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From English to Hebrew

Reading in Hebrew is easy

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From English to Hebrew

Reading in Hebrew is easy

Activity Book 1

Written by: Menachem Moshkovitz-Mashak
Gestelit Haifa Ltd., 2018©
ISBN 9789657607527
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NEW HEBREW LETTERS. ONLY THEIR SOUNDS.

Hello
My name is Brenda
My first letter in English is "B"

My first letter in Hebrew is " "

"B " = " "

Write the letter " " next to the following names:

Ben ___ Bob ___ Bambi ___

Betty ___ Barry ___ Bruce ___

Hello
My name is Garry
My first letter in English is "G"

‫ג‬My first letter in Hebrew is " "

"G " = " ‫"ג‬

Write the letter "‫ " ג‬next to the following names:

Gregor ___ Grace ___ Gwen ___

Green ___ Gertrude ___ Gladys ___

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NEW HEBREW LETTERS. ONLY THEIR SOUNDS.

Diane Helen Victor Zachary Tom

‫ד‬ ‫ה‬ ‫טז ו‬

Write the correct Hebrew letters next to the following names:

Remember: B = G= ‫ג‬

David Zahara Zelda
Zara Zeva Tim
Valerie Debby Vivien
Helen Tina Hope
Ben Donald Dennis
Guy Benjamin Bruce
Veronica Gavin Violet
Zachary Harmony Hilary
Barry Turner Tracy
Gregory Hank Hazel

Test yourself. Do you remember the sounds of the following letters?
Write the English letters next to the Hebrew letters:

_‫_ ד_ ג_ ט_ ו_ ה _ ז‬

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NEW HEBREW LETTERS. ONLY THEIR SOUNDS.

Samuel Nathan Mark Lucas Yolanda

‫ס‬ ‫נ‬ ‫יל מ‬

Write the correct Hebrew letters next to the following names:

Yasmine Yana Leonard
Lisa Marvin Stella
Yulia Lory Nina
Mark Megan Yona
Natalie Sara Nadya
Sofia Yedida Natasha
Yardena Samantha Stephanie
Lily Margaret Yardena
Mary Sabrina Linda
Nicole Nancy Molly

Test yourself. Do you remember the sounds of the following letters?
Write the English letters next to the Hebrew letters:

_‫_ י_ ד_ ל_ ג_ מ_ ט_ נ_ ו‬
_‫ה _ ס_ ז‬

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NEW HEBREW LETTERS. ONLY THEIR SOUNDS.

Pamela Tami Roni Kate

‫ ט‬or ‫ת‬ ‫ר‬ ‫ק‬

Write the correct Hebrew letters next to the following names:

Kelly Kimberly Kristen
Tara Ruth Tessa
Peter Pearl Patrick
Kayla Tom Rachel
Rebecca Karen Paula
Tiffany Paul Tina
Pandora Robin Rosemary
Renee Tracy Patricia
Kay Kim Kathleen
Tamara Teresa Turner

Test yourself. Do you remember the sounds of the following letters?
Write the English letters next to the Hebrew letters:

_‫ר_ ד_ ת_ ל_ _ ג‬ _‫_ ק_ י‬
_‫ו_ ה _ ס_ ז‬ _‫מ_ ט_ נ‬

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NEW HEBREW LETTERS. ONLY THEIR SOUNDS.

Xenia Kate Cameron Julia

‫קס‬ ‫ק‬ '‫ג‬

Remember !!! C = K = ‫= ק‬ You may use each of them.

Remember !!! X= ‫ קס‬Two Hebrew letters together.

Write the correct Hebrew letters next to the following names:

Kevin Jack Xavier

Jessica Cathy Jake

Xavier Xenia Dixie

Kayla James Kitty

Cannor Kate Connie

Roxanne Maxine Kayden

Kara Cameron Clara

Jacob Alexander Julia

Joshua Katlyn Alexis

Test yourself. Do you remember the sounds of the following letters?
Write the English letters next to the Hebrew letters:

_ ‫_ י _ _ ד _ פ _ ל _ ג _ מ _ ט _ קס‬ _
_ ‫נ _ ו _ ג' _ ה _ ס _ ז _ ק _ ר _ ת‬

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THE DOT MAKES THE DIFFERENCE

Pamela Fanny Samo Sharon

P ‫פ‬ S SH

F

1. Write the correct Hebrew letters next to the following names.
2. Add the dot when needed , in the correct location:

Frank Paul Sharon
Shani Friday Sherman
Peter Samuel Fred
Sabina Ferdinand Steven
Fay Sheldon Peggy
Sammy Pearl Shepherd
Shawn Shane Falcon
Fabius Fabian Shay
Flynn Simon Perry

Test yourself. Do you remember the sounds of the following letters?
Write the English letters next to the Hebrew letters:

_ _‫_ י_ _ ד_ פ_ ל_ ג_ מ_ ט‬
_‫_ נ_ ו_ ה _ ס_ ז_ ק_ ר_ ת‬

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Are there vowels in Hebrew?

• In English, the vowels are part of the alphabet.
• In Hebrew, there are signs and not letters.
• The signs are written under the letters, or on top of

the letters, or even inside the letters.

Here are some examples:

A dot inside the letter: ‫ָל‬
A sign under the letter:

A sign next to the letter: ‫ל‬

A sign next to the letter: ‫ל‬

Here are a few examples of the Hebrew signs and their
location relative to the Hebrew letters :

‫ְ ַ ֲ ָ ֳ ֶ ֱ ֹ ֵ ִ ִי‬

In the following pages, you will learn more about these Hebrew signs.

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The vowel “ E “ in Hebrew is :

In Hebrew, the vowel "E" always sounds as in PET.

This is the PET = ‫ֶ ט‬
Hebrew sign

E=

This sign is written under the Hebrew letter.

Read and learn: Fill in the missing Fill in the missing
English letters: Hebrew signs:

net ‫ֶנט‬ _e_ ‫ֶנט‬ net ‫נט‬
set ‫ֶסט‬ set ‫סט‬
bet ‫ֶת‬ _ e _ ‫ֶסט‬ bet ‫ת‬
let ‫ֶלת‬ let ‫לת‬
met ‫ֶמט‬ _e_ ‫ֶת‬ met ‫מט‬
bend ‫ֶ נד‬ bend ‫נד‬
send ‫ֶסנד‬ _e_ ‫ֶלת‬ send ‫סנד‬
nest ‫ֶנסט‬ nest ‫נסט‬
test ‫ֶטסט‬ _ e _ ‫ֶמט‬ test ‫טסט‬
vest ‫ֶוסט‬ vest ‫וסט‬
_ e _ _ ‫ֶ נד‬

_ e _ _ ‫ֶסנד‬

_ e _ _ ‫ֶנסט‬

_ e _ _ ‫ֶטסט‬

_ e _ _ ‫ֶוסט‬

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More about the vowel “ E “ in Hebrew

On this page, you will meet Hebrew words and
you will learn how to write them in English.

