Lesson 2: The Hebrew Vowels | Crash Course in Hebrew Reading & Pronunciation

Learn the basics of Hebrew with a focus on reading & pronunciation.
In this second lesson I cover the Hebrew Vowels.
This course is for the very new beginner and for anyone who what's to brush up on their existing Hebrew knowledge. In 6 short lessons, you will learn the Hebrew alphabet, the vowels and some very helpful rules & tips to help you put it all together. We will also practice reading together in lessons 5 & 6. By the end of this course, you will be able to start reading on your own! @TheWORDinHEBREW
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SKIP AHEAD LINKS:
0:00 Introduction
0:21 The Vowels
1:41 'AH' Vowels
1:56 'AH' Examples
2:39 'EH' Vowels
3:26 'EH' Examples
4:04 SHVA Examples
4:43 'EE' Vowel
5:13 'EE' Examples
5:59 'O' Vowels
6:26 'O' Examples
7:13 'OO' Vowels
7:34 'OO' Examples
8:21 Closing Notes, Like, Subscribe & Share

[@OLabradha]

Ma'am, I would just like to tell you how much that I appreciate your video. What a great job! I am just attempting to learn Hebrew, and I really appreciated the way that you so clearly laid out the rules for vowels. It is a challenge, and I really appreciate all the help that I can get. 😁

[@TheWORDinHEBREW]

You are very welcome 🙏 Glad I can help 😉

[@PLnbdy]

Much respect for this wonderful Lady..... 🙏👍👍

[@user-mg2bj3uw9o]

THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH!!! YOU LEARN US SO BEAUTIFUL! GOD BLESS! NEVER STOP LEARNING PEOPLE....SOUTH AFRICA

[@sydneykumisuku1380]

Enjoying .Thanks

[@daveshepherd7582]

I wish you would have added the sounding of the letters associated with the vowels to make new sound. Thank you so much, I’ll figure it out!

[@TheWORDinHEBREW]

You should watch all the lessons 😉

[@marisr.9624]

Thank you so much for these videos, shalom 🙌🏽 and God bless 🙏🏽

[@uiticus]

Excellent explanation and representation! Your videos are first class quality. Thanks much. I am learning a lot from you and I appreciate how you actually take the time to answer questions from your viewers comments.

[@mariajohn8494]

Thanks for sharing!!!🎉🎉🎉❤

[@nahum2651]

Toda Rabah Ayeleth

[@YilmaWako-cd1du]

Thanks a lot. I love the way you are teaching the Hebrew Alphabet. Would you please explain the numerical value of each Hebrew Alphabet, too? Yilma Wako.

[@TheWORDinHEBREW]

Thank you! I have included the numerical value of each letter in my Hebrew Pronunciation Chart: thewordinhebrew.com/shop/hebrew-pronunciation-chart/

[@uiticus]

also, this word to pronounce: לכרמים with a petach under the Lamed; a Shwa under the Caf; a Kamatz under the resh; and a Chirik under the Mem. Thank you much!!!

[@davidmendrecruz7229]

From Puerto Rico,, Thanks...👍

[@smilejoy7904]

I like it a lot. Thank you! The Lord bless you and keep you! Shabbat Shalom!

[@raptureready519]

Todah Ayelet for this lesson. Blessings b'Shem Yeshua

[@SSamohri]

Thanks for such a academic learning material.May God of Israel bless you and the works of your hands.

[@TheWORDinHEBREW]

You are very welcome 🙏

[@melinteemil7434]

Ma bucur ca vam gasit

[@sarahidaya2576]

Shalom! Thanks a lot, I like your way of teaching ❤

[@Jtve]

You are an amazing teacher

[@RepairtheBreach5812]

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[@TheWORDinHEBREW]

Me too 😉

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[@user-mg2bj3uw9o]

NEVER STOP TO TEACH. PEOPLE I WANT TO FIX THE WORD ..SOUTH AFRICA

[@shahidrasheed577]

Thanks. Salam from Pakistan.

[@gloriaschroeder466]

Lovely, Love it. I would love you be my hebrew class teacher.

[@dinolaguyola]

Shalom thank you

[@ansjejordaan2973]

Very good toda raba

[@rickyt3961]

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[@melinteemil7434]

Sunteti o ptofesoara minunata

[@MoGi49]

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[@TheWORDinHEBREW]

Thank you & God bless!

[@pedrorivera3998]

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[@TheWORDinHEBREW]

You’re very welcome 🙏

[@johnpaulthomas3582]

1 Peter 4:8 nearly did me in 😍... Toda Raba Lekha Ayelet .

[@SonOfJesus777]

Use all vowels in examples, use different consonants instead of alef and mem only, and give meanings of the words also.

[@TheWORDinHEBREW]

Watch my entire course and then move on to my verses teachings. You will have plenty new combinations there 😉

[@alcidez.A.Torres]

שלום

[@melinteemil7434]

Multumim pentru invatarea limba ebraica

[@user-zp8uh3tq3m]

you helpt me so much i have a dream to go travel in israel and to speak it

[@uiticus]

Will you please help pronounce the following Hebrew words? It will help solidify my understanding on correctly pronouncing the words by knowing which vowels, especially the Shwa vowel, to vocalize. 1)הַלְּבָנ֔וֹן 2) וּקְצִיעָה 3) כַּרְשִׁינָא 4) הַקְּטרֶת 5) קָרְטוֹב 6) כַלְּבָנָ֗ה 7 הָֽרְחֵלִ֔ים וְהַלְּבונָה

[@uiticus]

@@TheWORDinHEBREW Okay. Thank you.

