Letters and Diacriticals
This letter is silent and is the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
What is אָלֶף (Aleph)?
Hebrew for "God."
What is אֱלֹהִים?
This letter is attached to a noun to make it definite.
What is הַ (the definite article)?
This vowel is pronounced like "ah."
What is Pataḥ (ַ)?
בָּרָא אֶת־הַשָּׁמַיִם וְאֵת הָאָרֶץ.
מִי אֱלֹהִים?
This dot inside a letter can indicate doubling or a hard pronunciation.
What is a dagesh?
Hebrew for "earth."
What is אֶרֶץ?
This Hebrew letter is used as the interrogative prefix.
What is הֲ?
This vowel usually sounds like "ee."
What is Hireq?
אָמַר יְהִי אוֹר.
מִי אֱלֹהִים?
This vowel sign is sometimes silent and sometimes very short.
What is shəva (שְׁוָא)?
Hebrew for "man" or "human."
What is אָדָם?
This conjugation generally expresses completed action.
What is the Perfect (קַל Perfect)?
This vowel usually sounds like "oh."
What is Holam?
דִּבֶּר אֶל־הָאִשָּׁה.
מִי הַנָּחָשׁ?
Name the five Hebrew letters that have final forms.
What are כ ם ן ף ץ?
Hebrew word meaning "there is/are."
What is יֵשׁ?
This conjugation usually describes an action that is incomplete, ongoing, or future.
What is the Qal Imperfect (יִקְטֹל)?
בָּרָא
What is bārāʾ?
אָכְלָה מִן־הָעֵץ.
מִי הָאִשָּׁה?
These letters can take a dagesh lene.
What are ב ג ד כ פ ת (Begadkephat letters)?
Hebrew preposition meaning "from."
What is מִן?
This particle is used to indicate that something exists.
What is יֵשׁ?
וַיֹּאמֶר
What is vayyōmer ("and he said")?
שָׁמַע לְקוֹל אִשְׁתּוֹ.
מִי אָדָם?