| Meaning |
Pronunciation |
Hebrew |
|
Song, Poem |
Sheer |
שיר |
|
Israel |
Yees' Rah ehl' |
ישראל |
|
There |
Shahm |
שם |
|
Puts (present masculine |
Sahm |
שם |
|
Name |
Shem |
שם |
|
Left |
Smohl |
שמאל |
|
Sings (masc. singular) |
Shar |
שר |
|
Minister |
Sahr |
שר |
|
Sarah (name) |
Sah' rah |
שרה |
|
Sings (feminine singular) |
Shah' rah |
שרה |
|
Year |
Shah nah' |
שנה |
|
Teeth |
Shee Nah' yim |
שיניים |
|
Two (masculine) |
Shnah' yim |
שניים |
|
Two (feminine) |
Shtah' yim |
שתיים |
|
fat (adjective) |
Shah mehn' |
שמן |
|
oil |
Sheh' men |
שמן |
|
hatred |
Seen ah' |
שנאה |
|
Sack |
Sahk |
שק |
|
Kiss! |
Shahk |
שק |
|
Returned |
Shahv |
שב |
|
Plenty |
Sheh' fah |
שפע |
|
Watchmaker |
Sha ahn' |
שען |
|
Sabbath |
Shah baht' |
שבת |
|
Gate |
Sha' ahr |
שער |
|
Hair |
Seh ahr' |
שער |
|
Seven (feminine) |
Sheh' vah |
שבע |
|
Satiated |
Sah vey' ah |
שבע |
|
Second (time & ordinal feminine) |
Shniy ah' |
שניה |
|
Seven (Masculine) |
Sheev 'ah' |
שבעה |
Confuse-o-grams
Similar words with different meaning and sometimes different spelling
| Meaning |
Pronunciation |
Hebrew |
|
Sack |
Sahk |
שק |
|
Kiss! |
Shahk |
שק |
| |
|
|
|
Returned |
Shahv |
שב |
| Sit! (Command - Masc. Singular |
Shev |
שב |
| |
|
|
|
Seven (feminine) |
Sheh' vah |
שבע |
|
Satiated |
Sah vey' ah |
שבע |
| |
|
|
|
There |
Shahm |
שם |
|
Puts (present masculine |
Sahm |
שם |
|
Name |
Shem |
שם |
| |
|
|
| Moth |
Ahsh |
עש |
| Fire |
Ehsh |
אש |
| |
|
|
|
fat (adjective) |
Shah mehn' |
שמן |
|
oil |
Sheh' men |
שמן |
| |
|
|
Sentences and phrases:
שרה שרה שיר על ישראל.Sarah sings a song about Israel
גד שם שם שק. Gad put a sack there
אריאל שב לבאר-שבע. Ariel returned to Beer Sheba
Before you go on, be sure to write out all the above words and say them out loud.
Here is some cursive script practice with these letters and words:
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