Hebrew Step-By-Step€¦ · Read the Hebrew on the right out loud, then the Hebrew on the left. Match the ones in each group that rhyme! (For instance, תַבּ could match to ת

Licensed for distribution through August 1, 2019 Page 1 • © Rae Antonoff • www.JLearnHub.com •

Hebrew Step-By-Step

By Rae Antonoff, MAJE - Distributed by JLearnHub & ShalomLearning

NEW LETTERS:

ר ה ּכ ל NEW VOWELS:

ְ REVIEW LETTERS:

ּב ׁש מ ת REVIEW VOWELS:

ָ ַ Practice online with JiTap or at

www.JLearnHub.com → StudyHub → Hebrew Letters

http://www.jlearnhub.com/

Meet your next letter, the Lamed!

Lamed makes the same

sound as the English letter

L Here’s the Lamed in several different fonts and handwritings

– as you can see, they’re all very “Long” (going above the

“top line” of most letters) and jagged like Lightning!

ל ל לל ל לללל ל ל ל ל ל ל ל ל

Les

son

5: L

am

ed ל

ל

Circle the long part of each Lamed that goes further up than

the other letters! The first one has been done for you!

לָמׁשָ

And the Hebrew word for detective:

ַּבָלׁש

Read the following Hebrew out loud: (You can also hear them on JiTap or the StudyHub on www.JLearnHub.com!)

ָלָל ָלָמ ַלּבַ ָלׁש ַלת לַ לָ 1 ָתלָ ָׁשל לַּבל מָ ַלל ַתל 2 ַּבָלׁשָמָׁשל ָׁשַתל ַּבל ָלׁש 3

Now you can read the Hebrew word for parable

(a story with a “moral” to teach):

Almost any letter can get

a dot in the middle

because of grammar or

spelling rules – it doesn’t

change the sound in the

Lamed either!

kneaded

(dough)

un-/non- circumcised shawl

un-/non- planted kneaded

(dough)

parable detective


Writing Practice Make the letter Lamed with a line and a curve:

Now you try: trace the letter across the first line, then

copy it all the way across the second line on your own!

Copy the words at least twice each:

Some people also write Lamed like this:

Feel free to use whichever shape is easier for you!

--

parable

detective

rejected/

revoked

Read Aloud! Read the Hebrew below. The blue lines separate the syllables for you.

(You can also hear them on JiTap or the StudyHub on www.JLearnHub.com!)

ׁשלַ |ָת לׁשָ |מָ ללַ |ּבָ ָּבת|ׁשַ |לַ ָלׁש|ּבַ ללָ |ׁשָ

Can you divide the words into syllables on your own?

לָמׁשָ ָּבַלל ָתַלׁש

ללָ ׁשָ ַׁשָּבתלַ ַּבָלׁש

1

2

3

4

5 Woohoo! You know enough letters to read a whole page of real words!

detached parable

mixed/mingled to the Shabbat

detective rejected/revoked

parable mixed/mingled detached

to the Shabbat detective rejected/revoked


Match-A-Rhyme Read the Hebrew on the right out loud, then the Hebrew on the left.

Match the ones that rhyme within each group!

(For instance, ַּבת could match to תַת . One’s been done for you!) A 1 ָׁשָלל ָמַלׁש B 2 ַּבָלׁש ָתַלת C ַָמלׁש 3 ַלַּבת D 4 ַלָמל ָּבַלל E 5 ָמַלת ַׁשָּבת

A 1 ַמָמׁש ַמַתׁש B 2 ַׁשָלׁש ָּבַלת C 3 ָלָתׁש ַּבָלׁש D 4 ַלָלת ָׁשָלל E 5 ָתָלל ַׁשָמׁש

Are you having a LOT of trouble figuring out what rhymes? Then just

read the Hebrew out loud for practice then move on to the next page – only match this page if it’s a fun puzzle for you!

detective

rejected/revoked

mixed/mingled

to the daughter

detective

rejected/revoked

rejected/revoked

helper candle

Speed Read! Time yourself reading the Hebrew below out loud at least twice.

What’s the best time you can get? (You can also hear them on JiTap or the StudyHub on www.JLearnHub.com!)

