Hebrew Reading & Pronunciation Exercises

Tutorial and Exercises in the
Reading of Hebrew Text

and in the Pronunciation
of Hebrew Consonants and Vowels
by Charles Abzug
Warm-Up Exercises:
1. From “Jack-and-the-Beanstalk”, modified:
op© «up hp© hp¦

Fahm Foh Fahy Fee
op© «up hp© hp¦
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Last revised 18 Sep 2006
© 2006 Charles Abzug
Exercises in the Pronunciation of Hebrew Sounds
2. “Jack-and-the-Beanstalk”, extended:
oP© «uP hP© hP¦

Pahm Poh Pahy Pee
oP© «uP hP© hP¦
Review:
op© «up hp© hp¦
oP© «uP hP© hP¦
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3. Miscellaneous 1:
h¥f hf¦ h¥F hF¦ hn¦ vn¤ vn̈

Khey Khee Kehy Kee Mee Meh Mah
Review:
op© «up hp© hp¦
oP© «uP hP© hP¦
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4. Miscellaneous (2):
xIyn© ,Iyn© xCª e© xUn©c oUn xUn

mah-TOHS mah-TOTE kah-BOOS vah-MOOS MOOM MOOS
Review:
op© «up hp© hp¦
oP© «uP hP© hP¦
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5. Sh’va Na and truncated vowels:
hr£
¥jt© rP̈x§ n¦ h,œ
¥ n§ as¤«e« Îh¥kFœ§ hkœ
¦ F§
ah-cha-REY mis-PAR m’TEY k’ley-KOH-desh k’LIY
hr£
¥jt© rP̈x§ n¦ h,œ
¥ n§ as¤«e« Îh¥kFœ§ hkœ
¦ F§
Review:
op©
«up hp© hp¦
oP©
«uP hP© hP¦
hr£
¥jt© rP̈x§ n¦ h,œ¥ n§ as¤«e« Îh¥kFœ«§ hkœ
¦ F§
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6. Segholate nouns:
,¤eJ
«¤ y¤e«k¤ Q¤kn«¤ oj¤ r«¤ ry«¤ P¤ oj«¤ k¤ sr«¤u¤
SHEH-qet LEH-qet MEH-lech REH-chem PEH-tehr LEH-chem VEH-red
,¤eJ
Review:
op©
«up hp© hp¦
oP©
«uP hP© hP¦
hr£
¥jt© rP̈x§ n¦ h,œ¥ n§ as¤«e« Îh¥kFœ«§ hkœ
¦ F§
,¤eJ
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7. Careful Distinctions:
i¤cKœ§v© i¥Ck§ v© t«k£v IkFª UCUC« ve«ª eª

ha-L’VEN hal-BEYN ha-LOW koo-LOW BOO-boo KOO-koo
Review:
op©
«up hp© hp¦
oP©
«uP hP© hP¦
hr£¥jt© rP̈x§ n¦ h,œ¥ n§ as¤«e« Îh¥kFœ«§ hkœ
¦ F§
,¤eJ«¤ y¤e«k¤ Q¤kn«¤ oj¤ r«¤ ry«¤ P¤ oj«¤ k¤ sr«¤u¤
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More-Challenging Super-Review:
i¥Ck§ v© h,œ
¥ n§ ry«¤ P¤ hp© hn¦
y¤e«k¤ t«k£v Q¤kn«¤ ve«ª eª hkœ
¦ F§
oUn oj«¤ k¤ hp¦ hF¦ rP̈x§ n¦
,¤eJ
«¤ as¤«e« Îh¥kFœ«§ oj¤ r«¤ xUn©c i¤cKœ§v©
,Iyn© «up vn̈ h¥F UCUC«
h¥f oP© h,œ
¥ n§ as¤«e« Îh¥kFœ«§ sr«¤u¤
op© vn¤ xCª e© rP̈x§ n¦ y¤e«k¤
IkFª oUn «uP h¥f xUn©c
ry«¤ P¤ hkœ
¦ F§ ,Iyn© oj¤ r«¤ hr£
¥jt©
Q¤kn«¤ UCUC« h,œ
¥ n§ hP© hf¦
UCUC« sr«¤u¤ xUn i¥Ck§ v© ,¤eJ
«¤
IkFª hr£
¥jt© oj«¤ k¤ h¥f hP¦
ve«ª eª y¤e«k¤ xIyn© i¤cKœ§v© Q¤kn«¤
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IkFª oUn rP̈x§ n¦ ry«¤ P¤ hkœ

