Hebrew on the other hand uses "Alephbet" as they are the first two letters of the Hebrew Alephbet Aleph and Bet. The Hebrew AlephbetĮnglish uses the word "Alphabet" which is the first two letters of the Greek Alphabet Alpha and Beta. The Yud (Y) is another exception to this as it can be a consonant acting as a vowel, just as our English "Y". Hebrew on the other hand is very consistent in that a vowel always follows a consonant (except the final consonant which may or may not be followed by a vowel), such as in the following words "Melek" (king) C-V-C-V-C "Meleko" (his king) C-V-C-V-C-V and "Hamelek" (the king) C-V-C-V-C-V-C. ![]() In English the consonants and vowels may be arranged in any order such as in the word "circle" which has the following pattern C-V-C-C-C-V. When sounding out a word it will be easier if you remember the Consonant (C) and Vowel (V) patterns. This may sound difficult but in a very short time you will get used to it. Unlike English which is read from left to right, Hebrew is read from right to left just as many other semitic languages such as Arabic. By simply studying the pages to follow for just a few minutes a day you will soon be reading Hebrew and be building a small vocabulary of Hebrew words and phrases. Learning the Hebrew language can be both fun and exciting. Probably the most advantageous reason to learn Hebrew is the ability to understand the original author's words, rather than through the translator's opinion of the author's words. ![]() ![]() There are many reasons to learn Hebrew such as to read the Tenach (the Old Testament of the Bible written in Hebrew) in its original language or simply to learn how to pronounce Hebrew words such as those in Strong's Concordance without having to use the transliterations.
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