This is the =E
Hebrew sign

Read and learn: Fill in the missing Fill in the vowel " e" in
English letters: the following words:

regel ‫ֶר ֶגל‬ _ e_ e _ ‫ֶר ֶגל‬ r _g_ l ‫ֶר ֶגל‬
r_m_z ‫ֶר ֶמז‬
remez ‫ֶר ֶמז‬ _ e _ e _ ‫ֶר ֶמז‬ k _ r _ sh ‫ֶק ֶר‬
d_g_l ‫ֶד ֶגל‬
keresh ‫ֶק ֶר‬ _ e _ e _ _ ‫ֶק ֶר‬ b_r_z ‫ֶ ֶרז‬
s_m_l ‫ֶס ֶמל‬
degel ‫ֶד ֶגל‬ _ e _ e _ ‫ֶד ֶגל‬ h_r_s ‫ֶה ֶרס‬
p_l_s ‫ֶ ֶלס‬
berez ‫ֶ ֶרז‬ _ e _ e _ ‫ֶ ֶרז‬ b_g_d ‫ֶ ֶגד‬
p_r_k ‫ֶ ֶרק‬
semel ‫ֶס ֶמל‬ _ e _ e _ ‫ֶס ֶמל‬ p_r_k ‫ֶ ֶטל‬

heres ‫ֶה ֶרס‬ _ e _ e _ ‫ֶה ֶרס‬

peles ‫ֶ ֶלס‬ _ e _ e _ ‫ֶ ֶלס‬

beged ‫ֶ ֶגד‬ _ e _ e _ ‫ֶ ֶגד‬

perek ‫ֶ ֶרק‬ _ e _ e _ ‫ֶ ֶרק‬

petel ‫ֶ ֶטל‬ _ e _ e _ ‫ֶ ֶטל‬

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Hebrew words with the sign

On this page, you will meet Hebrew words and
you will learn their meaning:

Write the Hebrew word under its picture :

V = ‫ ב‬Choose from here:

sadness ‫ֶע ֶצב‬ door ‫ֶד ֶלת‬ movie ‫ֶס ֶרט‬ eagle ‫ֶנ ֶ ר‬

crown ‫ֶ ֶתר‬ carrot ‫ֶג ֶזר‬ garbage ‫ֶז ֶבל‬ song ‫ֶז ֶמר‬

belly ‫ֶ ֶרס‬ boy ‫ֶי ֶלד‬ sun ‫ֶ ֶמ‬ palm tree ‫ֶד ֶקל‬

clothe ‫ֶ ֶגד‬ dog ‫ֶ ֶלב‬ snow ‫ֶ ֶלג‬ vegetable ‫ֶי ֶרק‬

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The vowel “ o “ in Hebrew is: ‫ו‬

In Hebrew, the vowel "O" always sounds as in LORD.

This is the ‫ו‬
Hebrew sign

O= ‫ו‬
LORD = ‫לוֹרד‬

I am a
lord

Read and learn: Fill in the missing Fill in the missing
English letters: Hebrew signs:

YORK ‫י ֹורק‬ _O__ ‫י ֹורק‬ YORK ‫י _ רק‬
CORD ‫ק ֹורד‬ _O__ ‫ק ֹורד‬
LORD ‫ל ֹורד‬ _O__ ‫ל ֹורד‬ CORD ‫ק _ רד‬
FORCE ‫פ ֹורס‬ _O__E ‫פ ֹורס‬
NOR _O_ LORD ‫ל _ רד‬
SHORT ‫נ ֹור‬ __O__ ‫נ ֹור‬
PORT ‫ֹורט‬ _O__ ‫ֹורט‬ FORCE ‫פ _ רס‬
VOLT ‫ֹורט‬ _O__ ‫ֹורט‬
SORT ‫ו ֹולט‬ _O__ ‫ו ֹולט‬ NOR ‫נ_ר‬
FORK ‫ס ֹורט‬ _O__ ‫ס ֹורט‬
‫פ ֹורק‬ ‫פ ֹורק‬ SHORT ‫_ רט‬

PORT ‫_ רט‬

VOLT ‫ו _ לט‬

SORT ‫ס _ רט‬

FORK ‫פ _ רק‬

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The Hebrew sign for the vowels "OO “ is:

In Hebrew, the vowels "OO" always sound as in FOOD

This is the I cooked
Hebrew sign noodles

This sign is written next to the Hebrew letter.

FOOD = ‫פ ד‬

Read and learn: Fill in the missing Fill in Hebrew signs in
English letters: the following words:

food ‫פד‬ _ oo _ ‫פד‬ food ‫פ_ד‬
zoo ‫ז‬ zoo _‫ז‬
too ‫ט‬ _ oo ‫ז‬ too _‫ט‬
tool tool
stool ‫תל‬ _ oo ‫ט‬ stool ‫ת_ל‬
cool ‫סט ל‬ cool ‫סט _ ל‬
hook _ oo _ ‫תל‬ hook
took ‫קל‬ took ‫ק_ל‬
boot ‫הק‬ _ _ oo _ ‫סט ל‬ boot ‫ה_ק‬
loop ‫טק‬ loop ‫ט_ק‬
‫ט‬ _ oo _ ‫קל‬ ‫_ט‬

‫ל‬ _ oo _ ‫הק‬ _‫ל‬

_ oo _ ‫טק‬

_ oo _ ‫ט‬

_ oo _ ‫ל‬

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The signs for "U “, in Hebrew, are: or

In Hebrew, the vowel "U" always sounds as in BUMP
You may use each of the signs.

These are the
Hebrew signs

DUCK = ‫ָדק = ַדק‬

Read and learn: Fill in the missing letters Fill in the missing signs
in the English words: in the Hebrew words:

mud ‫ַמד‬ _u_ ‫ַמד‬ mud ‫מד‬
cub ָ ָ cub
cut _u_ cut ‫קט‬
luck ‫ַקט‬ _u_ ‫ַקט‬ luck ‫לק‬
stuck ‫ָלק‬ _u _ _ ‫ָלק‬ stuck ‫סתק‬
truck ‫ס ָתק‬ _ _u_ _ ‫ס ָתק‬ truck ‫תרק‬
must ‫ת ָרק‬ _ _u _ _ ‫ת ָרק‬ must ‫מסט‬
nut ‫ַמסט‬ _u _ _ ‫ַמסט‬ nut ‫נת‬
mug ‫ָנת‬ _u_ ‫ָנת‬ mug ‫מג‬
‫ַמג‬ _u _ ‫ַמג‬

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The vowels "EE “ in Hebrew are ‫י‬

In Hebrew, the vowels "ee" always sound as in - feed

This is the ‫י‬
Hebrew sign

ee = ‫ י‬feed = ‫פיד‬

A Hebrew silent letter

This sign is written under the Hebrew letter. The
sign is followed by the silent Hebrew letter "‫"י‬.

Read and learn: Fill in the missing Fill in the missing
English letters in the vowels in the
following words: following words:

jeep ‫ִג'י‬ _ee_ ‫ִג'י‬ j_ _p ‫ִג'י‬
feet ‫ִפיט‬ _ee_ ‫ִפיט‬ f_ _ t ‫ִפיט‬
meet ‫ִמיט‬ _ee_ ‫ִמיט‬ m _ _t ‫ִמיט‬
deer ‫ִדיר‬ _ee_ ‫ִדיר‬ d_ _ r ‫ִדיר‬
see ‫ִסי‬ _ee ‫ִסי‬ s_ _ ‫ִסי‬
feel ‫ִפיל‬ _ee_ ‫ִפיל‬ f__l ‫ִפיל‬
beer ‫ִ יר‬ _ee_ ‫ִ יר‬ b__r ‫ִ יר‬
peer ‫ִ יר‬ _ee_ ‫ִ יר‬ p__r ‫ִ יר‬
bee _ee b__
‫ִי‬ ‫ִי‬ ‫ִי‬

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Hebrew ending letters

Some Hebrew letters change their shapes when they come at the end of a word:

" ‫ "מ‬becomes " "
" ‫ "נ‬becomes " "
" ‫ "פ‬becomes " "