¦ F§
oj¤ r«¤ t«k£v xCª e© ve«ª eª oj«¤ k¤
as¤«e« Îh¥kFœ«§ sr«¤u¤ hr£
¥jt© i¥Ck§ v© xUn
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Names and Soundings of the Vowels:
Name oJ¥ Vowel vg̈UbT§ Sound
.n̈ë
¨
Qah-MAHTZ Ah (in most cases)
Oh (clipped: rarely)
jT©P
©
Pah-TACH Ah
rx¥ j̈ vrhÅm¥
¥
TZEY-reh Chah-SEHR Ey
t¥kn̈ v¤rm¥Å
i¥
TZEY-reh Mah-LEY Eyy
kIdx¤
¤
Seh-GOHL Eh
rx¥ j̈ o¨kIj
Ÿ
Choh-LAHM Chah-SEHR Aw (close to Oh)
t¥kn̈ o¨kIj
F
Choh-LAHM Mah-LEY Oh
rx¥ j̈ ehrh
¦ j¦
¦
Chiy-RIQ Chah-SEHR Ih
t¥kn̈ ehrh
¦ j¦
i¦
Chiy-RIQ Mah-LEY Iy
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Name oJ¥ Vowel vg̈UbT§ Sound
.UCeª
ª
Qooh-BOOHTZ Uu (as in “put”)
erUJ
ª
E
Shooh-ROOHQ Oo (as in “root”)
.n© ë ;y£
©j
¢
Chah-TAHF Qah-MAHTZ Oh (clipped)
jT©P ;y£
©j
£
Chah-TAHF Pah-TACH Ah (clipped)
kIdx¤ ;y£
©j
¡
Chah-TAF Seh-GOHL Eh (clipped)
jb̈ tüJ§
§
Sche-VAH NACH (no sound)
gb̈ tüJ§
œ§ or §
Sche-VAH NAH Uh (extremely clipped)
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Diphthongs:
Diphthong vg̈UbTÎUS
§ Sound Example of Use in l©bT©
i¨
Ai (in most cases:
rhymes with “Hi!”)
Oy (clipped O: rarely)
h,̈Im§ n¦
i©
Ahy
ht© ÿ£j
iF
Ohy
hIt
1
iE
Oohy
(hUChr)
¦
However, note: Ahv
uhJ̈s̈ë
ei ¨
Nota Bene the difference in the use of the u (Vav) between
hIt (vocal) and h,̈Im§ n¦ (consonantal).
Also, compare the use of the h (Yood) in hIt and in o¦hIcm§ .
1
1. This word does not, insofar as I know, appear in the Tanakh. It appears here only as a place-holder, until I can
identify an example that does appear in the Tanakh. .
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Comprehensive Consonant-and-Vowel Exercises:
t¡ t£ t¢ Ut tª ht¦ t¦ It «t t¤ ht¥ t¥ t© ẗ :t
Cœ§ UC Cª hC¦ C¦ IC «C C¤ h¥C C¥ C© C̈ :C
cœ§ Uc cª hc¦ c¦ Ic «c c¤ h¥c c¥ c© c̈ :c
dœ§ Ud dª hd¦ d¦ Id «d d¤ h¥d d¥ d© d̈ :d
sœ§ Us sª hs¦ s¦ Is «s s¤ hs¥ s¥ s© s̈ :s
v¡ v£ v¢ Uv vª hv¦ v¦ Iv «v v¤ hv¥ v¥ v© v̈ :v
œ§u Uu uª hu¦ u¦ Iu «u u¤ h¥u u¥ u© ü :u
œz§ Uz zª h¦z z¦ Iz «z z¤ h¥z z¥ z© z̈ :z
j¡ j£ j¢ Uj jª hj¦ j¦ Ij «j j¤ hj¥ j¥ j© j̈ :j
yœ§ Uy yª hy¦ y¦ Iy «y y¤ hy¥ y¥ y© ÿ :y
œ§h Uh hª h¦h h¦ Ih «h h¤ h¥h h¥ h© ḧ :h
Fœ§ UF Fª hF¦ F¦ IF «F F¤ h¥F F¥ F© F̈ :F
‚ :L
fœ§ Uf fª hf¦ f¦ If «f f¤ h¥f f¥ f© f̈ :f
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Q W :l
kœ§ Uk kª hk¦ k¦ Ik «k k¤ h¥k k¥ k© k̈ :k
nœ§ Un nª hn¦ n¦ In «n n¤ hn¥ n¥ n© n̈ :n
:o
œb§ Ub bª h¦b b¦ Ib «b b¤ h¥b b¥ b© b̈ :b
:i
xœ§ Ux xª hx¦ x¦ Ix «x x¤ h¥x x¥ x© ẍ :x
g¡ g£ g¢ Ug gª hg¦ g¦ Ig «g g¤ h¥g g¥ g© g̈ :g
Pœ§ UP Pª hP¦ P¦ IP «P P¤ h¥P P¥ P© P̈ :P
pœ§ Up pª hp¦ p¦ Ip «p p¤ h¥p p¥ p© p̈ :p
:;
mœ§ Um mª hm¦ m¦ Im «m m¤ h¥m m¥ m© m̈ :m
:.
eœ§ Ue eª he¦ e¦ Ie «e e¤ h¥e e¥ e© ë :e
rœ§ Ur rª hr¦ r¦ Ir «r r¤ hr¥ r¥ r© r̈ :r
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Jœ§ UJ Jª hJ¦ J¦ IJ «J J¤ hJ¥ J¥ J© J̈ :J

Gœ§ UG Gª hG¦ G¦ IG «G G¤ hG¥ G¥ G© G̈ :G
,œ§ U, ,ª h,¦ ,¦ I, «, ,¤ h,¥ ,¥ ,© ,̈ :,
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op© «up hp© hp¦

op© «up hp© hp¦

oP© «uP hP© hP¦

oP© «uP hP© hP¦

h¥f hf¦ h¥F hF¦ hn¦ vn¤ vn̈

h¥f hf¦ h¥F hF¦ hn¦ vn¤ vn̈

xIyn© ,Iyn© xCª e© xUn©c oUn xUn

xIyn© ,Iyn© xCª e© xUn©c oUn xUn

5. Sh’va Na and truncated vowels:

i¤cKœ§v© i¥Ck§ v© t«k£v IkFª UCUC« ve«ª eª

i¤cKœ§v© i¥Ck§ v© t«k£v IkFª UCUC« ve«ª eª

IkFª oUn rP̈x§ n¦ ry«¤ P¤ hkœ

Names and Soundings of the Vowels:

Name oJ¥ Vowel vg̈UbT§ Sound

Name oJ¥ Vowel vg̈UbT§ Sound

Comprehensive Consonant-and-Vowel Exercises:

Jœ§ UJ Jª hJ¦ J¦ IJ «J J¤ hJ¥ J¥ J© J̈ :J

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