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This page provides additional practice and advanced discussion for the letters you should have
learned in Hebrew for Dummies - Lesson 3.
If you need practice saying or reading the letters - go back to lesson 3 first.
Vocabulary
| Meaning |
Pronunciation |
Hebrew |
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On, above |
Ahl |
על |
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Daughter |
Baht |
בת |
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House |
Bahyit |
בית |
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House of God (also Town of Beth El) |
Beyt Ehl' |
בית אל |
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Daughter of God (Girl's name) |
Bat Ehl' |
בת אל |
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Witness |
Ehd |
עד |
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Until |
Ahd |
עד |
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Main point |
eekahr |
עיקר |
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Sterile |
Ahkahr |
עקר |
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Went up, cost (masculine singular past ) |
Ah lah' |
עלה |
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Went up, cost (Feminine singular, past) |
Ahl tah |
עלתה |
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Leaf |
Ahleh |
עלה |
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Cattle |
Bahkahr |
בקר |
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Kehver |
Grave |
קבר |
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Fence |
Gahdehr |
גדר |
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Quarreled (masculine singular) |
Rahv |
רב |
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Rabbi |
Rahv |
רב |
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Much |
Rahv |
רב |
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Bouquet of flowers |
Zehr |
זר |
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Stranger |
Zahr |
זר |
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Olive |
Zahyit |
זית |
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Beit Zayit (a town) - literally - house of olives. |
Beit Zayit |
בית זית |
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Mountain |
hahr |
הר |
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Much, Many |
Hahr beh' |
הרבה
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Go down (command) |
Rehd |
רד |
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He lives (is domiciled at) |
Gahr |
גר |
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She lives (is domiciled at) |
Gahr' ah |
גרה |
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Challenge |
Eht Gahr' |
אתגר |
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Religion |
Daht |
דת |
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Opinion of..., |
Dahaht |
דעת |
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Bad |
Rah |
רע |
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Drive! (command) |
Sah |
סע |
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Welfare |
Sa'ad |
סעד |
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Slow down! |
Ha eht' |
האט |
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You (masculine) |
Ahtah' |
אתה |
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Now |
Ah tah' |
עתה |
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Chalk |
Geer |
גיר |
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Wall |
Keer |
קיר |
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You (feminine) |
Aht |
את |
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Cold |
Kahr |
קר |
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Pitcher (of water) |
Kahd |
קד |
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(accusative conjunction) |
Eht |
את |
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Shovel |
Eht |
אט |
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Pen |
Eht |
עט |
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Background |
Rekah |
רקע |
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Battle |
Krav |
קרב |
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In the midst |
Bekehrev |
בקרב |
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Go down (Masculine singular command or future) |
Teh red' |
תרד |
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Frequency |
Teh' dehr |
תדר |
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Slave |
Eh' vehd |
עבד |
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Worked - (third person masculine singular past tense) |
Ah vahd' |
עבד |
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Past (noun) and Passed (third person masculine verb singular past tense)
|
Ah vahr' |
עבר |
|
Hebrew |
Eev reet' |
עברית |
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Aliyah - immigration to Israel |
Ahliyah |
עליה |
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On her |
Ahley' hah |
עליה |
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Next to |
ahl yahd |
על יד |
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By Means Of
|
ahl yehdey |
על ידי |
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Which? |
Ehy Zeh |
איזה |
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Thing |
Dah Vahr |
דבר |
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Spoke |
Dee' berh |
דבר |
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Murrane (plague |
Deh' vehr |
דבר |
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On the other side of |
Meh eh' vehr |
מעבר |
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Passage, Checkpoint |
Mah ah vahr' |
מעבר |
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From the evening |
Meh eh' rehv |
מערב |
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Ambush |
Mah ah rahv' |
מארב |
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Evening |
Eh' rev |
ערב |
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Arabian |
Ah Rahv' |
ערב |
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Guarantor, Responsible for |
Ah Rehv' |
ערב |
Confuse-o-grams
Similar words with different meaning and sometimes different spelling
| Meaning |
Pronunciation |
Hebrew |
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Quarreled (masculine singular) |
Rahv |
רב |
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Rabbi |
Rahv |
רב |
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Much |
Rahv |
רב |
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Witness |
Ehd |
עד |
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Until |
Ahd |
עד |
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You (masculine) |
Ahtah' |
אתה |
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Now |
Ah tah' |
עתה |
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Slave |
Eh' vehd |
עבד |
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Worked - (third person masculine singular past tense) |
Ah vahd' |
עבד |
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|
|
|
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Aliyah - immigration to Israel |
Ahliyah |
עליה |
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On her |
Ah ley' hah |
עליה |
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|
|
(accusative conjunction) |
Eht |
את |
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Shovel |
Eht |
אט |
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Pen |
Eht |
עט |
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You (feminine) |
Aht |
את |
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Thing |
Dah Vahr |
דבר |
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Spoke |
Dee' berh |
דבר |
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Murrane (plague |
Deh' vehr |
דבר |
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On the other side of |
Meh eh' vehr |
מעבר |
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Passage, Checkpoint |
Mah ah vahr' |
מעבר |
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From the evening |
Meh eh' rehv |
מערב |
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Ambush |
Mah ah rahv' |
מארב |
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Evening |
Eh' rev |
ערב |
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Arabian |
Ah Rahv' |
ערב |
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Guarantor, Responsible for |
Ah Rehv' |
ערב |
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Sentences and phrases:
אל על
To the above, to the highest - El Al, the national airline of Israel.
The battle for the (west) bank. הקרב על הגדה
בת-אל גרה בגדה Bat El lives in the West Bank.
הגיר ליד הקד The chalk is near the pitcher
גדי גר בבית אל Gadi lives in Beth El.
גדי גר על יד בת-אל - Gadi lives near Bat El
Before you go on, be sure to write out all the above words and say them out loud.
Here is some cursive script practice with these letters and words:
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