Read and learn: Fill in the missing Fill in the missing
Hebrew signs: English vowels

gun ‫ַג‬ gun ‫ג‬ g_n ‫ַג‬
bun ָ bun b_n ָ
run ‫ָר‬ run ‫ר‬ r_n ‫ָר‬
mum ‫ַמ‬ mum ‫מ‬ m_m ‫ַמ‬
stuff ‫ס ָט‬ stuff ‫סט‬ st _ ff ‫ס ָט‬
horn ‫ה ֹור‬ horn ‫ה_ר‬ h _ rn ‫ה ֹור‬
born ‫ֹור‬ born ‫_ר‬ b _ rn ‫ֹור‬
torn ‫ט ֹור‬ torn ‫ט_ר‬ t _ rn ‫ט ֹור‬
keen ‫ִקי‬ keen _‫ק‬ k__n ‫ִקי‬
green ‫ג ִרי‬ green _ ‫גר‬ gr _ _ n ‫ג ִרי‬
room ‫ר‬ room _‫ר‬ r__m ‫ר‬
moon ‫מ‬ moon _‫מ‬ m__n ‫מ‬
zoom ‫ז‬ zoom _‫ז‬ z__m ‫ז‬
bloom ‫ל‬ bloom _‫ל‬ bl__ ‫ל‬
pen ֶ pen m ֶ

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The vowels “o“, “ee“,“oo“ in Hebrew, two possibilities:

In the following examples, you will see A dot with a A dot only
that some Hebrew signs can come as silent letter
a dot or dots only.
They can also come as a dot and a nor = ‫ֹנר נ ֹור‬
letter together.
need = ‫ִנד ִניד‬
mood = ‫מד מ ד‬

Look at the above examples and write the two Hebrew
possibilities under each word:

hook food good boot took

meet feel beer feed beer

port volt fork sort cord

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The Hebrew sign for the vowels “ A _ E “ is

In Hebrew, the vowels "a _ e" always sound as in name.

This is the = A_E
Hebrew sign

This sign is written under the Hebrew letter. My name
is Kate
name = ‫ניי‬
Fill in the missing
a silent letter: Hebrew signs:

Read and learn: Fill in the missing
English letters:

same ‫ֵסיי‬ s_m_ ‫ֵסיי‬ same ‫סיי‬
flame ‫ְפ ֵליי‬ flame ‫פליי‬
take ‫ֵטייק‬ fl _ m _ ‫פ ֵליי‬ take ‫טייק‬
bake ‫ֵ ייק‬ t_k_ ‫ֵטייק‬ bake ‫ייק‬
crane ‫ְק ֵריי‬ b_k_ ‫ֵ ייק‬ crane ‫קיי‬
cake ‫ֵ ייק‬ cake ‫ייק‬
frame ‫ְפ ֵריי‬ cr _ n _ ‫ק ֵריי‬ frame ‫פריי‬
made ‫ֵמייד‬ made ‫מייד‬
date ‫ֵדייט‬ c_k_ ‫ֵ ייק‬ date ‫דייט‬
fr _ m _ ‫פ ֵריי‬
m_d_ ‫ֵמייד‬
d_t_ ‫ֵדייט‬

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Test yourself: do you know how to pronounce each letter ?

Pay attention to the Hebrew sign in each letter:

AA ddoott wwiitthh aa lleetttteerr

As you can see, in ֶ ֵ ‫ַ ָ ִ ִ י ֹ ֹו‬
three cases, a Hebrew ‫ַג ָג ִג ִגי ֹג ג ֹו ג ג ֵג ֶג‬
sign contains a dot and ‫ַד ָד ִד ִדי ֹד ד ֹו ד ד ֵד ֶד‬
‫ַוה ָהו ִוה ִוהי ֹוֹה והֹוֹו הו הו ֵהֵו ֶהֶו‬
a letter.: ‫י ו ו‬ ‫ַז ָז ִז ִזי ֹז ז ֹו ז ז ֵז ֶז‬
‫ִדי דוֹ ד‬ ‫ַט ָט ִט ִטי ֹט ט ֹו ט ט ֵט ֶט‬
ֶ ֵ ‫ַ ָ ִ ִ י ֹ ֹו‬
As you can see, in three ‫ַל ָל ִל ִלי ל ֹו ל ל ֵל ֶל‬
cases, a Hebrew sign
contains only a dot or three ‫ֵמ ֶמ‬ ‫ַמ ָמ ִמ ִמי ֹמ מ ֹו מ מ‬
dots : ‫ֵנ ֶנ‬ ‫ַנ ָנ ִנ ִני ֹנ נ ֹו נ נ‬

‫ִד דֹ ד‬ ‫ַס ָס ִס ִסי ֹס ס ֹו ס ס ֵס ֶס‬
ֶ ֵ ‫ַ ָ ִ ִ י ֹ ֹו‬
‫ַפ ָפ ִפ ִפי ֹפ פ ֹו פ פ ֵפ ֶפ‬
‫ַק ָק ִק ִקי ֹק ק ֹו ק ק ֵק ֶק‬
‫ַר ָר ִר ִרי ֹר ר ֹו ר ר ֵר ֶר‬
ֶ ֵ ‫ַ ָ ִ ִ י ֹ ֹו‬

A dot without a letter

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This is the list of all the letters you have learned up until now.
Check if you remember all of them.

A dot in the middle b m‫מ‬ An ending letter
An apostrophe An ending letter
‫ב‬v m
2 letters for "t" ‫ג‬g A dot in the middle
A dot in the middle '‫ ג‬j n‫נ‬ An ending letter
‫ד‬d A dot on the top right
2 letters for "k" ‫ה‬h n A dot on the top left
‫ו‬v
‫ז‬z s‫ס‬
‫ט‬t f‫פ‬
‫ת‬t
‫י‬y p
f
k
r‫ר‬
‫ק‬k
sh
s

l‫ל‬

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A neutral Hebrew sign

In English , when a letter has no vowel following
it, then , in Hebrew, you use this sign:

examples:

brake ‫ְ ֵרייק‬ fork ‫פוֹ ְרק‬

No English The Hebrew No English The Hebrew

vowel sign vowel sign

Read and learn: Fill in the missing Hebrew sign

flame ‫ְפ ֵליי‬ flame ‫פליי‬
lord ‫ל ֹו ְרד‬
brave ‫ְ ֵרייב‬ lord ‫לורד‬
force ‫פ ֹו ְרס‬
slave ‫ְס ֵלייב‬ brave ‫רייב‬
cork ‫ק ֹו ְרק‬
soft ‫ס ֹו ְפט‬ force ‫פורס‬
proof
bingo ‫ְר‬ slave ‫סלייב‬
sort ‫ִ י ְנג ֹו‬
sent ‫ס ֹו ְרט‬ cork ‫קורק‬
‫ֶס ְנט‬
soft ‫סופט‬

proof ‫רו‬

bingo ‫ינגו‬

sort ‫סורט‬

sent ‫סנט‬

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New Hebrew words

On this page, you will meet Hebrew words and
you will learn their meaning.

Write the Hebrew word under its picture :

Choose from here:

glass ‫ֹוס‬ flashlight ‫ָ ָנס‬ bag ‫ִתיק‬ sweet ‫ָמת ֹוק‬
green ‫ָיר ֹוק‬ ‫ָ ִטיש‬
ball ‫ָד ר‬ singer ‫ַז ָמר‬ hammer horse ‫סס‬
beer ‫ִ י ָרה‬ ‫ֹוס‬
fish ‫ ָדג‬boss ‫ַד ָור‬ camel ‫ָג ָמל‬

puppy ‫ ג ר‬mailman elephant ‫ִ יל‬

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The Hebrew letter "‫ = "צ‬ts or tz

There is no such sound in English. In order to produce this Hebrew sound,

you have to combine the letters "ts" or "tz". You are free to choose.

Notice! This Hebrew letter has an ending letter. This means that when this

letter "‫ "צ‬comes at the end of a word, it changes its shape to " ".

