, there is no Pe Sofit (*Hebrew|ףּ).

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Words

Hebrew-Large|עִבְרִית ‘ivrit the Hebrew language
Hebrew-Large|עַפְעַף ‘af‘af eyelid (masculine, singular)
Hebrew-Large|פֶּה peh mouth (masculine, singular)
Hebrew-Large|שָׂפָה safah language, lip, edge (feminine, singular)
Hebrew-Large|סֵפֶר sefer book (masculine, singular)
Hebrew-Large|מִסְפָּר mispar number (masculine, singular)
Hebrew-Large|עוֹף ‘of fowl, chicken meat (masculine, singular)
Hebrew-Large|פַּס pas line, strip (masculine, singular)


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Summary

In this lesson, you've learned:

• The letters and forms ‘Ayin Hebrew|ע, Pe Hebrew|פּ, Fe Hebrew|פ and Fe Sofit Hebrew|ף.
• The words Hebrew|עִבְרִית, עַפְעַף, פֶּה, שָׂפָה, סֵפֶר, מִסְפָּר, עוֹף and Hebrew|פַס.

Practice what you've learned in the exercises.