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SIMON & SCHUSTER’SPIMSLEUR MODERNHEBREW Isecond editionreading booklet

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTSMODERN HEBREW Isecond editionVoicesEnglish-Speaking Instructor . . . . . . . . Ray BrownFemale Hebrew Speaker . . . . . . . . . . Esther ShorrMale Hebrew Speaker . . . . . . . . . . . . Eran KaplanCourse WritersDr. Judith Cais Dr. Ulrike S. RettigEditorsMary E. Green Beverly D. HeinleHebrew ReviewerDan Y. MarshallExecutive ProducerBeverly D. HeinleProducer & DirectorSarah H. McInnisRecording EngineersPeter S. Turpin Kelly SauxSimon & Schuster Studios, Concord, MAiii

table of contentsReading LessonsIntroduction. 1Hebrew Alphabet. 4Vowel Chart. 6Lesson One. 9Lesson Two. 10Lesson Three. 11Lesson Four. 12Lesson Five. 13Lesson Six. 14Lesson Seven. 15Lesson Eight. 16Lesson Nine. 17Lesson Ten. 18Lesson Eleven. 19Lesson Twelve. 20Lesson Thirteen. 21Lesson Fourteen. 22Lesson Fifteen. 23Lesson Sixteen. 24Lesson Seventeen. 25Lesson Eighteen. 26Lesson Nineteen. 27Lesson Twenty. 28iv

table of contentsReading LessonsLesson Twenty-One.Lesson Twenty-Two.Lesson Twenty-Three.Lesson Twenty-Four.Lesson Twenty-Five.Lesson Twenty-Six.Lesson Twenty-Seven.Lesson Twenty-Eight.Lesson Twenty-Nine.Lesson Thirty.v29303132333435363738

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modern Hebrew IIntroductionReading can be defined as “the act of decodinggraphic material in order to determine its message.”To put it another way, reading consists of comingback to speech through its graphic symbols. Inshort, meanings reside in the sounds of the spokenlanguage. Speaking a language is the necessaryfirst step to acquiring the ability to read a languagewith meaning.Since Hebrew is written in the Hebrew alphabet,to read Hebrew you need to associate the soundswith a different system of symbols than the Latinalphabet. A complete listing of the Hebrew alphabetcan be found starting on page 4. This is for your information only: you will not need the list to learn to readHebrew since all of the instruction is on the audio.In Hebrew you read from right to left, the oppositeof English. The first few pages in this booklet arein English and should be read from left to right;however, the pages teaching Hebrew, starting withpage 4, should be read from right to left.Vowels are normally not included in theHebrew script. They can be marked by specialsigns under or above the letters, but they are usually

modern Hebrew IIntroduction (continued)included only for beginning readers, in poetry, andin the Old Testament.As of the second grade in elementary school,Israelis are able to read without vowels, by guessingthe correct pronunciation from the context. In thisbooklet, the vowels are included so you won’t haveto worry about guessing. These lessons are printed inthe Hebrew “square type.” You will note that there areno capital letters in Hebrew.In Modern Hebrew, the major vowel sounds are:ah, eh, ee, o, and oo. Some vowels are representedby more than one sign. The reason for this is that inancient times there were more vowel sounds thanthere are today and the various forms of transcriptionhave been maintained even when there is no sounddifference. And there is also a punctuation vowel,called schva, which is sometimes silent.There are twenty-two consonants in the Hebrewalphabet, written with thirty-one letters. As inthe case of vowels, there are some letters which inModern Hebrew sound alike, but which originallywere different sounds. This is especially true in thecase of some guttural sounds which are no longerpronounced gutturally in Modern Hebrew.2

modern Hebrew IIntroduction (continued)There are two letters which are silent and serveas vowel carriers. There are two letters which havea different sound when a dot is added. There arefive letters which have two forms: one form whenwritten at the beginning or middle of the word, andanother form when written at the end of the word.Having different letters for the same sound may causedifficulties in spelling but not in reading.The aim of this program is to teach you how theletters of the Hebrew script sound. That is to say,you’ll learn to read aloud mostly words that you don’tunderstand. In the early lessons, you’ll be “decoding”letter combinations that have no actual meaning. FromLesson Five on, you’ll be reading real words.The recorded portion of the reading materialsfor Modern Hebrew I, Second Edition will be foundat the end of the program. You can do the readingsas it is most convenient for you. They can be doneindividually with each unit or at a more appropriatetime afterwards. Instructions on how to proceedwith the readings are contained in the audio portionof the course.3

modern Hebrew IThe Hebrew Alphabet (continued)SoundName of Letter Block LetterMmemMmem sofit(final mem)NnunNnun sofit(final nun)SsamechsilentayinPpeyFfeyFfey sofit(final fey)TS (as in “hats”)tsadeeTSK (same as #12)tsadee sofit(final tsadee)kuf (spoken)kof (written)RreyshSHshinS (same as #20)sinT (same as #10)tav5 מ ם נ ן ס ע ּפ פ ף צ ץ ק ר ׁש ׂש ת .16.17.18.19.20.21.22.23.24.25.26.27.28.29.30.31