At the beginning or in the middle ‫צ‬
At the end of a word only

Read and learn: The following are Hebrew words.
Fill in the missing English letters:

tzedek ‫ֶצ ֶדק‬ _ _ edek ‫צדק‬
merets ‫ֶמ ֶר‬ mere _ _ ‫מר‬
perets ‫ֶ ֶר‬ pere _ _ ‫ר‬
sherets ‫ֶ ֶר‬ shere _ _ ‫שר‬
ketzev ‫ֶק ֶצב‬ ke _ _ ev ‫קצב‬
retsef ‫ֶר ֶצ‬ re _ _ ef ‫רצ‬
ketzef ‫ֶק ֶצ‬ ke _ _ ef ‫קצ‬
tzeer ‫ִציר‬ _ _ eer ‫ציר‬
meets ‫ִמי‬ Mee _ _ ‫מי‬
roots roo _ _ ‫רו‬
lootz ‫ר‬ loo _ _ ‫לו‬
tzoots ‫ל‬ _ _ oo _ _ ‫צו‬
tsum ‫צ‬ _ _ um
‫ָצ‬ ‫צ‬

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The Hebrew letter for the sound "ch"

ch = '‫צ‬

You already know the Hebrew letter " ‫ " צ‬. " ‫" = "צ‬ts" or " tz"

Please note that now you have to add an apostrophe at the

top left side of this letter in order to get the sound of "ch".

Read and learn: Fill in the missing Hebrew letter

change '‫ֵצ' ְנג‬ change '‫_ נג‬
chalk ‫ֹצ' ק‬ chalk ‫_ק‬
charm ‫ָצ' ְר‬ charm ‫_ר‬
charge '‫ָצ' ְרג‬ charge '‫_ רג‬
teacher ‫ִט ֶצ'ר‬ teacher ‫ט_ ר‬
preacher ‫ְ ִר ֶצ' ר‬ preacher ‫פר _ ר‬
chocolate ‫ֹצ' ְק ֶלט‬ chocolate ‫_ קלט‬
chicken ‫ִצ' ְק‬ chicken ‫_ק‬
chance ‫ָצ' ְנס‬ chance ‫_ נס‬
check ‫ֶצ'ק‬ check ‫_ק‬
cheek ‫ִצ'יק‬ cheek ‫_ יק‬
children ‫ִצ' ְל ְד ֶר‬ children ‫_ לדר‬
charter ‫ָצ' ְר ֶטר‬ charter ‫_ רטר‬

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The Hebrew letters "‫ "ב‬and "‫ "פ‬without a dot

The dot makes the difference

Without a dot in the middle With a dot in the middle

‫ =ב‬v =B
‫ =פ‬f =p

Read and learn: Fill in the missing Fill in the missing middle dots
English letters: in the letters : " " " " "b" "p"

save ‫ֵסייב‬ s _ v _ ‫ֵסייב‬ save ‫ֵסייב‬
gave ‫ֵגייב‬
brave ‫ְ ֵרייב‬ g _ v _ ‫ֵגייב‬ gave ‫ֵגייב‬
cave ‫ֵ ייב‬
slave ‫ְס ֵלייב‬ br _ v _ ‫ֵרייב‬ brave ‫ב ֵרייב‬
pool ‫ל‬
pet ‫ֶט‬ c _ v _ ‫ֵ ייב‬ cave ‫ֵכייב‬
proof ‫ְר‬
fun sl _ v _ ‫ס ֵלייב‬ slave ‫ס ֵלייב‬
peel ‫ָפ‬
feed ‫ִ יל‬ p__l ‫ל‬ pool ‫פ ל‬
‫ִפיד‬
p _ t ‫ֶט‬ pet ‫ֶפט‬

pr _ _ f ‫ר‬ proof ‫פר‬

f _ n ‫ָפ‬ fun ‫ָפ‬

p__l ‫ִ יל‬ peel ‫ִפיל‬

f__d ‫ִפיד‬ feed ‫ִפיד‬

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The Hebrew letter "‫ "ח‬and the letter " ‫" כ‬

They have the same sound in Hebrew

There is no such sound in English. You have to ask someone to show you
how to pronounce the sound for this letter.

"‫"ח" = "כ‬

Without a dot in the middle !!!

Notice! Sometimes you will see that the letter "h" meher = ‫ֶמ ֶכר‬
is used instead of the Hebrew letters "‫ "ח‬or "‫"כ‬. hemed = ‫ֶח ֶמד‬

The following are Hebrew words. Fill in the missing English or the
Read and learn: Hebrew letters:

heker ‫ֶח ֶקר‬ heker ‫_ קר‬

heresh ‫ֶח ֶר‬ _ eresh ‫חרש‬

hever ‫ֶח ֶבר‬ hever ‫_ בר‬

helem ‫ֶח ֶל‬ _ elem ‫חל‬

rehem ‫ֶר ֶח‬ rehem _‫ר‬

helek ‫ֶח ֶלק‬ _ elek ‫חלק‬

herem ‫ֶח ֶר‬ herem ‫_ר‬

heshek ‫ֶח ֶ ק‬ _ eshek ‫חשק‬

meher ‫ֶמ ֶכר‬ me _ er ‫מכר‬

zeher ‫ֶז ֶכר‬ ze _ er ‫זכר‬

mehes ‫ֶמ ֶכס‬ mehes ‫מ_ס‬

rehes ‫ֶר ֶכס‬ rehes ‫ר_ס‬

nehes ‫ֶנ ֶכס‬ 25 nehes ‫נ_ס‬

A new Hebrew ending letter : "‫" " = "כ‬

The letter "‫ "כ‬becomes " " at the end of the word.

Do you remember the sound of the Hebrew letters "‫ "ח‬and "‫? "כ‬

"‫" " = "כ" = "ח‬

" " "‫"ח‬

Read and learn: Read and learn:

It is impossible to It is impossible to
write a letter here: write a letter here:

mele…. ‫ֶמ ֶלך‬ Notice !!! peru…. ‫ֶ ַרח‬
dere …. ‫ֶד ֶרך‬ The problematic Hebrew melu…. ‫ֶמ ַלח‬
bere …. ‫ֶ ֶרך‬ letters are located at the teru…. ‫ֶת ַרח‬
pele…. ‫ֶ ֶלך‬ end of the words. seru…. ‫ֶס ַרח‬
pere…. ‫ֶ ֶרך‬ There is no way to write keru…. ‫ֶק ַרח‬
kere…. ‫ֶ ֶרך‬ a similar English letter. pu….
yere…. ‫יֶ ֶרך‬ lu…. ‫ָח‬
leme…. ‫ֶל ֶמך‬ 26 su…. ‫ָלח‬
zu…. nu…. ‫ָח‬
cu…. ‫ַזך‬ su…. ‫נָח‬
lu…. ‫ָך‬ tzu…. ‫ָסח‬
bu…. ‫ָלך‬ ku…. ‫ָצח‬
dro…. ‫ָך‬ shu…. ‫ָקח‬
shfo…. ‫ְדר ך‬ tzulu…. ‫ָח‬
sro…. ‫ְפ ך‬ maru…. ‫ָצ ַלח‬
‫ְר ך‬ ‫ָמ ַרח‬

New Hebrew words

On this page, you will meet Hebrew words and
you will learn their meaning.

Write the Hebrew word under its picture :

onion ‫ָ ָצל‬ shark Choose from here: ‫ָ ָל‬ snake ‫ָנ ָחש‬
ladder ‫ס ָל‬ cat ‫ָחת ל‬
midget ‫ָג ָמד‬ ‫ ָ ִרי‬detective soup ‫ָמ ָרק‬
pilot ‫ַט ָיס‬ bread
soldier ‫ ַח ָיל‬porter ‫ָס ָ ל‬ ‫ֶל ֶח‬

monkey ‫ ק ֹו‬corn ‫ִתי ַרס‬

bull ‫ ֹ ֹור‬carpenter ‫ַנ ָגר‬

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This is the list of all the letters and signs you have learned up
until now.