1 לָמׁשָ ָּבַלל ָתַלׁשdetached mixed/mingled parable

2 ללָ ׁשָ ַׁשָּבתלַ ַּבָלׁשdetective to the Shabbat rejected/revoked

3 ַׁשָּבת לׁשָ לַ ָׁשַתלplanted to the shawl

4 לּבַ ַלַׁשָמׁש תַלּבַ to the daughter to the helper candle un-/non-

5 ַמָתת ׁשלָ ּבַ לַ ׁשַממָ very/much to the detective gift

6 ָׁשַתת ָמַׁשלּבַ ַׁשָּבתּבַ in/on the Shabbat in the parable flowed

Time Log:

1 2 3 4


Meet your third vowel, the Sh’va:

ְ

The Sh’va is a silent vowel.

In general, the Sh’va makes as little sound as it

possibly can.

When it’s at the end of a syllable, it’s

completely silent, acting like a Stop Sign.

Try reading these words aloud and underline the

Silent Sh’va:

ׁש ּבַ לְ ָת 3 ָת ְׁש לָ 2 ָׁשְמָת 1

ָּבַלְׁשָת 6 ָת ְׁש מָ 5 ָמְלָת 4

Les

son

6: S

h'v

a

ְ

you kneaded

you circumcised

you will be dressed

you moved/departed you investigated

you assessed

But when the Sh’va is the first vowel in a syllable, it has to make

a little bit of a sound – sort of like a short “i,” as in “little.”

When the Sh’va makes this sound, it’s usually represented by an

apostrophe (’) in the transliteration (English-letter version) of the

word – like in its own name, Sh’va!

sh va Read these words aloud & circle the Sounded Sh’va:

ַׁשָמׁשּבְ 3 ַׁשָּבתּבְ 2 תּבַ לְ 1 ַׁשָמׁשְמ 6 ַלׁש ְת 5ְלָׁשל 4

Now read these words aloud:

underline every Silent (end-of-syllable) Sh’va

and circle every Sounded (start-of-syllable) Sh’va! (The first one has been done for you as an example!)

ָת ְׁש לָ 3 ַּבת ּבְ 2 ָת ְׁש מָ 1 ַׁשָּבתּבְ 6 ְלָׁשל 5 ָׁשְמָת 4

in/on Shabbat to a daughter on a helper candle

to a shawl

in/on Shabbat

you moved/departed you kneaded

to a shawl you assessed

on a daughter

Reading Strategy:

Prefixes & Prepositions

Many words have a prefix, which is a syllable

or two that go before a word and which

changes or adds to its meaning. Can you find

the prefixes in the English words below?

The first one has been done for you as an example!

1 antimatter 2 prewash 3 undo 4 redecorate 5 misguide 6 coworker

In Hebrew, most prefixes are also prepositions. See the chart below with two of

the most common preposition prefixes you can read so far and what they mean:

in/on ְּב- to ְל-

Use the chart to match the English on the left to the Hebrew on the

right with the same meaning! (Note: the word “a” doesn’t exist in Hebrew, but is necessary for some of the

English phrases to make sense.) One has been done for you!

A To Shabbat ְ1 תּבַ ל B On Shabbat ְ2 ַּבָלׁשל C To a daughter ְ3 ַּבָלׁשּב D On a detective ְ4 ָמַׁשלּב E To a detective ְ5 ָמַׁשלל F To a parable ְ6 ַׁשָּבתּב G In a parable ְ7 ַׁשָּבתל

PREFIX: A set of letters attached to the

beginning of a word that add to

or change its meaning.

PREPOSITION: A word usually before a noun that expresses its relation to another, such as in, on, under, over, with, to, from, etc.

Meet your next letter, the Kaf!

ּכKaf makes the same sound

as the English letters

C or K

Here’s the Kaf in a bunch of different fonts and

handwritings – as you can see, they all have that “Cough

drop” and look a little like a backwards “C” even if other

parts of the letter are slightly different!

כ ּכּכ כ ּכּכּכ ּכ כ כ כ ּכ כ כ כ

Les

son

7: K

af

ּכ

Circle the Cough drop in the mouth of each Kaf! The first one has been done for you!

Now you can read another very common prefix:

(”like” (or “as“ = ּכְ -

So if you had a very peaceful day that felt

“like Shabbat,” you would say it felt

!ַׁשָּבתּכְ Read the Hebrew phrases below out loud and match them to

the English that means the same thing!

(Note: the word “a” doesn’t exist in Hebrew but is necessary for some of the

English phrases to make sense.)

A Like a daughter ְ1 ַׁשָּבתּכ B Like a helper candle 2 ְּכַּבת C Like Shabbat 3 ְּכָמַׁשל D Like a parable ְ4 ַּבָלׁשּכ E Like a detective 5 ְּכַׁשָמׁש

PREFIX: Syllable(s) attached to the

beginning of a word that add

to or change its meaning.