modern Hebrew IThe Hebrew AlphabetSoundName of Letter Block LettersilentalefBbetVvetG (as in “girl”)gimelDdaletH (but silent at endof word)heyVvavZzainHCH (similar tothe noise madein clearing yourthroat)chetTtetYyud (spoken)yod (written)KkafHCH (same as #9)chafHCHchaf sofit(final chaf)Llamed א ּב ב ג ד ה ו ז ח .1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.94 ט י ּכ כ ך ל .10.11.12.13.14.15

modern Hebrew IVowel ChartEquivalentEnglish SoundMajor VowelSoundsCombined withHebrew Vowelswith א ּב ַּב ֶ ּב א ֲ א ַ א ָ א אֵי ֶ א ֵee(between feet and fit) ּבִי ִא אִי o (as in oh) ּבֹו א אֹו ֳא ֹoo (as in boot) ּבּו ְ ּב א ֻ אּו a (as in father)e (as in met)(as in “eh?,”sometimes silent)6e

modern Hebrew ILesson One ּב ַּב ָּב ד ַּב ָּבּבַד ָ ּבַ ּב ּבַ ָּב ּבַ ּב 9.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.12

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modern Hebrew I Lesson Three .1 יִ .12 י ָד .2 י ִ ִּב .13 יָּב .3 י ַ .14 ּבִי .4 י ִ .15 ּבָ י .5 ּבִי .16 יָּבִ .6 י ַּב .17 ַּבי ַד .7 ָּב .18 יָּבִיּבִי .8 יַּבִי .19 ּבִיּבִי .9 ִּבי ָ .20 י .10 ִּבי ִּ ִב .21 י ָ י .11 ּבִיּבִי .22 יּבִי 11

modern Hebrew I Lesson Two .1 ִּבּבִי .12 .2 ּבִי .13 ִּב ִּב .3 י .14 ַּב .4 ּבִי .15 ּבִ .5 יּבִי .16 י ַּבּבָ י .6 ָּבּבִי .7 ּבִי .8 ּבִי .9 י .10 ּבִיּבִי .11 ּבַ י 10

modern Hebrew I Lesson Five .1 ׁשּבָת ַ .2 י ַד .3 ּבַת .4 יָדִיד .5 ת .6 ׁשַי .7 י .8 ַּבי ָד .9 תי ִׁש ַ .10 ׁש ָּבתִי ַ .11 ִּבתִי .12 תִי 13

modern Hebrew I Lesson Four .1 ָּבׁשִי .12 ּבִיׁשִי .2 ׁש ׁש ִ ָ .13 י ַָּבִי .3 ׁשׁשִי ִ .14 י ָ י .4 ׁשּבִי יִ ַ .15 ׁש ּבִי ִּב ָ .5 ׁשּבָ ִ .6 ָּבׁשִי .7 יַׁשַ .8 ׁשּבִי י ַ .9 ׁש ׁשָ ִּב ָ .10 ׁש ָּב י ִ ִַ .11 יׁשִי 12

modern Hebrew I Lesson Seven .1 לַלֹותִי .12 ת ׁשלָ ָ ִּב ֹ .2 לִיׁשֹותִי .13 לָו יתִי .3 ׁשָלֹוׁש .14 לִּבִיתִי .4 ׁשָלֹותִיד .15 ת לָו י ָ .5 ׁשַל .6 ּבַל .7 ׁשתִיל ָ .8 לִּבִי .9 לַׁש .10 לִּבו .11 ׁשתַל ָ 15

modern Hebrew I Lesson Six .1 ּבֹו .12 ׁשֹוד .2 ו ד .13 דֹוד י .3 ו י י .14 ׁשתִי ו ַ ִּבדָ ֹ .4 ּב ׁשֹו .15 דֹוד .5 תֹו ׁשֹו .16 ת ׁש ַ ּב ַָ .6 יַּבָׁשוֹ .17 ו ַו .7 ׁש ֹּבתִי ַ .18 יֹדֹוׁשִי .8 ת וִּבִידֹו ָ .19 דֹו ׁש .9 ת ֹד ֹ .10 ּב ׁש .11 ו ִד 14

modern Hebrew I Lesson Nine .1 נ ִי .12 מִן .2 תתִי נָ ַ .13 לִׁשֹון .3 ׁשנ ִים ָ .14 ׁשנַי ִם ִ .4 לָׁשֹון .15 תַן .5 נָתַן .16 נָׁשִים .6 נֹולַד .17 נֹולַד .7 מָלֹון .18 תנ ִינ ִים ַ .8 לִימֹון .19 יָׁשָן .9 מִלֹון .20 נֹוׁשַן .10 יָו ָן .21 ׁשנ ִים ַּב ָ .11 יַי ִן .22 תנ ִים ַ 17