Check if you remember all of them

The Hebrew signs Fill in the missing English letters:

u

e g ‫ג‬ ‫ג‬
o j '‫ג‬ '‫ג‬
oo d ‫ד‬ ‫ד‬
ee h ‫ה‬ ‫ה‬
a-e v ‫ו‬ ‫ו‬
No vowel z ‫ז‬ ‫ז‬
‫י‬ ‫י‬
Fill in the missing English vowels: y ‫ל‬ ‫ל‬
l ‫ר‬ ‫ר‬

r ‫ב‬ ‫ב‬
‫חכ‬ ‫חכ‬
b ‫טת‬ ‫טת‬
‫ק‬ ‫ק‬
v
‫מ‬ ‫מ‬
h? !!! ‫נ‬ ‫נ‬
‫ס‬ ‫ס‬
t
‫פ‬ ‫פ‬
c-k ‫צ‬ ‫צ‬
'‫צ‬ '‫צ‬
No vowel m
n

Fill in the missing English letters: s
p

? !!! h =‫כ‬ f
m =‫מ‬ =‫כ‬
n =‫נ‬
f =‫פ‬ ts-tz
ts-tz =‫צ‬ =‫מ‬
= ‫ נ‬ch
= ‫ פ‬sh

=‫ צ‬s

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The Hebrew letter "‫"א‬

There are five English letters for the Hebrew letter "‫"א‬.
All the five English vowels sound like the Hebrew "‫ "א‬.

Here are some examples : Add the missing Hebrew Add the missing English
Read and learn: letter and its Hebrew sign: letter:

egg ‫ֶאג‬ egg ‫_ג‬ _ gg ‫ֶאג‬
egg ‫ֱאג‬ egg ‫_ג‬ _ gg ‫ֱאג‬
uncle ‫ֳאנקל‬ uncle ‫_ נקל‬ _ncle ‫ֳאנקל‬
uncle ‫נקל‬ uncle ‫_ נקל‬ _ ncle ‫נקל‬
uncle ‫נקל‬ uncle ‫_ נקל‬ _ ncle ‫נקל‬
uncle ‫ֲאנקל‬ uncle ‫_ נקל‬ _ ncle ‫ֲאנקל‬
eerie ‫ִאירי‬ eerie ‫_ _ רי‬ _ _ rie ‫ִאירי‬
eerie ‫ִארי‬ eerie ‫_ רי‬ _ _ rie ‫ִארי‬
order ‫א ֹורדר‬ order ‫_ _רדר‬ _ rder ‫א ֹורדר‬
order ‫ֹארדר‬ order ‫_ רדר‬ _ rder ‫ֹארדר‬
oops ‫א ס‬ oops ‫__ ס‬ _ _ ps ‫אס‬
oops ‫א ס‬ oops ‫_ס‬ _ _ ps ‫אס‬
ate ‫ֵאייט‬ ate ‫_ ייט‬ _t_ ‫ֵאייט‬

Here is the Hebrew letter "‫ "א‬with different Hebrew signs:

‫ֲא ֶא ֱא ִאי ִא א ֹו ֹא א א ֵא‬ ‫ֳא‬

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The Hebrew letter "‫"ע‬

The letter "‫ "ע‬sounds as the letter "‫"א‬

At this stage, you don't have to know when to use "‫ "א‬or "‫"ע‬.

Here are some examples : Add the missing Hebrew Add the missing English
Read and learn: letter and its Hebrew sign: letter:

egg ‫ֶאג‬ egg ‫_ג‬ _ gg ‫ֶאג‬
egg ‫_ג‬
egg ‫ֱאג‬ uncle ‫_ נקל‬ _ gg ‫ֱאג‬
uncle ‫_ נקל‬
uncle ‫ֳא ְנ ְקל‬ uncle ‫_ נקל‬ _ncle ‫ֳאנקל‬
uncle ‫_ נקל‬
uncle ‫ְנ ְקל‬ eerie ‫_ _ רי‬ _ ncle ‫נקל‬
eerie ‫_ רי‬
uncle ‫ְנ ְקל‬ order ‫_ _רדר‬ _ ncle ‫נקל‬
order ‫_ רדר‬
uncle ‫ֲא ְנ ְקל‬ oops ‫__ ס‬ _ ncle ‫ֲאנקל‬
oops ‫_ס‬
eerie ‫ִעי ִרי‬ ate ‫_ ייט‬ _ _ rie ‫ִעירי‬

eerie ‫ִע ִרי‬ _ _ rie ‫ִערי‬

order ‫ע ֹורדר‬ _ rder ‫ע ֹורדר‬

order ‫ֹע ְר ֶדר‬ _ rder ‫ֹערדר‬

oops ‫ע ְ ס‬ _ _ ps ‫ע ס‬

oops ‫ע ְ ס‬ _ _ ps ‫ע ס‬

ate ‫ֵעייט‬ _t_ ‫ֵעייט‬

Here is the Hebrew letter "‫ "ע‬with different Hebrew signs: ‫ַע‬

‫ֲע ָע ֳע ֶע ֱע ִעי ִע ע ֹו ֹע ע ע ֵע‬

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These are the Hebrew signs you have already learned

English vowels Hebrew signs examples:

u OR gun = ‫ַג = ָג‬

e net = ‫ֶנט‬

ee ‫ י‬green = ‫ְג ִר = ג ִרי‬
‫ג‬

o ‫ ו‬lord = ‫ְרד = ל ֹו ְרד‬

‫ו‬oo boot = ‫ט = ט‬

a-e ‫ יי‬name = ‫ֵניי‬

no vowel fork = ‫פ ֹו ְרק‬

Meet three more Hebrew signs.

These signs are not as frequent as the other
ones.

They have the same sound as these signs:

e uu

Here are some examples: ‫ֲא ֳא ֱא‬

‫ֲה ֳה ֱה‬ ‫ֲח ֳח ֱח‬ ‫ֲע ֳע ֱע‬ e uu

euu euu euu

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New Hebrew words

On this page, you will meet Hebrew words and
you will learn their meaning.

Write the Hebrew word under its picture :

butcher ‫ַק ָצב‬ Choose from here: ‫ָנ ָהר‬ soup ‫ָמ ָרק‬
cold ‫ַקר‬ ‫ַת ָיר‬
turtle ‫ַצב‬ barber ‫ ַס ָ ר‬river gold ‫ָז ָהב‬
milk ‫ָח ַלב‬ ‫ַגל‬
thief ‫ ַג ָנב‬tourist ‫ַצ ָיר‬ shoe ‫ַנ ַעל‬

mountain ‫ ָהר‬wave gardener ‫ַג ָנ‬

fisherman ‫ ַד ָיג‬painter

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‫א ה ו י ‪Hebrew silent letters:‬‬

‫‪A silent letter is a letter that is written in the word but you don't pronounce it.‬‬
‫‪Here are examples. All the words are in Hebrew:‬‬

‫‪Silent letters :‬‬ ‫ה אי ו‬ ‫א‬ ‫וי‬

‫דוֹר ִגיל ָ ָרא ָק ָרה ַנא ִניר גוֹל‬

‫‪Notice! All the letters in bold are silent letters.‬‬ ‫‪Encircle all the silent letters in‬‬
‫‪these lists:‬‬
‫‪In some words you will see two silent letters.‬‬
‫‪Read and learn.‬‬