Read Aloud! Read the Hebrew out loud. Blue lines separate the syllables for you.


ַּכת ַּבת|ּכַ ַלל|ּכָ ַׁשל|ּכָ ׁשמַ |ּכָ ללָ |ּכְ תּכַ |מַ ָּבת|ׁשַ |ּכְ


ַּכַּבת ַּכת ָּכַלל ָּכַׁשל ַמַּכת ׁשמַ ּכָ לְּכלָ ְּכַׁשָּבת

ְת Silent

Sh’va

ְת Sounded

Sh’va

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

like the daughter sect/faction

included tripped/stumbled

withered/dried out general/usual

injury/pain like Shabbat

withered/dried out

general/usual

injury/pain

like Shabbat

like the daughter sect/faction included

tripped/stumbled


Writing Practice Make the letter Kaf with a curve and a dot:




Some people also write Kaf like this:


Lookalike Letters In the grid of Hebrew letters below,

put a circle around every Kaf and a square around every Bet!

Each row is in a different font – review the Silly Hebrew Tricks for hints!

ּב ּכ ת ּב ל מ ת ּכ ּב ׁש ּכ ּת ּב ּכ ּב ת ל ּב מ ּת

מ ּכ ּת ּב ל ּכ ׁש ּב ת ּכ

ּכ ּב ּת ּכ ׁש ּב ּת ּב ּכ ת

כ ל ב כ ת כ ש ב כ בּ

Reverse It!

Write out Hebrew that sounds the same as the English on the

left. The first one has been done for you as an example!

K’BAT 1 BAKASH ____________ 2 MAKAT ____________ 3 B’KAL ____________ 4 L’MATA ____________ 5 BAT’KAL ____________ 6 SHAKATA ____________ 7 KABALAT ____________ 8 K’MASHAL ____________ 9

Vowels Letters

ָ ַ ְ ת מ ׁשּכ ל ּב

Match-A-Rhyme Read the Hebrew on the right out loud, then the Hebrew on the left.

Match the ones in each group that rhyme!

(For instance, ַּבת could match to תָת . One has been done for you!)

A 1 ַּכַּבת ְמַלל B 2 ַמַּכת ְּכַתל C 3 ַללּכְ ַמַּבת D ָָּכׁשּכ 4 ְּבַתל E ַַּכתּב 5 ָלָּכׁש

A ְָׁשָת ּכ 1 ׁשָּכּבַ B 2 ַלְׁשָת ָׁשַּכל C 3 ָמְּכָת ְלַּבת D 4 ְּכַּבת ָּבְּכָת E ַׁשָלּב 5 ַּבַּכל

Are you having a LOT of trouble figuring out what rhymes? Then just read the Hebrew out loud for practice and move on to the next

letter – only match this page if it’s a fun puzzle for you!

like the daughter

injury/pain

general/usual

you kneaded

you kneaded

like a daughter

to a daughter

Meet your next letter, the Hei!

הHei makes the same sound

as the English letter

H Here’s the Hei in several different fonts and handwritings – as you can see, they all have that “hole” on the left side, even if

other parts of the letter are slightly different!

הההההההה ההההההההה

Les

son

8: H

ei ה

Circle the Hole in each Hei! The first one has been done for you!

Practice reading the Hebrew below aloud: (You can also hear them on JiTap or the StudyHub on www.JLearnHub.com!)

מָ הָ ַהלָ ָההָ ַהל ָה ַה 1 ָתהְמ הַ לַת הָ ַהַּבת 2

Similar to the H in English, when the Hei comes at the end of a word, it doesn’t really make any sound:

cheetah (to her) ָלה

הלָ ה ּכַ מָ לָ ָתָׁשה ה מָ 3 הָת ה ּכַ מָ הָ ַמְלָּכה ה מָ ׁשָ 4

Of course, if that Hei at the end has its own vowel, then it still makes a sound. Try reading the Hebrew below aloud:

הָ ְמ ָת הָ לְ מָ הָ ּבְ 5 הָ לְ ׁשָ הָ לְ ּכָ הָ לְ 6

silent H

silent Hei

sounded Hei

the daughter she sighed

what she weakened why bride

over there queen he sighed her sect/faction

in it

to it

amaze/astound


Writing Practice Make the letter Hei with a corner and a line – be sure to

leave a hole between them!




