| Meaning |
Pronunciation |
Hebrew |
|
This |
Zeh |
זה
|
|
Towards |
Ehl |
אל
|
|
God |
Ehl |
אל |
|
Do not, May there not be |
Ahl |
אל
|
|
My God |
Ay lee' |
אלי
|
|
To Me |
Eh lie' |
אלי
|
|
Then |
Ahz |
אז
|
|
Moves (Masculine singular) |
Zahz |
זז |
|
Moves (Feminine singular) |
Zahzah |
זזה |
|
Gas - (Propane, Methane, Natural Gas -
anything in a gaseous state - not gasoline.) |
Gahz
|
גז |
|
Fish |
Dahg |
דג |
|
Tickle |
Deeg Dehg |
דגדג |
|
Gad - a name of a tribe and a man's name. |
Gahd
|
גד |
|
A kid (young goat) |
Gdi
|
גדי |
|
Hand |
Yahd
|
יד |
|
Next to |
Leh Yad
|
ליד |
|
Gahdi - an affectionate name for someone named Gahd. |
Gah' di
|
גדי |
|
Despoil, Mock, Falcon |
Bahz |
בז |
|
In me |
Bee |
בי |
|
Coarse, vulgar |
Gahs |
גס |
|
Brother in law |
Gees |
גיס |
|
Army corps or large body of troops. |
Gah' yiss |
גיס |
|
He drafted (or inducted) - past tense of the verb to draft - לגיס |
Giyess |
גיס |
|
Grandfather |
Sa' bah |
סבא |
|
Basket |
Sahl |
סל |
|
Made fun of, Mocked |
Lig lehg |
לגלג |
|
To the (West) Bank |
Lagadah |
לגדה |
|
To me |
Li |
לי |
|
Blade, flame |
Lahav |
להב |
|
Flame |
Lehahvah |
להבה |
|
Without |
Bli |
בלי |
|
My Basket |
Sah li' |
סלי |
|
Heart |
Leh |
לב |
|
Alone |
Leh vahd'" |
לבד |
|
My Heart |
Leebee' |
לבי |
|
By Myself, on my own |
Le vahdi' |
לבדי |
|
Fiber |
Seev |
סיב |
|
My back |
Gah bi' |
גבי |
|
My father |
Ah vi' |
אבי |
|
My grandfather |
Sah vi' |
סבי |
|
Gabai (Deacon of the synagogue) |
Gah' bay |
גבאי |
|
Collection (of debts or taxes). |
Gvi yah'" |
גביה |
|
Havadalah - Prayer separating Sabbath from regular day |
Havdalah |
הבדלה |
|
To distinguish - expression used like Save the Mark |
Lehavdil |
להבדיל |
|
Dew |
Tahl |
טל |
|
Missile |
Teel |
טיל |
|
(he) Hiked |
Ti yehl' |
טייל |
|
Flies or Flew (aircraft); Fly in an airplane. |
Tahs |
טס |
|
Goodness, Quality, |
Teehv |
טיב |
|
Aviation |
Tahyis' |
טיס |
|
Pilot |
Tahyahs' |
טיס |
|
Boy |
Yeh' lehd |
ילד |
|
Girl (also she gave birth") |
Yahl Dah' |
ילדה |
|
She |
Hee |
היא |
Confuse-o-grams
Similar words with different meaning and sometimes different spelling
| Meaning |
Pronunciation |
Hebrew |
|
Brother in law |
Gees |
גיס |
|
Army corps or large body of troops. |
Gah' yiss |
גיס |
|
He drafted (or inducted) - past tense of the verb to draft - לגיס |
Giyess |
גיס |
|
|
|
|
|
Towards |
Ehl |
אל
|
|
God |
Ehl |
אל |
|
Do not, May there not be |
Ahl |
אל
|
|
|
|
|
|
My God |
Ay lee' |
אלי
|
|
To Me |
Eh lie' |
אלי
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sentences:
My brother in law, the pilot, is flying.
It means My brother-in-law recruited an army corps." Really!
The first גיס and the second one are pronounced differently as shown
above.
It illustrates why context is so important in reading Hebrew. Note also that טיס (pilot)
and טיס (aviation) are spelled the same way.
היא ילדה ילד She gave boy
היא ילדה ילדה She gave birth to a girl
Before you go on, be sure to write out all the above words and say them out loud.
Here are many of these words in script, you can copy it or print it out and trace over the letters and then copy it if
you are ready for script:
The lamed used in that font is too fancy by half, isn't it? Here's some practice with a simpler cursive lamed:
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