From the Aleph-Bet

Mark S. Golub © 2008

HEBREW t LESSON 4 -9-

Letters

Nun - b (10

(for later lesson: CHaf - f) Kaf - F (11

(with a “cat’s eye” in it)

Samech - x (12

(with a Slice in the right bottom corner)

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Vowels

oo (as in moon) - Ut ªt (3)

(shoorook) (koobootz)

“ah” sound (sh’vah, NOT a vowel!) - £t

(chataf pahtach) ________________________________________________________________________

Words

- Dreidel - Menorah - v�FUb£j (7) CHANUKAH ( DEDICATION ). Judah and Maccabees rededicate the Second Temple (164BCE).

- Lulav & Etrog - Sukkah - ,IFªx (8) SUKKOT (BOOTHS). Reliving the journey of Israelites in the Wilderness (Mt. Sinai to Canaan).

From the Aleph-Bet

Mark S. Golub © 2008

NAME__________________ HEBREW t Review Sheet, Lesson 4

A. LETTERS. Circle the sound each letter makes (or circle “silent” if the letter makes no sound at all).

SILENT...T... R ... H ////r (6 CH ... K ... N... B ... SH ////b (1

SILENT... K...B...T ////C (7 CH ... H ... T... R ... K ////j (2

SILENT... K...B...L ////F (8 CH ... H ... T... R ... L ////v (3

SILENT.... H...CH...K ////t (9 CH ... S ... M... R ... L ////o (4

CH....L....T....R....SH ///k (10 CH ... S ... M... K ... L ////x (5

B. VOWELS. Circle the sound each vowel or vowel-sound (sh’va) makes.

ah (as in father) o (as in 7coke) eh (as in bed) oo (as in moon) //// ̈t (1

ah (as in father) o (as in coke) eh (as in bed) oo (as in moon) //// It (2

ah (as in father) o (as in coke) eh (as in bed) oo (as in moon) //// ¤t (3

ah (as in father) o (as in coke) eh (as in bed) oo (as in moon) //// Ut (4

ah (as in father) o (as in coke) eh (as in bed) oo (as in moon) //// ªt (5

ah (as in father) o (as in coke) eh (as in bed) oo (as in moon) //// «t (6

ah (as in father) o (as in coke) eh (as in bed) oo (as in moon) //// £t (6

C. NAMES of LETTERS. Write the name of each Hebrew letter.

_____- v (3 _____-j (2 _____ - , (1

_____- x (6 _____-o (5 _____ - r (4

_____- t (9 _____-F (8 _____ - C (7

D. SYLLABLES. How many syllables does the following word have? (Remember: same as the number of vowels in the word.)

___ ,�C©�©v (3 ___ v�FUb£j (2 ___ ,IFªx (1

From the Aleph-Bet

Mark S. Golub © 2008

WHICH PICTURE GOES WITH EACH HEBREW WORD? PLACE THE NUMBER UNDER EACH PICTURE AFTER THE CORRECT HEBREW WORD

1 2 3 4 5 6

7 8

__ ,�C©J (1

__ v�FUb£j (2

__ t�C©t (3

__ ,IFªx (4

__ o¤j.k (5

__ v�k©j (6

__ oIk¨J (7

__ v¨rIT (8

From the Aleph-Bet

Mark S. Golub © 2008

ANSWER SHEET HEBREW t Review Sheet, Lesson 4

A. LETTERS. Circle the sound each letter makes (or circle “silent” if the letter makes no sound at all).

SILENT...T... R ... H ////r (6 CH ... K ... N... B ... SH ////b (1

SILENT... K...B...T ////C (7 CH ... H ... T... R ... K ////j (2

SILENT... K ...B...L ////F (8 CH ... H ... T... R ... L ////v (3

SILENT .... H...CH...K ////t (9 CH ... S ... M... R ... L ////o (4

CH....L....T....R....SH ///k (10 CH ... S ... M... K ... L ////x (5

B. VOWELS. Circle the sound each vowel or vowel-sound (sh’va) makes.

ah (as in father) o (as in 7coke) eh (as in bed) oo (as in moon) //// ̈t (1

ah (as in father) o (as in coke) eh (as in bed) oo (as in moon) //// It (2

ah (as in father) o (as in coke) eh (as in bed) oo (as in moon) //// ¤t (3

ah (as in father) o (as in coke) eh (as in bed) oo (as in moon) //// Ut (4

ah (as in father) o (as in coke) eh (as in bed) oo (as in moon) //// ªt (5

ah (as in father) o (as in coke) eh (as in bed) oo (as in moon) //// «t (6

ah (as in father) o (as in coke) eh (as in bed) oo (as in moon) //// £t (6

C. NAMES of LETTERS. Write the name of each Hebrew letter.

Hay - v (3 CHet -j (2 Tuf - , (1

Samech - x (6 final Mem -o (5 Raysh - r (4

aleph - t (9 Kaf -F (8 Bet - C (7

D. SYLLABLES. How many syllables does the following word have? (Remember: same as the number of vowels in the word.)

3- ,�C©�©v (3 2- v�FUb£j (2 2- ,IFªx (1

(#2-the sh’vah under the Chet is NOT a vowel)

From the Aleph-Bet

Mark S. Golub © 2008

WHICH PICTURE GOES WITH EACH HEBREW WORD? PLACE THE NUMBER UNDER EACH PICTURE AFTER THE CORRECT HEBREW WORD

1 2 3 4 5 6

7 8

4- ,�C©J (1

7- v�FUb£j (2

5- t�C©t (3

8- ,IFªx (4

1- o¤j.k (5

6- v�k©j (6

2- oIk¨J (7

3- v¨rIT (8