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The Hebrew Alphabet From Aleph to Tau
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Basics of Biblical Hebrew by Gary Patico & Miles Van Pelt
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In class quizzes Workbook assignments Weekly word study assignments Final Exam 30% 20% 20% 30% 30% 20% 20% 30% Total100%
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History of Writing PictographsPictographs
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History of Writing PictographsPictographs IdeagramsIdeagrams
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History of Writing PictographsPictographs IdeagramsIdeagrams Syllable MarkersSyllable Markers
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History of Writing PictographsPictographs IdeagramsIdeagrams Syllable MarkersSyllable Markers AlphabetAlphabet
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a Name: Aleph Sound: ‘ @la - “Ox” or “Thousand”
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B b Name: Beth Sound: “Begin” or “Very” tyB - “House”
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g Name: Gimmel Sound: “Gift” lmg - “Camel”
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d Name: Daleth Sound: “Disciple” tld - “Door”
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h Name: He Sound: “House” h - “The”
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w Name: Waw (vav) Sound: “Way” w - “And”
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z Name: Zayin Sound: “Zeal”
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x Name: Heth Sound: “Loch” jx - “Terror”
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j Name: Teth Sound: “Toy” jyj - “Clay”
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y Name: Yodh Sound: “You” dy - “Hand”
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$ k Name: Kaph Sound: “Keep” @k - “Palm of the hand”
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l Name: Lamedh Sound: “Listen” dml - “Learn” (Talmud – “Learning”)
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m ~ Name: Mem Sound: “Man” ~Wm - “Blemish or defect”
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! n Name: Nun Sound: “Name” !wn - “Increase”
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s Name: Samekh Sound: “Set” $ms - “To Lay”
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[ Name: ‘Ayin Sound: (Silent) !y[ - “Eye”
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@ P p Name: Pe Sound: “Pray” or “Phone” “Mouth”
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# c Name: Tsadhe Sound: “Hits” dc; - “Side”
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q Name: Qoph Sound: “Oblique”
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r Name: Resh Sound: “Ring” var - “Head”
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f Name: Sin Sound: “Sin”
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v Name: Shin Sound: “Shell” !v - “Tooth”
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t T Name: Taw Sound: “Teach” or “Think” wt - “Mark”
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Some letters have a different form when at the end of the word
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# c $ k m ~ @ p ! n
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Begadkephat Letters B as in boy b B V as in vine G as in God g G Gh as in aghast D as in day d D Dh as in the K as in king k K Ch as in church P as in pastor p P Ph as in Phase T as in toy t T Th as in thin Daghesh Lene
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Look Alikes b and k g n h x t ~ s d r $
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Look Alikes c and [ w z w ! $ !
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