[@katiska65]

THANK❤🇫🇮❤🇮🇱 you

[@creepycookiemiraimiranvia3406]

Hello, I was wondering how to pronounce the word "לְשַׁקֵר", I've roughly translated it's phoenetic pronunciation to "le-sha-ke-r" but am unsure if it is correct. Many thanks!

[@TheWORDinHEBREW]

That look right :-) With my transliteration I would write it: leh/sha/KHE-R Meaning "to lie".

[@infantjesus9410]

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[@marounaboujaoudeh1401]

Why do you have different letters for the same vowel sound? Is there a rule for using one over the other? Or, can they be used interchangeably?

[@TheWORDinHEBREW]

Shalom! First, you should not confuse Hebrew letters with Hebrew vowels. In Hebrew, all letters are consonants, while vowels are separate marks that are added to the letters (before the vowels system was implemented, 4 letters, א,ה,ו,י were also used as vowels). As to your question, there are some letters that look different, yet produce the same sound because in ancient Hebrew (or when the Hebrew alphabet was created), the sound each of them made was more obviously different than it is today (one was more guttural and the other was less guttural for example). With time, those differences got less noticeable. Today, the difference is so, so subtle, that I feel it is just easier to teach them with the same sound, as my purpose is to SIMPLIFY it for you. For those students who want to get more technical and learn all about those subtle differences , they should take more advance Hebrew courses for Biblical Hebrew. I hope this helps & thank you for learning with me :-)

[@marounaboujaoudeh1401]

@TheWORDinHEBREW I meant vowel signs. For example, what's the difference between kamats and patakh if they both sound like "ah"? I think your explanation for consonants applies to vowels too. Historically they were different sounds but now for simplification they're the same. Right? 😊

[@TheWORDinHEBREW]

@@marounaboujaoudeh1401 Yes, that's correct. Historically they had subtle differences, but today, those differences are just not worth the struggle, especially not for beginners. My goal here is to SIMPLIFY Hebrew, so it is quickly accessible to people without getting into unnecessary and mostly un-useful technicalities. Those who do want to go deeper, are more than welcome to do so with more advance Hebrew courses. My focus here is in teaching the basics, so anyone can start reading (specifically the Bible) with correct Hebrew pronunciation, just like a native Israeli would read it today.

[@marounaboujaoudeh1401]

@@TheWORDinHEBREW Thanks. You're the best.

[@uiticus]

In this Hebrew word the shwa under the letter caf is vocalized since it has a dagesh in it despite the the letter Bet has a short vowel underneath it~ so the this word is pronounced bah/keh/fah/reem, right? בַּכְּפָרִֽים

[@sixtwoinak]

👍💪🙏

[@uiticus]

And in this Hebrew word the shwa under the letter Samech is vocalized since it has a dagesh in it, right? so it is pronounced ha/seh/ma/dar right? הַסְּמָדַ֔ר

[@uiticus]

@@TheWORDinHEBREW Thank you. Just wanted to make sure.

[@user-wm7jt9ti6c]

wait so if one dot makes the sound "EE" why is it not like that on duolingo when it asks what sound the one dot makes its not ee but i so for la/meh-d + 1 dot under letter sound Li and Not Le? but makes the Le sound.

[@user-wm7jt9ti6c]

אֲנִי ani ?

[@TheWORDinHEBREW]

It’s a question of transliteration system. In my transliteration, I use double e “ee”, for the sound of that one dot under a letter, because it’s much more likely that people will understand the intended sound when they see “ee” instead of “i”. The sound should be “ee” as in “ bEE” and not “i” as in “tie”. What dulingo and other systems do, is trying to match the Hebrew vowels to English vowels, which I believe is a wrong approach, because they do not produce the same sound all the time. Which is why my transliteration system is different and aim to focus on the correct sound to pronounce. So, with my transliteration, “Li” will be “lee” and “Ani” will be “ah/NEE”.

[@Loco_Epic]

That helps thanks ❤ would be nice if they fix that lol because u are right.

[@melinteemil7434]

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[@user-qg9vb6ic9e]

i thought all the different vowels were either long, or short sound... ive never heard all A vowels sound the same and E vowels sound the same etc...

[@TheWORDinHEBREW]

Technically yes, but the differences are so subtle, especially these days, which is why I combine them. This makes learning the basics of Hebrew much easier for beginners. Once you learn these basics, you can break it up to to the more technical level if you wish, and learn those subtle differences and the many nuances of Hebrew grammar :-).

[@user-qg9vb6ic9e]

thank you ! @@TheWORDinHEBREW

[@user-wo3cj9bk4u]

Με ενδιαφέρουν τα εβραϊκά.Αν μπορείτε να γίνεται και μετάφραση στα ελληνικά γιατί τα αγγλικά μου δεν είναι καλά.Ευχαριστω.

[@TheWORDinHEBREW]

Your in the right place to learn Hebrew. I don't know Greek.

[@shineerjordenhenry]

Hebrew bhasha hindi me sikhna hai.

[@user-zp8uh3tq3m]

and i have a question why you make a video and the tittle of the video is: how to read hebrew without vowels