1: Alphabet Flashcards
- Alphabet - begadkefat - letters that sound alike - gutturals (34 cards)
1
Q
א
A
Alef
Pronounced: silent
2
Q
בּ (b), ב (v)
A
Bet
Pronounced: B or V
3
Q
ג
A
Gimel
Pronounced: as in Gas
4
Q
ד
A
Dalet
Pronounced: D
5
Q
ה
A
Hey
Pronounced: as in Hat
6
Q
ו
A
Vav
Pronounced: V
7
Q
ז
A
Zayin
Pronounced: as in Zoo
8
Q
ח
A
Chet
Pronounced: as in baCH
9
Q
ט
A
Tet
Pronounced: T
10
Q
י
A
Yod
Pronounced: as in You
11
Q
כּ (k) כ (ch)
A
Kaf
Pronounced: K or as in baCH
12
Q
ך
A
Kaf (ch) final form
13
Q
ל
A
Lamed
Pronounced: L
14
Q
מ
A
Mem
Pronounced: M
15
Q
ם
A
Mem final form
16
Q
נ
A
Nun
Pronounced: N
17
Q
ן
A
Nun final form
18
Q
ס
A
Samech
Pronounced: S
19
Q
ע
A
Ayin
Pronounced: silent
20
Q
פּ (p) פ (f)
A
Pey
Pronounced: P or F
21
Q
ף
A
Pey (f) final form
22
Q
צ
A
Tsade
Pronounced: as in caTS
23
Q
ץ
A
Tsade final form
24
Q
ק
A
Qof
Pronounced: K
25
ר
Resh
Pronounced: R
26
שׂ
Sin
Pronounced: S
27
שׁ
Shin
Pronounced: as in SHe
28
ת
Tav
Pronounced: T
29
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
30
What is a weak dagesh?
a dot that makes the sound of the letter hard
31
What are the five letters that sound alike?
Vav - Bet (no dagesh)
Kaf (no dagesh) - Chet
Tav - Tet
Qof - Kaf (w/dagesh)
Sin - Samech
32
What does a "final form" mean?
A different form to write the letter when it is at the end of a word.
33
Which are the guttural letters?
Alef
Hey
Chet
Ayin
--
Resh (shares characteristics)
34
What is the begadkefat?
A mneumonic of the six letters that had two pronunciations when Biblical Hebrew was spoken.
