This document provides information about Hebrew vowels, including their names, sounds, and positions in relation to consonants. It lists the eight main vowels used in Hebrew - qamets, patach, chatef-patach, tsere, segol, chatef-segol, chireq, and cholem - along with their sounds and typical positions. It then explains how to combine consonants with vowels when reading Hebrew words, noting the positioning of different vowels in relation to the consonants.
This document provides information about Hebrew vowels, including their names, sounds, and positions in relation to consonants. It lists the eight main vowels used in Hebrew - qamets, patach, chatef-patach, tsere, segol, chatef-segol, chireq, and cholem - along with their sounds and typical positions. It then explains how to combine consonants with vowels when reading Hebrew words, noting the positioning of different vowels in relation to the consonants.
This document provides information about Hebrew vowels, including their names, sounds, and positions in relation to consonants. It lists the eight main vowels used in Hebrew - qamets, patach, chatef-patach, tsere, segol, chatef-segol, chireq, and cholem - along with their sounds and typical positions. It then explains how to combine consonants with vowels when reading Hebrew words, noting the positioning of different vowels in relation to the consonants.
The Vowels Listen to the audio clip to learn the names of the vowels and the sounds the vowels make.
Name Sound Position qamets a as in father : patach a as in father : chatef-patach a as in father : tsere ey as in hey : segol e as in yet : chatef-segol e as in yet : chireq e as in she : chireq-yod e as in she : cholem o as in snow : cholem-vav o as in snow : qibbuts u as in rule : shureq u as in rule : Page 1 of 2 1g24 Vowels 04/01/2000 mk:@MSITStore:c:\programmi\bibleworks%207\databases\basichebrew.chm::/Lesso... Putting Consonants And Vowels Together First pronounce the consonant, then the vowel. Most vowels are placed under the consonant: is pronounced like law. Cholem is placed above the consonant: - is pronounced like tow. Cholem-vav is placed to the left of the consonant: - is pronounced like tow. Shureq is placed to the left of the consonant: is pronounced like zoo. Practice reading the following words. The first row is English words in Hebrew characters. The second row is a Hebrew word.