Some people also write Hei like this:


the

daughter

bride

the

Shabbat

he sighed

Now you can read two new Hebrew words

and a new prefix:

Bride ַָלהּכ Queen ַמְלָּכה The (prefix) ַהָ -ה /-

Use the chart and the vocabulary you already learned to match the Hebrew on the right to the English that matches on the left!

One has been done for you!

A

The daughter 1 ַּבת B A daughter 2 ַהַּבת C A Shabbat 3 ַׁשָמׁש D The Shabbat ַ4 ָמׁשַהש E A bride 5 ַׁשָּבת F The bride ַ6 ָּבתַהש G A detective ַ7 ָלהּכ H The detective ַ8 ָלהּכַ ה I A helper candle 9 ַמְלָּכה J The helper candle ַ10 ְלָּכהמַ ה K A queen 11 ַּבָלׁש L The queen ַ12 ַּבָלׁשה

Preposition Matching

Now that you know the Hebrew word for “queen,” use the

prefix chart to match the illustrations to the Hebrew that

describes them on the right!

on (or in) ְּב- to ְל-

like ְּכ-

ַמְלָּכהּכְ

ַמְלָּכהּבְ

ַמְלָּכהלְ

You can also read two question words:

What? ?ָמה Why? ָלָמה?

To understand Hebrew questions, you’ll need to know that Hebrew leaves out some words which can easily be assumed:

a and

am/is/are

So “I am Sarah” would look like “I Sarah.” “She is tall” would look like “She tall.”

“They are here” would look like “They here.” “A dog is here” would look like “Dog here.”

“We are a family” would look like “We family.”

Match each Hebrew question on the right to the English question that matches it on the left!

One has been done for you!

A What is a bride? 1 ?ַׁשָמׁש ָמה B What is a helper candle? 2 ?ַמְלָּכה ָמה C Why to a queen? 3 ?ָלהּכַ ָמה D What is a queen? 4 ?ַׁשָּבת ָמה E Why on Shabbat? 5 ָלה?ְלּכַ ָלָמה F What is Shabbat? 6 ?ַׁשָּבתּבְ ָלָמה G Why to a bride? 7 ?ַמְלָּכהלְ ָלָמה

Hidden Words

Bonus Some Hebrew poems, such as the song L’cha Dodi, refer to Shabbat as a

“bride,” because it is the day God and the Jewish people love the most.

Below is a simple micrography piece that uses the first line of the L’cha

Dodi poem to make a heart. Circle the Hebrew word for “bride” every

place you can find it in the picture!

How many times did you find “bride” in the micrography?

__________________________

Lookalike Letters In the grid of Hebrew letters below,

put a circle around every Hei and a square around every Tav!

Each row is in a different font – review the Silly Hebrew Tricks for hints!

ה ּכ ת ּב ת מ ת ּכ ה ׁש ל ּת ה ת ּב ה ּת ה מ ּת

מ ה ּת ת ל ה ׁש ּת ת ּכ

ת ה ּת ּכ ׁש ת ּת ה מ ת

ת ה ל ה ש ת ה כ ת ה

Speed Read! Time yourself reading the Hebrew below out loud at least twice.

What’s the best time you can get? (You can also hear them on JiTap or the StudyHub on www.JLearnHub.com!)

1 ָמה ַּכָלה ָלָמהwhy bride what

2 ַהַּבת ָּבָמה ַמְלָּכהqueen stage the daughter

3 ָּכָמה ָּבתׁשַ הַ ָהַהדthe echo the Shabbat how much/many

4 תָת מַ ָהַהָלה ָתהּבַ לְ to a scrubland (type of desert) the Shabbat how much/many

5 ַׁשָמה ַהַּכָלה ַהַמְלָּכהthe queen the bride over there

6 ָמָׁשה ַהָמַׁשל ָמׁשׁשַ הַ the helper candle the parable drew (water)

Time Log:

1 2 3 4


Meet your next letter, the Reish!

רReish makes the same

sound as the English letter

R Here’s the Reish in several different fonts and handwritings – as

you can see, they’re all a Right-angle, and in most fonts with a

Round corner, even if other parts of the letter are slightly

different!

ר ר רר ר ררר ר ררר ר ר ר רר

Les

son

9: R

eish

ר

Circle the Right-angle corner in each Reish! The first one has been done for you!

Now you can read the Hebrew word for mountain:

And the word for level:

…as in your Hebrew-reading level is increasing every day you practice!

Practice reading the Hebrew below aloud: (You can also hear them on JiTap or the StudyHub on www.JLearnHub.com!)

