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    Charts Hebrew

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    The document contains 3 charts that describe the Hebrew alphabet and vowels. Chart 1 lists each letter of the Hebrew alphabet and provides the English equivalent sound. Chart 2 describes the Hebrew vowel points or niqqud, including short and long vowels. It provides examples of each vowel combined with the letter bet. Chart 3 explains the rules for pronouncing the sh'va, a vowel point that can be either vocalized or silent depending on its placement and context in a word.

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    Charts Hebrew

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    The document contains 3 charts that describe the Hebrew alphabet and vowels. Chart 1 lists each letter of the Hebrew alphabet and provides the English equivalent sound. Chart 2 describes the Hebrew vowel points or niqqud, including short and long vowels. It provides examples of each vowel combined with the letter bet. Chart 3 explains the rules for pronouncing the sh'va, a vowel point that can be either vocalized or silent depending on its placement and context in a word.

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    The document contains 3 charts that describe the Hebrew alphabet and vowels. Chart 1 lists each letter of the Hebrew alphabet and provides the English equivalent sound. Chart 2 describes the Hebrew vowel points or niqqud, including short and long vowels. It provides examples of each vowel combined with the letter bet. Chart 3 explains the rules for pronouncing the sh'va, a vowel point that can be either vocalized or silent depending on its placement and context in a word.

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    Charts Hebrew

    Uploaded by

    Melvin Dukles
    The document contains 3 charts that describe the Hebrew alphabet and vowels. Chart 1 lists each letter of the Hebrew alphabet and provides the English equivalent sound. Chart 2 describes the Hebrew vowel points or niqqud, including short and long vowels. It provides examples of each vowel combined with the letter bet. Chart 3 explains the rules for pronouncing the sh'va, a vowel point that can be either vocalized or silent depending on its placement and context in a word.

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    Chart - 1: HEBREW ALPHABETS

    Alphabet Form English Sound /


    Pronunciation
    BGDKPT Final Equivalent Phonetic

    ‫א‬ Aleph ʼ x No Sound


    ‫ּב‬ ‫ב‬ Beth b, bh 'b' as in boy
    ‫ּג‬ ‫ג‬ Gimel g, gh 'g' as in God
    ‫ּד‬ ‫ד‬ Dalet d, dh 'd' as in day
    ‫ה‬ He h 'h' as in hay
    ‫ו‬ Waw w 'w' as in way
    ‫ז‬ Zayin z 'z' as in Zion
    ‫ח‬ Het ch / ḥ 'ch' as in bach
    ‫ט‬ Tet ṭ 't' as in toy
    ‫י‬ Yodh y 'y' as in yes
    ‫כ‬ ‫ך‬ Kap k, kh 'k' as in king
    ‫ל‬ Lamed l 'l' as in lion
    ‫מ‬ ‫ם‬ Mem m 'm' as in mother
    ‫נ‬ ‫ן‬ Nun n 'n' as in nun
    ‫ס‬ Samek s 's' as in sin
    ‫ע‬ Ayin ʻ x No Sound
    ‫ּפ‬ ‫פ‬ ‫ף‬ Pe p, ph 'p' as in pastor
    ‫צ‬ ‫ץ‬ Tsade ṣ / ts 'ts' as in boots
    'k' as in king
    ‫ק‬ Qof q/ḳ
    'q' as in queen
    ‫ר‬ Res r 'r' as in run
    ‫ש‬ Sin ŝ 's' as in sin
    ‫ש‬ Shin š 'sh' as in ship
    ‫ּת‬ ‫ת‬ Taw t, th 't' as in toy
    Chart - 2: VOWELS

    SHORT VOWELS

    Combination with ‫ב‬ Example


    English Tamil Hindi
    Form Vowel
    Equivalent Equivalent Equivalent Sound /
    Letter Form Word Pronunciation
    Phonetic

    ַ‫ב‬ pathaḥ a அ अ ַ‫ב‬ bha ‫ּבַ ת‬ bath

    ֶ‫ב‬ Seghôl e எ ए ֶ‫ב‬ bhe ‫ֶ֫ ֶמלְֶך‬ melek

    ִ‫ב‬ Short Ḥîreq i இ इ ִ‫ב‬ bhi ‫ִמן‬ min

    ‫ֻב‬ Qibbûs o உ उ ‫ֻב‬ bhu ‫מ ְֻשׁלְָך‬ mušlāke

    Qāmeṣ
    ָ‫ב‬ u ஒ ओ ָ‫ב‬ bho ‫חָ כְ מָ ה‬ ḥokhmāh
    Ḥāṭûph
    LONG VOWELS

    Combination with ‫ב‬ Example


    English Tamil Hindi
    Form Vowel
    Equivalent Equivalent Equivalent Sound /
    Letter Form Word Pronunciation
    Phonetic

    ָ‫ב‬ Qāmeṣ ā ஆ आ ָ‫ב‬ bhā ‫דָ בָ ר‬ dābār

    ֵ‫ב‬ Ṣērê ē ஏ ए (long) ֵ‫ב‬ bhē ‫אֵ ל‬ ēl

    ‫בֵ י‬ Ṣērê Yôdh ê ஏ ए (long) ‫בֵ י‬ bhê ‫הֵ יכָל‬ hêkhāl

    ‫ִבי‬ Long Ḥîreq î ஈ ई ‫בִ י‬ bhî ‫ִאישׁ‬ îš

    ‫בוּ‬ Šûreq û ஊ ऊ ‫בוּ‬ bhû ‫יְ שׁוּעָ ה‬ yešûʻāh

    ֹ‫ב‬ Ḥôlem ō ஓ ओ (long) ֹ‫ב‬ bhō ‫חֹ ק‬ ḥōq

    Ḥôlem
    ‫בוֹ‬ ô ஓ ओ (long) ‫בוֹ‬ bhô ‫יוֹנָה‬ yônāh
    Wôw
    Chart - 3: šewāʼ CHART

    šewāʼ

    Single šewāʼ Double šewāʼ

    *First šewāʼ - SILENT

    *Second šewāʼ - VOCAL

    šewāʼ šewāʼ
    at First Letter at Middle Letter

    - VOCAL

    - FULLY PRONOUNCED

    šewāʼ šewāʼ
    after Short Vowel after Long Vowel

    - VOCAL

    - FULLY PRONOUNCED

    šewāʼ šewāʼ
    with Daghes Forte without Daghes Forte

    - VOCAL - SILENT

    - FULLY PRONOUNCED - HALF PRONOUNCED

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