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Version 1.0
Copyright June 07, 2008
Jacob E. Ecker
Lake Charles, LA USA
jacob@ecker.com
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0-Menu-01 : 0-Menu-01 Hebrew Aleph-Bet Chapter Selector Week01 – Aleph, Bet, vowels Patakh, Qamats, Shin/Sin, Tav Week02 - Gimel, Dalet, vowel kHolam, Vav, kHolam Vav, Lamed, vowels kHiriq, Tsaray jacob@ecker.com Week03 – Hay, Yood, Yood as vowel helper, Mem, Noon, vowel Segol Week04 - Zayin, kHayt, vowel Sh’va, Tayt, Kaf Week05 – More Sh’va, Combination vowels, word order, gender, number, dictionary Week06 – Pay, Tsadi, combination vowel kHataf Qamats, Qof, Raysh Week07 – Samekh, Ayin, dipthongs, Furtive Patakh Next Introduction starts on next page
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Handout page 02 : Handout page 02 Chapter 01
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0-Name-Ya-aKov : 0-Name-Ya-aKov Hebrew Aleph-Bet Back Main Menu Next
0-TonightPlan : 0-TonightPlan Tonight we will learn:
Four consonants (letters):
Aleph, Bet / Vet, Sheen / Seen, Tav
and two vowels from the ah family
Patakh, Qamats Back Main Menu Next
0-AlephBetSplash : 0-AlephBetSplash Back Main Menu Next
Handout page 02 : Handout page 02 Chapter 01
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0-General Concepts : 0-General Concepts First - a few general concepts Many of these will be covered in more detail as we go through the course. Back Main Menu Next
0-Language-not-Religion : 0-Language-not-Religion Since Hebrew is the language of the Jewish religion and also the source of many references in the Christian religion, there may be some occasional references to some of the readings from the Torah or Tanakh (known as the Old Testament to Christians), but remember, we are not here to learn religion or argue religion or evaluate religion.
I am not promoting or defending a religion and neither will anyone else in this class.
We are here to learn a language that you may have a opportunity to use in your religion, or you may use for a visit to Israel, or for your general knowledge, or for other reasons. Hebrew Aleph-Bet
This is a language class, not a religion class. Back Main Menu Next
0-Shalom Talmidiym : 0-Shalom Talmidiym Hebrew is read from right to left.
The word on the right is pronounced shalom – it means Peace, it this case it is a greeting like “hello”
The other word is pronounced talmidiym – it means students
Hello Students Back Main Menu Next
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0-Anie Yaakov : 0-Anie Yaakov Back Main Menu Next
0-Anie Yaakov Iekar : 0-Anie Yaakov Iekar Back Main Menu Next
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Handout page 02 : Handout page 02 Chapter 01
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0-The Letters : 0-The Letters The Letters
The sounds of Hebrew words are represented by consonants and vowels, just as in English
BUT in Hebrew the consonants are considered to be the “letters” and the vowel sounds are indicated by additional marks, dots and lines added below or above or after a letter. Most written Hebrew will be written using only the letters (consonants).
There are 22 letters (consonants). Five of the letters have a different shape if they are the last letter in any word. Back Main Menu Next
0-Dagaysh : 0-Dagaysh Three of the letters have a different sound if there is a dot (known as a dagaysh) in the letter. One letter has a different sound depending on the location of a dot above it.
Unlike English, a letter almost always represents the same sound (except for the four letters which represent two sounds each) There are also some regional differences in pronunciation.
Most of the other letters may occasionally have a dagaysh in it for grammatical reasons, without any change of the sound. Five letters can not accept a dagaysh. Back Main Menu Next
0-cld yu nderstnd : 0-cld yu nderstnd cld yu ndrstnd nglsh f t wr wrttn wtht vwls? Back Main Menu Next
0-cld yu nderstnd -02 : 0-cld yu nderstnd -02 cld yu ndrstnd nglsh f t wr wrttn wtht vwls? Back Main Menu Next
Handout page 02 : Handout page 02 Chapter 01
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0-cld yu nderstnd -03 : 0-cld yu nderstnd -03 cld yu ndrstnd nglsh f t wr wrttn wtht vwls?
Could you understand English if it were written without vowels?
I think it would be pretty tough the first time you saw it, but that you would catch on to it pretty quick. I expect you to catch on to Hebrew with only a little more difficulty than you would have if you were learning English for the first time. In Israel there are 6 year old kids writing Hebrew every day.
(the six year old kids do use vowels and so will we) Back Main Menu Next
0-cld yu nderstnd -03 : 0-cld yu nderstnd -03 cld yu ndrstnd nglsh f t wr wrttn wtht vwls?
There are three letters that can be used as vowel substitutes or vowel helpers. The letters are left in the word as a vowel indicator when the vowels themselves are not used in the writing.
Notice that I did use one vowel in the NGLSH sentence above. The vowel helper letters are used in the same way, when they are needed to clarify the meaning. Back Main Menu Next
0-Sounds Of Hebrew Letters : 0-Sounds Of Hebrew Letters Most Hebrew letters have a sound the same or very similar to the English sounds that you are familiar with already.
Two of the Hebrew letters have a sound that we will expect to have some difficulty with, it is different from any sound that we make in English.
Not all English sounds can be represented by a Hebrew letter. Back Main Menu Next
Handout page 02 : Handout page 02 Chapter 01
handout page 06 Back Next Main Menu Chapter7 Menu
0-DebbieFrieman-Intro : 0-DebbieFrieman-Intro Song by Debbie Friedman While we’re here in Hebrew School
we’re going to have some fun
and sing the Hebrew Alphabet
A song for everyone.
It’s going to be quite simple,
cause all you have to do,
is sing the letters after us,
Then we’ll sing after you. Back Main Menu Next
0-DebbieFriedman-AlephBet : 0-DebbieFriedman-AlephBet Song by Debbie Friedman Back Main Menu Next
0-All Letters-Misteaks : 0-All Letters-Misteaks As we go through the examples and exercises in the next hour or so, be sure to watch carefully at the examples and letter and word search exercises. I have been known to make misteaks, if fact, sometimes I will put one in on porpose to see if you will catch it.
I promise you there is AT LEAST one mistake in tonight’s lesson. I put one in intentionally, but there may be others. It is your job to find them. Back Main Menu Next
All Letters : All Letters Back Next Main Menu Chapter8 Menu