עֲלִיָה. 🎆

🤜💥🤛 I've recommended this channel quite a few times

Me too !

Aliyah

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Thanks for the kind feedback! Hope you will check out my other Hebrew lessons!

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בבקשה!

Thanks!

Thanks so much!

Ha! I should use that as a pen name!

Thank you for the offer! I may get around to doing this myself someday before long…

@@timmcninch i can do it for volunteering if you need. Its ok it helps people get closer to God if they decide to.

Glad it was helpful!

No, shva is always beneath the text. Only the holam is above. Many texts of the Bible also include other markings, known as cantillation marks, which aid in phrasing and singing the text. These sometimes resemble the nikkud, so it can be confusing for beginners.

I’ve generalized the concept in the video for the sake of introducing the two basic types of syllables. There are many exceptions, often coordinated with stress: a closed, accented syllable often has a long vowel (as in אֶָב). And many open, accented syllables use short vowels (as in the first syllable of אֶרֶץ). You can find long explanations for these in grammars like Gesenius, but for most learners, a general sense of how to divide words into syllables is sufficient. Thanks for the question!

Sorry if that was confusing... The vowels were never taken out. They were never there in the first place. Rather, Hebrew has always (generally speaking) used only the consonants in written language. Think of writing as a shorthand for spoken language. If we already know the language, consonants are enough to make meaning clear in most cases. t s nt vry hrd t rd wrds wtht vwls. So, the dots were invented as a kind of code to help readers who didn't already speak Hebrew (or who were just learning) to pronounce aloud a written consonantal text. It can be tricky to get the hang of it at first, but it's actually pretty ingenious!

פתח = فتحة = pitakh… Note that similarity… the grammar makes sense arabically … and a lot of shared words as if Hebrew draws or evolved along several Arabic dialects out of Aramaic.

Sometimes this occurs when a shin is followed by a holam vowel (o sound). In that case, the dot on the right marks it as a shin, and the dot on the left is the vowel. The syllable is pronounced “sho”.

The little line is called a _meteg_. All it does (usually) is note that the syllable is stressed. Next to a _segol_ like your example, the vowel still makes an "eh" sound.

The little line is called a meteg. All it does (usually) is note that the syllable is stressed. Next to a segol, like your example, the vowel still makes an "eh" sound.

@@timmcninch now what letter would be assigned for the Alef … I keep writing it as an “A” I mean I know it is silent but then again the “A” is always silent in the English language… read, lead etc…