However, as Hebrew literacy declined, particularly after the Romans expelled the Jews from Israel, the Rabbis realized the need for aids to pronunciation, so they developed a system of dots and dashes known as nikkudim (points). People who are fluent in the language do not need vowels to read Hebrew, and most things written in Hebrew in Israel are written without vowels. Like most early Semitic alphabetic writing systems, the alef-bet has no vowels. Vowels and Points - Styles of Writing - Transliteration - Numerical Values of Words Vowels and Points In all cases except Final Mem, the final version has a long tail. The version of the letter on the left is the final version. The version used at the end of a word is referred to as Final Kaf, Final Mem, etc. Kaf, Mem, Nun, Peh and Tzadeh all are written differently when they appear at the end of a word than when they appear in the beginning or middle of the word. Note that there are two versions of some letters. The Hebrew alphabet is often called the " alef-bet," because of its first two letters. Note that Hebrew is written from right to left, rather than left to right as in English, so Alef is the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet and Tav is the last. The picture to the right illustrates the Hebrew alphabet, in Hebrew alphabetical order. Hebrew (and Yiddish) uses a different alphabet than English. This Hebrew-English Phonetic Bible is your first step to fulfill this prophecy.Hebrew: Table of Contents| The Revival of Hebrew| History of Hebrew Hebrew is the language of Torah and Israel. Go forth of Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem." Teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the Torah shall Mountain of the LORD, and to the house of the God of Jacob and he will "And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the He told me that it was by far the biggest editing challenge he ever undertook, and I believe him! He went over every syllable of the entire text of the transliteration to make sure it is right. Now he writes and publishes Hebrew literature and software through his company, Hebrew World. He went on to teach Biblical Hebrew at Arizona State University for fifteen years. Born in Israel, Hebrew is Danny's native tongue. Do you have a favorite Psalm? Aaronic Benediction? Read it in Hebrew! From the moment you have downloaded the CD onto your computer, you can begin to read any verse of the Bible you choose with correct pronunciation: Torah, Prophets, or Writings. See the picture of the first page, Genesis chapter 1, and remember: once this program is loaded onto your computer, you can enlarge the page as wide as your screen for easier reading. This is the main tool I recommend in Hebrew / Read the Bible in Hebrew on this site on the Hebrew page. ![]() ![]() And with this program, beginning students can read right along with advanced students in a Hebrew study group because each verse of the Tenach is written in English, Hebrew, Ancient Hebrew, and Transliteration. It paid off with confidence in correct pronunciation and translation. For two years, I read the Torah portions each week with this program. This CD is how you can learn to read the Bible in Hebrew. As seen on the Videos page under How to Read Hebrew
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