LINKWORD LANGUAGES - LEARNING THE HEBREW ALPHABET

You will now be shown how to learn the Hebrew alphabet, using the same kind of imagery technique you have used for learning Hebrew words. Don't expect to get all the letters after one read through it. It is very important that you spend at least 10 seconds picturing each image in your mind's eye.

 

The first set of letters:

1. The letter א is ALEF (silent).

Imagine א looks like the veins of A LEAF.

 

2. The letter is BET (B).

Imagine looks like A BAIT dangling from a fishing line.

 

3. The letter ב is VEHT (V).

Imagine ב looks like a WEIGHT you have to carry.

 

4. The letter ג is GIMEL (G).

Imagine ג looks like a CAMEL on its hind legs.

 

5. The letter ד is DALET (D).

Imagine ד looks like someone with a DULL HEAD.

 

 

 

What are the English letters for:

 

Your Answer:

Correct Answer:

ד
ג
ב
א
 

 

 

 

The next set of letters:

1. The letter ה is HET (H/CH).

Imagine ה looks like a barn for keeping HAY.

 

2. The letter ו is VAV (V).

Imagine ו looks like a VALVE.

 

3. The letter ז is ZAYIN (Z).

Imagine ז looks like a letter SIGHING.

 

4. The letter ח is CHET (CH).

Imagine ח looks like a fully shaped HEAD.

(The CH sound is like the CH in the Scottish loch).

 

5. The letter ט is TET (T).

Imagine ט looks like a Blue TIT preening.

 

 

 

What are the English letters for:

 

Your Answer:

Correct Answer:

ט
ח
ז
ו
ה
 

 

 

 

The next set of letters:

1. The letter י is YOD (Y).

Imagine י looks ODD.

 

2. The letter is KAF (K).

Imagine looks like the plan of a CAFÉ.

 

3. The letter כ is KHAF (KH).

Imagine כ looks like HALF the letter KAF.

 

4. The letter ל is LAMED (L).

Imagine ל looks like a LLAMA on its hind legs.

 

5. The letter מ is MEM (M).

Imagine מ looks like the place your MEMory is stored.

 

 

 

What are the English letters for:

 

Your Answer:

Correct Answer:

מ
ל
כ
י
 

 

 

 

The next set of letters:

1. The letter נ is NOON (N).

Imagine נ is where you shelter at high NOON.

 

2. The letter ס is SAMEKH (S).

Imagine ס looks like your STOMACH.

 

3. The letter ע is AYIN (SILENT).

Imagine ע looks like someone EYEING you up in silence.

 

4. The letter is PEY (P).

Imagine the dot on looks like a little PEA on a mountain.

 

5. The letter פ is FEY (F).

Imagine you FAINT when you see the dot is missing on פ.

 

 

 

What are the English letters for:

 

Your Answer:

Correct Answer:

פ
ע
ס

נ

 

 

 

 

The next set of letters:

1. The letter צ is TZADI (TZ).

Imagine צ looks like someone with SAD EARS, sideways on.

 

2. The letter ק is KOF (K).

Imagine ק looks like someone with her mouth open after a large COUGH.

 

3. The letter ר is RESH (R).

Imagine ר looks like the finishing line of a funny RACE.

 

4. The letter ש is SHIN (SH).

Imagine ש looks like a letter where the sun SHINES on the right hand side.

 

5. The letter שׂ is SIN (S).

Imagine שׂ is a letter where a dot is SEEN on the left hand side.

 

6. The letter ת is TAV (T).

Imagine ת is a TOUGH looking letter.

 

 

 

What are the English letters for:

 

Your Answer:

Correct Answer:

ת
שׂ
ש
ר
ק
צ
 

 

 

 

Here are some other letters you should know:

Please note that 5 of the letters you have learned change their appearance at the end of a word.

1. A final NOON looks like this ן

Imagine ן being stressed out in the NOON day sun.

 

2. A final FEY looks like thisף

Imagine ף looks FULL of himself.

 

3. A final TZADI looks like this ץ

Imagine ץ still has SAD EYES.

 

4. A final MEM looks like this ם

Imagine ם looks like the ordinary MEM without the ear!

 

5. A final KHAF looks like thisך

Imagine ך looks like a CALF on its hind legs.

 

 

 

What are the English letters for:

 

Your Answer:

Correct Answer:

ך
ם
ץ
ף
ן
 

 

 

 

Vowels

1. The vowel ָ It is the equivalent of A (as in father, bath etc).

Example:

 

2. The vowel ַ It is the equivalent of A (as in carp, garlic etc).

Example:

 

3. The vowel ֶ It is the equivalent of E (as in red, letter etc).

Example: אֶ

 

4. The vowel ׂ It is the equivalent of O (as in shop).

Example:וֹאּ

 

5. The vowel ִ It is the equivalent of EE (as in three).

Example: אִי

 

6. The vowel ֻ It is the equivalent of OO (as in book).

Example: א וּ

 

7. The vowel ֵ It is the equivalent of AY (as in hay etc).

Example: אֵי

 

 

 

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