modern Hebrew I Lesson Eight .1 ָמׁשָל .12 תמִיד ָ .2 ִמי ָד .13 ׁשָם .3 מֹות .14 לָמַד .4 תמִים ָ .15 ׁשׁשִי יֹום ִ .5 ׁשָלֹום .16 ׁש ַמי ִם ָ .6 יֹום .17 תַם .7 ַמי ִם .18 יֹומִי .8 ּבַיֹום .19 ׁש ַמי ִם לַ ַ .9 י ַם .20 מִי ו מִי .10 ִמלִים .11 יָמִים 16

modern Hebrew I Lesson Eleven .1 סַל .12 סתַם ָ .2 סלִים ַ .13 נ ֵס .3 סַּבֹון .14 מַס .4 סַם .15 ָּבסִיס .5 סמֶל ֶ .16 יַּבֶׁשֶת .6 מֹוסָד .17 יָסַד .7 ׁשמֶׁש ֶ .18 סֹותֵם .8 ַממָׁש .19 סלִי ַ .9 ַּבסַל .20 סֹול ֵל .10 ׁשי ִׁש ַ .11 ׁשַי 19

modern Hebrew I Lesson Ten .1 י ֵׁש .13 תֵן .2 ׁשֶל .14 תל ֶם ֶ .3 ׁשמֶׁש ֶ .15 לֹומֵד .4 ׁשמֶן ֶ .16 מדֶת לֹו ֶ .5 יֶל ֶד .17 מֹולֶדֶת .6 ׁשֵן .18 ִּבׁשֵל .7 מֹוׁשֵל .19 לָתֵת .8 ׁשֵם .20 מִי .9 ׁשמֵן ָ .21 יִתֵן .10 ּבֵן 22. ׁשלִי ֶ .11 ָּבנ ִים .23 ׁשֶלֹו .12 ׁשל ֵם ִ .24 לִמֵד 18

modern Hebrew I Lesson Thirteen .1 ּפַת .12 ּפָנ ִים .2 ּפֶסֶל .13 ּפָלַׁש .3 ּפַס .14 ּפִי .4 סּפָן ַ .15 ּפָנ ַי .5 ּפִיל .16 ּפָנּו .6 ַמּפִית .17 ּפַי ִס .7 ּפָסּול .18 ּפֶתֶן .8 ּפִילִים .19 ׁשל ֶד ֶ .9 סּפָנ ִים ַ .20 ִּפי ֵס .10 ּפֹוסֵל .21 ּפִיו .11 ּפַסִים .22 יַּפָן 21

modern Hebrew I Lesson Twelve .1 ּבּול .13 מָדּוד .2 סּוס .14 מָ ד .3 ִּבׁשֵל .15 ׁשֻּבַׁש .4 ּבּולִים .16 ׁשּבֵׁש ִ .5 ׁשֻלַם .17 סֻנ ַן .6 מּול .18 מֹולֶדֶת .7 סָתּום .19 מּולַד .8 סּוסִים .20 לּול .9 סֻלָם .21 לּולִי .10 מּולִי .22 ׁשּום .11 ׁשָתּול .23 סּוסִי .12 מֹו ד 20

modern Hebrew I Lesson Fifteen .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 .8 .9 .10 .11 .12 .13 .14 יסִים מִ ּבָר מְ ּבֵר מְ ּבֶרֶת מְ ּבְ ים ׁשָר ׁשִי ים תי ָר ַ מַר ם יֹו ד תַ ּבּות ּבִי ָּבנ ִים .15 .16 .17 .18 .19 .20 .21 .22 .23 .24 .25 .26 .27 23 נ ִ ם ּפַר ד מְׁשֹו ר מְׁשֹו רִים ׁשִדּור ׁשדֵר ִ מסֶר ֶ ּפַ ּפַר ּפָד סֹוד סּור ּפֹוׁשֵר

modern Hebrew I Lesson Fourteen .1 ׁשל ֵם לְ ַ .12 מ ַממֵן ְ .2 ִּפלְּפֵל .13 מלַמֵד ְ .3 ׁשלְׁשֵל ִ .14 ּבְ ִמלִים .4 לִי .15 ּבְמֹונ ִית .5 לִלְמֹד .16 ׁשּבָת ּבְ ַ .6 ׁשל ֵי ִמ ְ .17 מנַדְנ ֵד ְ .7 ַמלְׁשִין .18 לְ ַמלְמֵל .8 ׁשלָם מֻ ְ .19 ׁשלְמִים מ ַ ְ .9 מֹוסְדֹות .10 מדִים לֹו ְ .11 ּבְיֹום 22

modern Hebrew I Lesson Seventeen .1 ג ַג .12 גָלִיל .2 ג ָדֹול .13 ׁשְמֹונ ֶה .3 גַלְג ַל .14 תי ִים ׁש ַ ְ .4 ג .15 ׁשֵׁש .5 גָמַר .6 גַמָד .7 גָמָל .8 ֹגל ֶם .9 ג ֶל .10 ג ָר .11 ג ֵר 25