ר ּבַ ָר ָר רהַ ָר ַר 1 הָר ׁשָ הָר מָ הּבָ ָר 2 הָת ְר ּבַ הּבָ ָר הָ ה מָ ָר 3 ּהָת ְמ ַר למָ ְר ּכַ ה מָ ָר הָ 4 הָר הַ הָ רהַ הָ הָר מָ הַ 5

רהַ

ָרָמה

son mountain

bitter very much

she dined

she sang

level the rabbi (female)

her level the level

mountainward

(to the mountains)

the bitter ___ the mountain


Preposition Matching Now that you know the Hebrew word for “mountain,” use the

prefix chart to match the illustrations on the left to the Hebrew

that describes them on the right!

on (or in) ְּב- to ְל-

like ְּכ-

רהַ ּבְ

רהַ לְ

רהַ ּכְ

Writing Practice Make the letter Reish with a

rounded right-angle penstroke:




Some people also write Reish like this:

Feel free to use whichever shape is easiest for you!

bitter

mountain

to a

mountain

she made

noise

One-Off Matching

Read the Hebrew on the right out loud, then the Hebrew on the left.

Match the ones in each group that sound exactly the same but have

one spelling difference. BONUS: Circle the thing that’s different!

(For instance, ַּבת would match to ָּבת and the vowel would be circled. One’s been done for you as an example!)

A 1 ָרָּבה ְּבָהר B 2 ָהַהר ַרָּבה C 3 ְּבַהר ַמָּבת D 4 תמַ מַ ַהַהר E ָתמַ מ 5 ַמַּבת

A 1 ַׁשָמָת ַמָתת B ַ2 ָת ָמׁשָ תׁשַ מ C 3 תׁשָ מַ ַמָתָת D 4 ָמַתת ַׁשַמָת E ָָת ָמׁש 5 ַמָתָת

on a mountain

gift

very much or rabbi (female)

the mountain

Reverse It!

Write out Hebrew that sounds the same as the English on the

left. The first one has been done for you as an example!

L’BAR ____________ 1 HARASH ____________ 2 MARAH ____________ 3 KALAH ____________ 4 BALASH ____________ 5 L’KARAT ____________ 6 HAHAR ____________ 7 LAHAK’TA ____________ 8 MAK’SHAL ____________ 9

Vowels Letters

ָ ַ ְ ת ׁש ר מה ּכ ל ּב

WORD LIST

ַּבָלׁש ַמְלָּכה ַהר ַּכָלה

Vocab Bonus You’ve met a few new Hebrew words lately – write the

Hebrew word next to the picture of what it means using

the Word List at the bottom! (Look back through the

packet if you have trouble remembering any of them!)

Name Recognition

Write each Hebrew letter’s English name next to it – you have a Name List at the bottom to help you with spelling!

One has been done for you as an example!

ּב מ

ּכ ל

ה ׁש

ת רBet Hei Kaf Lamed Mem Reish Shin Tav

Bonus: Point out the Silly Hebrew Trick for each letter!

Packet 2 Reading Review Time yourself to see how long it takes you to read this whole page.

It’s okay if you read slowly the first few times! When your time is as fast as you think you can get it,

read this page to a teacher to earn your Packet 2 Award! (You can also hear them on JiTap or the StudyHub on www.JLearnHub.com!)

1 ָרָּבה ָהַהר ַּכָלהbride the mountain very much or rabbi (female)

2 ְּבַהר ָּכַׁשל ַׁשְרָת you sang tripped/stumbled on a mountain

3 ָמָׁשל ָהָרָמה ַּברson the level parable

4 ָּכָמה ַּבְרָתּה ָלָמהwhy she dined how many/much

5 ַהַּבת ָהַהָרה ַמַּכתinjury/pain mountainward (to the mountain) the daughter

6 ַּבָלׁש ַמְלָּכה ַללּכְ usual/general queen detective

Time Log:

1 2 3 4


This award certifies that

______________________________

has completed Packet 2

in the Hebrew Step-By-Step program,

now knows eight letters:

ּב✡ה✡ּכ✡ל✡מ✡ר✡ׁש✡תThree vowels:

ַ ָ ְ …and is ready to learn more in Packet 3!

Teacher Signature: __________________

Student Signature: __________________

ב

2

2017-2018 | 5778 | תשע"ח

Documents

Hebrew Step-By-Step€¦ · Read the Hebrew on the right out loud, then the Hebrew on the left. Match the ones in each group that rhyme! (For instance, תַבּ could match to ת