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In Hebrew, vowels are written above, below, before, or after the consonant. Read the first page
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This is useful to me as a beginner. It is helping me to read Hebrew, as it was tricky without a beginners item like this and no class to go to.
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155 of 158 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
The best adult introduction to the Aleph-bet I've found.
1 Oct 2000
By Ian A. Paul
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Format:Paperback
This is, without doubt, the best introduction to the aleph-bet that I've encountered. I am a 40+ year old Jew-by-choice, and I wanted to learn Hebrew, but live in an area where such courses are difficult to find. I had tried repeatedly with other standard texts but, without a teacher or course to guide me, I was finding it slow going. I encountered this book as I was struggling to read the basic Hebrew prayers and blessings. Less than a month of study later, I could at least pronounce the prayers passably and I had acquired the entire aleph-bet and vowel points. It helped to turn what initially appeared to be an impossible task for a rapidly calcifying brain into a smooth introduction to Hebrew writing and pronounciation.
126 of 130 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
What a buy!
17 July 2000
By K. Farrington
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Format:Paperback
I have been struggling with the Hebrew letters for years. All the standard grammars introduce you to the letters and then whoosh! You are looking at pages of unfamiliar symbols that make your head ache and your heart sink. This book is a godsend. It takes you slowly but surely through the letters and you put them together in small words at first and being rewarded with quick results, you end up doing more than you would have done without this feeling of achievement. The text is not patronising at all and just one week after purchasing this book I can read the Hebrew Bible making the correct sounds; I might not know what I am reading but I can now get on with that stage! If you are struggling at the same stage as me (proto-beginner) invest in a few bucks and get going with your Hebrew!
92 of 101 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
A Very Dumbed-Down Way to the Alef-Bet
11 May 2008
By AAAAAAAAAAron J
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Format:Paperback
Don't buy this book. Better sources exist for FREE; search for:
1) ancient-hebrew dot org and you'll find a good site. on the left-hand side will be the menu; scroll down till you see "learn hebrew". "alphabet" and more is available--with audio files--for free.
2) "foundationstone" this is a free downloadable program that teaches hebrew.
3) "hebrew4christians" dot com and you'll have another good source.
4) "learn-hebrew dot co dot il" is a free Hebrew vocabulary website offering 46 topics in over 1700 Hebrew words and phrases. For each word and phrase you can find a transcription & Translation and to hear the right way of saying it.
These sites will not only teach you everything for free that this book instead sells to you but a whole lot more. This book is also over-simplified. It's mostly a waste of time since any adult or child, with the correct motivation, can learn much more than this book offers at a much faster pace. Also, the "script" form of the letters was calligraphed and not practically written for the beginner who wishes to actually write it. "The First Hebrew Primer" gives a much better source with three choices of style available: book print, block print, and script. A student can easily write Hebrew immediately with this book's help. However, make sure whether you're wanting to learn Biblical or Modern Hebrew because pronunciation and other aspects of the language can differ between the two. If you would like two good "modern" Hebrew sources, check out the "Foreign Service Institute Hebrew Basic Course," which you might find for free online. Search for "free fsi-language-courses". The other is, "Colloquial Hebrew: the Complete Course for Beginners" by Lyttleton and Wang you might find extremely useful!
be'hatslacha! (Good Luck!)
1) ancient-hebrew dot org and you'll find a good site. on the left-hand side will be the menu; scroll down till you see "learn hebrew". "alphabet" and more is available--with audio files--for free.
2) "foundationstone" this is a free downloadable program that teaches hebrew.
3) "hebrew4christians" dot com and you'll have another good source.
4) "learn-hebrew dot co dot il" is a free Hebrew vocabulary website offering 46 topics in over 1700 Hebrew words and phrases. For each word and phrase you can find a transcription & Translation and to hear the right way of saying it.
These sites will not only teach you everything for free that this book instead sells to you but a whole lot more. This book is also over-simplified. It's mostly a waste of time since any adult or child, with the correct motivation, can learn much more than this book offers at a much faster pace. Also, the "script" form of the letters was calligraphed and not practically written for the beginner who wishes to actually write it. "The First Hebrew Primer" gives a much better source with three choices of style available: book print, block print, and script. A student can easily write Hebrew immediately with this book's help. However, make sure whether you're wanting to learn Biblical or Modern Hebrew because pronunciation and other aspects of the language can differ between the two. If you would like two good "modern" Hebrew sources, check out the "Foreign Service Institute Hebrew Basic Course," which you might find for free online. Search for "free fsi-language-courses". The other is, "Colloquial Hebrew: the Complete Course for Beginners" by Lyttleton and Wang you might find extremely useful!
be'hatslacha! (Good Luck!)
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