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Some Hebrew letters will appear with a dot within them. What is this dot called?
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dagesh lene
What are the six Hebrew consonants that may appear with or without a dagesh lene?
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The six are פּ ,כּ ,דּ ,גּ ,בּ and תּ (use the artficial words 'BeGaD KeFaT' to memorize this).
Which three BeGaD KeFaT letters are pronounced differently without a dagesh lene?
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The letters כּ ,בּ and פּ receive a soft pronunciation without a dagesh lene.
When will a BeGaD KeFaT letter require a dagesh lene?
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When it begins a word or new syllable within a word.
What five letters take a special form when placed at the end of a word?
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The letters פ ,נ ,מ ,כ and צ have final forms. Their final forms are ף ,ן ,ם ,ך and ץ.
Name the five gutturals (letters whose sounds are produced from the throat).
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ר ,ע ,ח ,ה ,א
Name the five sibilants (letters w/ 's' sounds).
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שׁ and ,שֹ ,צ ,ס ,ז
The letters כ ,ח, and ך have a unique sound not used in English.
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The sound is produced by a scraping in the back of the throat (like the sound made when 'hocking a loogey').
Identify these letters: פּ ,כּ ,בּ
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bêt, kăf, pē
Identify these letters: ק ,ף
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final pē, qôf
Identify these letters: נ ,גּ
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gîmĕl, nûn
Identify these letters: ן ,ך
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final kăf, final nûn
Identify these letters: ר ,ד
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dālĕt, rêš
Identify these letters: י ,ז ,ו
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vāv, zăyin, yôd
Identify these letters: ס ,ם
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final mēm, sāmĕkh
Identify these letters: מ, ט
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ṭêt, mēm
Identify these letters: תּ ,ח ,ה
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hē, ḥêt, tāv
Identify these letters: ץ ,צ ,ע
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ăyin, ṣādê, final ṣādê
What do these letters have in common? ב ג ד כ פ ת
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These letters may appear with or without a dagesh lene.
What do these letters have in common? ב כ פ
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Without a dagesh lene, these BeGaD KeFaT letters receive a soft pronunciation.
What do these letters have in common? ך ם ן ף ץ
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These letters are final forms and are only placed at the end of a word.
What do these letters have in common? א ה ח ע ר
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These letters are all gutturals.
What do these letters have in common? ז ס צ שֹ שׁ
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These letters are all sibilants.
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