‫ַק ָלה ָמ ָצא‬ ‫ָ ָנה‬ ‫ָ ָנה‬ ‫ַק ָלה‬ ‫ָמ ָצא‬
‫ָק ָרא‬ ‫ַמ ְל ָ ה‬ ‫ָמ ָצה‬
‫ַמ ְל ָ ה ָמ ָצה‬ ‫ָק ָרא‬ ‫ָג ָמא‬ ‫ִרי ָ ה‬ ‫ָר ָצה‬
‫ָ ָנא‬ ‫ִדי ָ ה‬ ‫ְד ִביר‬
‫ִרי ָ ה ָר ָצה‬ ‫ָג ָמא‬ ‫ִגי ָלה‬ ‫ִמי ָלה‬ ‫ְ ִביש‬
‫ה ֹו ֶרה‬ ‫מ ֹו ָרה‬ ‫ֹו ֵמר‬
‫ִדי ָ ה ְד ִביר‬ ‫ָ ָנא‬ ‫ֹו ֵרא‬ ‫ג ֹו ָלה‬ ‫ס ֹו ֵפר‬
‫ק ֹו ֵרא‬ ‫א ֹו ֵמר‬ ‫ד ֹו ֵבר‬
‫גִי ָלה ִמי ָלה ְ ִבי‬ ‫ל ֹו ֵבש‬ ‫ז ֹו ֵכר‬ ‫ֹו ֵגד‬
‫ד ֹו ֵר‬ ‫ֹו ֵתב‬ ‫ל ֹו ֵמד‬
‫הוֹ ֶרה מוֹ ָרה וֹ ֵמר‬ ‫ִדיל ג‬ ‫ָב ר‬ ‫ְגב ל‬
‫ִ יל ג‬ ‫ָסג ר‬ ‫ְגמ ל‬
‫וֹ ֵרא ג ֹו ָלה סוֹ ֵפר‬ ‫ִסי ר‬ ‫לל‬
‫ל‬
‫אוֹ ֵמר דוֹ ֵבר‬ ‫קוֹ ֵרא‬

‫לוֹ ֵבש זוֹ ֵכר וֹ ֵגד‬

‫וֹ ֵתב לוֹ ֵמד‬ ‫דוֹ ֵר‬

‫ָ ב ר ְגב ל‬ ‫ִדיל ג‬

‫ִ יל ּוג ָסג ּור ְגמ ל‬

‫ִסי ר וּל ל ל‬

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New Hebrew words

On this page, you will meet Hebrew words and
you will learn their meaning.

Write the Hebrew word under its picture :

Choose from here:

photographer ‫ַצ ָל‬ hero ‫ ִגי ֹור‬jet ‫ָמט ֹוס‬ road ‫ְ ִבי‬
drum cow ‫ָ ָרה‬
bed ‫ִמי ָטה‬ rain ‫ ת ֹו‬mustache ‫ָ ָפ‬ knife ‫ַס ִ י‬
wall beer ‫ִ י ָרה‬
donkey ‫ֲחמ ֹור‬ ֶ ‫ ֶג‬money ‫ֶ ֶס‬

tailor ‫ַח ָיט‬ ‫ ח ֹו ָמה‬bridge ‫ֶג ֶ ר‬

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‫‪These are words you have already met.‬‬
‫‪Check if you can read them.‬‬

‫‪e‬‬ ‫‪o‬‬ ‫‪ee‬‬ ‫‪u‬‬ ‫‪oo‬‬ ‫‪a-e‬‬ ‫‪ch‬‬

‫ֵצ' ְנג' ֵסיי פ ד ַמד ִג'י י ֹו ְרק ֶנט‬

‫ִפיט ק ֹו ְרד ֶסט‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫ֶצ'ק ְפ ֵליי ז‬

‫ַקט ִמיט ל ֹו ְרד ֶ ת‬ ‫ָצ' ְר ֵטייק ט‬

‫ָצ' ְרג' ֵ ייק ת ל ָלק ִדיר פ ֹו ְרס ֶלת‬

‫ק ְס ָתק ִסי נ ֹור ֶמט‬ ‫ִט ֶצ'ר ְק ֵריי‬

‫ֹו ְרט ֶ ְנד‬ ‫ְ ִר ֶצ' ר ֵ ייק ק ל ְת ָרק ִפיל‬

‫ָצ' ְק ְלט ְפ ֵריי ה ק ַמ ְסט ִ יר ֹו ְרט ֶס ְנד‬

‫ִ יר ו ֹו ְלט ֶנ ְסט‬ ‫ִצ' ְק ֵמייד ט ק ָנת‬

‫ס ֹו ְרט ֶט ְסט‬ ‫ִי‬ ‫ט ַמג‬ ‫ָצ' ְנס ֵדייט‬

‫ֶצ'ק ֵהייט ל ָג' ְמ ִ יק פ ֹו ְרק ֶו ְסט‬

‫אע ‪e‬‬ ‫חכ ב פ‬ ‫צ‬

‫ֶח ֶקר ֵסייב ֶאג ֶר ֶגל ַג‬ ‫ֶצ ֶדק ֶמ ֶל‬
‫ֶמ ֶר ֶד ֶר‬
‫ָ‬ ‫ֱאג ֶר ֶמז‬ ‫ֵגייב‬ ‫ֶח ֶר‬ ‫ֶ ֶר ֶ ֶר‬
‫ֶ ֶר ֶ ֶל‬
‫ָר‬ ‫ְ ֵרייב ֳא ְנ ְקל ֶק ֶר‬ ‫ֶח ֶבר‬ ‫ֶק ֶצב ֶ ֶר‬
‫ֶר ֶצ ֶ ֶר‬
‫ְנ ְקל ֶד ֶגל ַמ‬ ‫ֵ ייב‬ ‫ֶח ֶל‬ ‫ֶק ֶצ ֶי ֶר‬
‫ִציר ֶל ֶמ‬
‫ְס ֵלייב ְנ ְקל ֶ ֶרז ְס ָט‬ ‫ֶר ֶח‬ ‫ִמי ָז‬
‫רָ‬
‫ֲא ְנקל ֶס ֶמל ה ֹו ְר‬ ‫ל‬ ‫ֶח ֶלק‬ ‫צ ָל‬

‫ֶ ט ִעי ִרי ֶה ֶרס ֹו ְר‬ ‫ֶח ֶר‬

‫ֶ ֶלס ט ֹו ְר‬ ‫ִע ִרי‬ ‫ֶח ֶ ק ְ ר‬

‫ֶמ ֶכר ָפ ע ֹו ְר ְדר ֶ ֶגד ִקי‬

‫ִ יל ֹע ְר ְדר ֶ ֶרק ְג ִרי‬ ‫ֵז ֶכר‬

‫ֶמ ֶכס ִפיד ע ְ ס ֶ ֶטל ר‬

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More reading rules

• In English, there are many ways of using the vowels.
• Sometimes, these same vowels sound different.
• Now, you are going to meet some of them.
• Here is a list of English words with different reading rules.
• Pay attention to the Hebrew letters and signs.

farmer ‫ָפ ְר ְמר‬ oil ‫א יְל‬ alarm ‫ֲא ַל ְרם‬
picnic ‫ִי ְקנִיק‬ air ‫ֵאר‬
floor otter ‫ְטר‬ hair ‫ֵהר‬
duty ‫ְפל ר‬ bald
pupil ‫ְדי ִטי‬ do ‫ד‬ body ‫ְלד‬
park ‫ְיו ְ ל‬ border ‫ָ ִדי‬
here ‫ָ ְרק‬ ugly ‫ְג ִלי‬ beat ‫ְר ֶדר‬
ball below ‫ִיט‬
tall ‫ִהיר‬ union ‫י נְיְן‬ belt ‫ִיל א‬
curtain ‫ל‬ blind ‫ֶ ְלט‬
riot ‫תל‬ unit ‫י נִיט‬ blue ‫ְ ַליְינְד‬
ready ‫ְק ְר ֵטיין‬ boil ‫ל‬
army ‫ָריֶט‬ under ‫ֲאנְ ְדר‬ brutal ‫יְל‬
brain ‫ֶר ִדי‬ cause ‫ר ְטל‬
ill ‫ְר ִמי‬ up ‫ַא‬ coin ‫קז‬
ideal ‫ְ ֵריין‬ come ‫ק יְן‬
into ‫ִאל‬ us ‫ס‬ decoy ‫ָקם‬
‫י ִדי ְאל‬ ‫ִדיק י‬
‫ִאינְט‬ stupid ‫ְסט ִיד‬

nuclear ‫נ ְ ִלייֶר‬

audio ‫א ְדי‬

autumn ‫א ְטם‬

awful ‫אפל‬

aroma ‫ֲאר ָמה‬

alter ‫א ְל ֶטר‬

all ‫א ל‬

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ENGLISH VOWELS IN HEBREW NAMES
Please pay attention !!!

