| Aleph Aleph is the first letter of the Hebrew Alephbet. The Aleph makes no sound |
| Bet This letter has two sounds. With the dot (dagesh) it sounds like the 'B' as in ball |
| Vet Without the dot (dagesh) it sounds like the 'V' in vase |
| Gimmel Sounds like the 'G' in goat |
| THE SEGOL, LIKE MOST OF THE HEBREW VOWELS, SITS BELOW THE CONSONANT. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE 'E' IN RED. |
| THE KAMATS, LIKE MOST OF THE HEBREW VOWELS, SITS BELOW THE CONSONANT. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE 'A' IN AQUA. |
| THE PATACH, LIKE MOST OF THE HEBREW VOWELS, SITS BELOW THE CONSONANT. IT ALSO SOUNDS LIKE THE 'A' IN AQUA. |
| THE KUBUTS LIKE MOST OF THE HEBREW VOWELS, SITS BELOW THE CONSONANT. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE 'U' IN BLUE. |
| THE SHURUK, SITS BESIDE THE CONSONANT. IT ALSO SOUNDS LIKE THE 'U' IN BLUE. |
Learn Hebrew
Lesson 1
| Click for site instruction |
| Roll over Bet the ALEPHont for more hints |
| Review worksheets |
| Please take these quizzes. Check your answers on the answer key page. If they are correct, proceed to Lesson 2. |
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| Same letter different sound. |
| Used only at the end of the word. |
| Sounds like the underlined letter in the English word. |