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Shin and Sin
You should know these letters now:
א ב ג ד ה ? ז ? ט י ? ל ? ? ס
ע ?? ק
ר ? ת
If you do not recognize any of those letters or are unsure about how to pronounce them, go back for review:
Hebrew alphabet for dummies 1,
Hebrew Alphabet for Dummies 2,
Hebrew Alphabet for Dummies 3 and
Hebrew Alphabet for Dummies 4
This page introduces only one new letter, with two sounds:
ש
In cursive script:
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Shin and Sin, sounded as Sh and S respectively. When Hebrew is written with full or
partial Nikkud (vowel signs and marks), the Sin may have a little dot (Mapik) on the left, and the Shin may have a dot
on the right. In most publications this is not done. There is no way to differentiate them except by word recognition or
from the context. |
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Shin - is sounded as "SH" - A word that uses Shin - Shalom (peace) -
שלום |
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Sin - is an S. It is in the same place as S is in the English alphabet -
between "R" (Resh) and "T" (Taf). An example of a word that uses
- ישראל (Yis
rah el' - Israel). |
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Some new words with Sin and Shin. The words that use Sin
will be shown in red to alert you to the difference in
sound.
| Meaning |
Pronunciation |
Hebrew |
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Belonging to |
"Shehl" |
של |
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Fire |
"Ehsh" |
אש |
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There is |
"Yaysh" |
יש |
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Song, Poem |
"Sheer" |
שיר |
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Israel |
"Yees' Rah ehl' " |
ישראל |
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Name |
"Shem" |
שם |
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Minister |
"Sahr |
שר |
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Sarah (name) |
"Sah' rah" |
שרה |
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Year |
"Shah nah' " |
שנה |
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fat (adjective) |
"Shah mehn' " |
שמן |
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Returned |
"Shahv" |
שב |
Before you go on, be sure to write out all the above words and say them out loud.
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