From now on you will meet only names.
Hebrew names.

First names and last names.

You will see that rules that you have learned up until now,
are going to change when you read Hebrew names.

Here are the sounds of vowels In Hebrew names:

"A" sounds as in "farm" A = ‫ָל ֲא ַא ֳא ָא‬
"E" sounds as in "pen"
"I" sounds as in "picnic". E = ‫ֱא‬ ‫ֶל‬
"O" sounds as in "horn".
"U" sounds as in "student" I = ‫ִאי‬ ‫ִל‬
A-E sounds as in "name"
O = ֹ‫או‬

U= ‫א‬ ‫ל‬

A-E = ‫ֵאי ֵא‬ ‫ֵל‬

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THE ENGLISH VOWEL " A" IN HEBREW NAMES

in Hebrew names, the vowel "A" always sounds as in " f a r m " !!!

It may sound strange to you but you will get used to it.

My Hebrew name is ‫ָרז‬

RAZ = ‫ָרז‬

On this page you will meet only Hebrew first or last names.
Therefore, the vowel "a" is pronounced as one of these signs:

A

Fill in the missing English vowel in each name:

T _ G = ‫ַתג‬ G _ L = ‫ַגל‬ L _ G = ‫ָלג‬ Z _ֹ R = ‫ָזר‬
R _ L = ‫ַרל‬
G _ D = ‫ָגד‬ P _ T = ‫ַת‬ B _ R = ‫ַר‬
R _ T = ‫ָרט‬
R _ Z = ‫ָרז‬ D _ L = ‫ַדל‬ Z _ T = ‫ַזת‬ D _ R = ‫ָדר‬
T _ L = ‫ָתל‬ T _ L = ‫ַטל‬ G _ T = ‫ַגת‬

Write the missing Hebrew sign in each name. You may choose one

of the two possibilities:

YAD = ‫יד‬ DAL = ‫דל‬ BAL = ‫ל‬ MAR = ‫מר‬

YAS = ‫יס‬ DAT = ‫דת‬ BAD = ‫ד‬ DAK = ‫דק‬

YAK = ‫יק‬ DAK = ‫דק‬ BAK = ‫ק‬ KAV = ‫קו‬

LAG = ‫לג‬ HAL = ‫הל‬ BAR = ‫ר‬ TAR = ‫תר‬

LAZ = ‫לז‬ HAR = ‫הר‬ GAL = ‫גל‬ TAG = ‫תג‬

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THE VOWEL "O" = ‫ ֹו‬IN HEBREW NAMES

In Hebrew names, the vowel "o" always sounds as in : d o g

The English vowel: O My Hebrew name is ‫הוֹד‬
The Hebrew sign:
‫ֹו‬ HOD = ‫הוֹד‬

Fill in the vowel “o” in each of the following names:

T_R ‫ת ֹור‬ H_Z ‫ה ֹוז‬ B_Y ‫ֹוי‬ B_R ‫ֹור‬
T_D ‫ט ֹוד‬ H_D ‫ה ֹוד‬ G_T ‫ג ֹוט‬ B_S ‫ֹוס‬
Y_D ‫י ֹוד‬ H_S ‫ה ֹוס‬ G_R ‫ג ֹור‬ B_K ‫ֹוק‬
V_G ‫ו ֹוג‬ D_K ‫ד ֹוק‬ G_S ‫ג ֹוס‬ B_Z ‫ֹוז‬
Z_L ‫ז ֹול‬ H_T ‫ה ֹוט‬ D_G ‫ד ֹוג‬ G_V ‫ג ֹוב‬

Fill in the missing Hebrew letters in each of the following names:

TOR _ ‫_ ֹו‬ HOZ _ ‫_ ֹו‬ BOY _ ‫_ ֹו‬ BOR _ ‫_ ֹו‬
TOV _ ‫_ ֹו‬ HOD _ ‫_ ֹו‬ GOR _ ‫_ ֹו‬ BOL _ ‫_ ֹו‬
YOM _ ‫_ ֹו‬ HOS _ ‫_ ֹו‬ GOT BOK _ ‫_ ֹו‬
VOG DOK GOS _ ֹ‫_ ו‬ BOZ _ ‫_ ֹו‬
ZOL __ HOT __ DOG GOV
__ __ _ ‫_ ֹו‬ __

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THE VOWEL " I " = IN HEBREW NAMES

In Hebrew names, the vowel "I" always sounds as in " p i c n i c ".

My English name is N I R N I R = ‫ִניר‬

My Hebrew name is ‫ִניר‬

On this page you will meet only Hebrew first or last names.

Fill in the missing English vowel:

L _ L = ‫ִליל‬ Z _ V = ‫ִזיו‬ B _ T = ‫ִ יט‬ B _ D = ‫ִ יד‬
L _ S = ‫ִליס‬ Z _ K = ‫ִזיק‬ G _ S = ‫ִגיס‬ B _ L = ‫ִ יל‬
L _ Z = ‫ִליז‬ T _ K = ‫ִטיק‬ G _ R = ‫ִגיר‬ B _ S = ‫ִ יס‬
M _ R = ‫ִמיר‬ T _ L = ‫ִטיל‬ D _ G = ‫ִדיג‬ B _ K = ‫ִ יק‬
M _ G = ‫ִמיג‬ T _ K = ‫ִתיק‬ D _ L = ‫ִדיל‬ B _ R = ‫ִ יר‬
S _ V = ‫ִסיב‬ S _ L = ‫ִסיל‬ S _ D = ‫ִסיד‬ N _ R = ‫ִניר‬

1. Fill in the missing Hebrew letters in each name.
2. Fill in the missing Hebrew sign under each first Hebrew letter.

L I L = _ ‫_י‬ Z I V = _ ‫_י‬ B I T = _ ‫_י‬ B I D = _‫_ י‬
L I S = _ ‫_י‬ Z I K = _ ‫_י‬ G I S = _ ‫_י‬ B I M = _ ‫_י‬
L I Z = _ ‫_י‬ T I K = _ ‫_י‬ G I R = _ ‫_י‬ B I S = _ ‫_י‬
M I R = _ ‫_י‬ T I L = _ ‫_י‬ D I G = _ ‫_י‬ B I K = _ ‫_י‬

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THE VOWEL " E " =

In Hebrew names, the vowel "E" always sounds as in "net ".

My Hebrew name is ‫ֶנר‬ N E R = ‫ֶנר‬

On this page you will meet only Hebrew first or last names.

