Lesson 2

Review of Lesson 1

א

ב

ב

ג

ד

ה

ו

ז

ח

ט

י

כ

כ

ל

מ

נ

ס

ע

פ

פ

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ק

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מFinal Forms

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נFinal Forms

ן

פFinal Forms

ף

צFinal Forms

ץ

Vowels

בQamets a as in father long

vowel

בTsere e as in they long

vowel

בHolem o as in role long

vowel

בPatach a as in father short

vowel

בSeghol e as in better short

vowel

בHireq i as in bitter short

vowel

בQamets

Hatuf o as in bottle shortvowel

בQibbuts u as in ruler short

vowel

בHatephPatach a as in amuse reduced

vowel

בHatephSeghol e as in metallic reduced

vowel

בHatephQamets o as in commit reduced

vowel

בSheva a as in maroon OR silent

ובHolem

vav o as in roleunchangeable

longvowel

ובShureq u as in ruler

unchangeablelong

vowel

Summary Chart

Vowel Letters Written with י (Yod)

Vowel Letters Written with ה (He)

Shewa

Reduced

Short

Long

Unchangeable Long

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ב%

ב&

ב�בו

בו

ב'

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