Fill in the missing English vowel:

L _ L = ‫ֶלל‬ Z _ V = ‫ֶזב‬ B _ T = ‫ֶט‬ B_ D = ‫ֶד‬
L _ S = ‫ֶלס‬ Z _ K = ‫ֶזק‬ G _ S = ‫ֶגס‬ B _ L = ‫ֶל‬
L _ Z = ‫ֶלז‬ T _ K = ‫ֶטק‬ G _ R = ‫ֶגר‬ B _ S = ‫ֶס‬
M _ R = ‫ֶמר‬ T _ L = ‫ֶטל‬ D _ G = ‫ֶדג‬ B _ K = ‫ֶק‬
M _ G = ‫ֶמג‬ T _ K = ‫ֶתק‬ D _ L = ‫ֶדל‬ B _ R = ‫ֶר‬
S _ V = ‫ֶסב‬ S _ L = ‫ֶסל‬ S _ D = ‫ֶסד‬ N _ R = ‫ֶנר‬

Fill in the missing Hebrew letters and signs :

LEL = _ _ ZEV = _ _ BET = _ _ BED = _ _
LES = _ _ ZEK = _ _ GES = _ _ B EM = _ _
LEZ = _ _ TEK = _ _ G ER = _ _ BES = _ _
MER = _ _ TEL = _ _ DEG = _ _ BEK = _ _

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THE VOWEL “ U” = IN HEBREW NAMES

In Hebrew names, the vowel " U" always sounds as in student

student My Hebrew name is GUR

The English vowel: U GUR = ‫ג ר‬

The Hebrew sign:

Fill in the missing Hebrew sign in each name:

ZUM = _‫ז‬ VUG = ‫ו_ג‬ DUM = _‫ד‬
ZUG = ‫ז_ג‬ VUN = _‫ו‬ DUR = ‫ד_ר‬
TUR = ‫ט_ר‬ VUS = ‫ו_ס‬ DUS = ‫ד_ס‬
NUL = ‫נ_ל‬ Z U R = ‫ז _ר‬ GUS = ‫ג_ס‬
SUR = ‫ס_ר‬ LUZ = ‫ל_ז‬ DUD = ‫ד_ד‬
SUG = ‫ס_ג‬ LUD = ‫ל_ד‬ DUL = ‫ד_ל‬
KUK = ‫ק_ק‬ LUM = _‫ל‬ DUK = ‫ד_ק‬
KUN = _‫ק‬ MUS =‫מ_ס‬ HUS = ‫ה_ס‬

Fill in the missing Hebrew letters in each name:

ZUG =_ _ VUG =_ _ DUM =_ _
ZUG =_ _ VUT =_ _ DUR =_ _
TUR =_ _ VUS =_ _ DUS =_ _
NUL =_ _ ZUR =_ _ GUS =_ _

SUR =_ _ LUZ =_ _ DUD =_ _
SUG LUD =_ _ DUL =_ _
KUK =_ _ LUZ =_ _ DUK =_ _
KUR MUS =_ _ HUS =_ _
=_ _

__
=

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Remember !! It is true in Hebrew names.

The vowels: A EI OU "a" sounds as in farm
"e" sounds as in pen
The Hebrew signs: ‫ֹו‬ "i" sounds as in picnic
"o" sounds as in dog
"u" sounds as in student

Who owns each car? Fill in the missing vowel in each name:

‫גר‬ ‫ִזיו‬ ֶ ‫ד ֹור‬ ‫ָד‬ ‫ִניר‬

G_R Z_V B_N D_R D_N N_R

Who is the pilot ? Fill in the missing vowel in each name:

‫מ ֹור‬ ‫קק‬ ‫ִרי‬ ‫ָרז‬ ‫ֶנס‬ ‫ִמיר‬

M_R K_K R_M R_Z N_ S M_R

Who owns each lamp? Fill in the missing vowel in each name:

‫מס‬ ‫מ ֹוס‬ ‫ַמס‬ ‫דל‬ ‫ִדיל‬ ‫ד ֹול‬

M_S M_S M_S D_L D_L D_L

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Hebrew names which contain 4 letters
(2 vowels)

YOSI = ‫י ֹו ִסי‬ DUBI = ‫ד ִ י‬ RINA = ‫ִרי ָנה‬

A silent letter A silent letter A silent letter

A E I OU

‫ֹו‬

A travel agent needs to write letters to people living in Israel. Help him by writing
the English vowels. Choose from the following vowels. A E I O U

‫ָג ִלי‬ ‫ָר ִזי‬ ‫ִגי ָלה‬ ‫ָג ִדי‬ ‫ִהי ָלה‬

G_L _ R_Z_ G_L_ G_D_ H_L_

‫ר ֹו ִני‬ ‫ִמי ָרה‬ ‫ַס ִמי‬ ‫ד ִי‬ ‫ִזי ָוה‬

R_N_ M_R_ S_M_ D_B_ Z _V _

‫ג ִרי‬ ‫ִדי ָנה‬ ‫ַת ִמי‬ ‫ִגי ִלי‬ ‫ֶנ ִרי‬

G_R_ D_N_ T_M_ G_L_ N_R_

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AEIO U

‫ֹו‬

Workers need to write road signs in Hebrew for tourists. Help them by
completing the Hebrew :signs in each name:

YAGUR GALIL G OLAN NEGEV

‫יג_ר‬ ‫גליל‬ ‫ג_ל‬ ‫נגב‬

RAMOT YAVNE KEDEM LAHAV

‫רמ _ת‬ ‫י ְבנה‬ ‫קד‬ ‫להב‬

DOTAN ZIKIM YAHUD LOD

‫ד_ת‬ ‫זיקי‬ ‫יה _ ד‬ ‫ל_ד‬

GEZER GITIT KADIM GADO T

‫גזר‬ ‫גיתית‬ ‫קדי‬ ‫גד_ת‬

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AE I OU

Chinese and Japanese tourists arrived at a hotel. The clerk had a difficult time with
their names. Can you help him?

‫ִי‬ ‫יוֹ ָק‬ ‫ָמ ִטי‬ ‫גוֹ ַס‬

Find my Find my Find my Find my
name and name and name and name and
encircle it. encircle it encircle it. encircle it.

1. BAM BEM 1. YEN KUM 1. MON TAN 1. GAN SUN
2. BIM BUM 2. YAN KE M 2. TIN MIN 2. GEN SIN
3. BEM BAM 3. YON KAM 3. TEN MON 3. GON SAN
4. BUM BOM 4. YON KIM 4. MAN TIN 4. GIN SIN

‫ַטק ל ק‬ ֶ ‫ִי‬ ‫ִסי ֶל‬ ‫ִלי ַו‬

Find my Find my Find my Find my
name and name and name and name and
encircle it encircle it encircle it .encircle it

1. TOK LAK 1. PAM POM 1. SEM LUM 1. LIN VAN
2. TEK LEK 2. PIM PE M 2. SOM LOM 2. LAN VUM
3. TAK LUK 3. PUM PAM 3. SAM LON 3. LON VIN
4. TUK LOK 4. PEM POM 4. SIM LEM 4. LEN VOM

Thank you for your help

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The messenger needs to deliver the packages to people in Israel.
Help him and write the full English names under each Hebrew name.

Choose the names from the list at the bottom of this page.

AE I OU

.1 ‫ִזי ָוה ג ֹו ָל‬ 2. ‫ַג ִלית ִ יג ֹו‬ 3. ‫ָג ִדי ִקי ְ ִניס‬ 4. ‫ִזי ָוה ָסר ִסי‬

5. ‫ָיר ֹו ִסיט ֹו‬ 6. ‫ִגי ָלה ֶל ִוי‬ 7. ‫י ֹו ִסי ג ֹו ֶר‬ 8. ‫ָנ ָת ֶס ָגל‬

9. ‫ד ֹוב ִ י ְנט ֹו‬ 10. ‫ִדי ָנה ֶד ֶקל‬ 11. ‫ט ֹו ָבה ָנב ֹו‬ 12. ‫ַז ְל ָמ ג ֹו ָל‬

13. ‫ָ ָרה ָרז‬ 14. ‫ִסי ָמה ק ֹו ֶ ל‬ 15. ‫ָד ִוד ֶל ִוי‬ 16. ‫ר ֹו ֶנ ַס ַ ג‬

DAVID LEVI NATAN SEGAL TOVA NAVON GADI KIPNIS
ZALMAN GOLAN GALIT BIGON
SIMA KOPEL GILA LEVI DOV PINTO ZIVA GOLAN
DINA DEKEL ZIVA SARUSI
SARA RAZ YOSI GOREN

RONEN SABAG YARON SITON

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