I had a teacher at college kick start my journey of learning Biblical Hebrew, but it has mostly been me teaching myself. I worked through two semesters of it, and now have a Hebrew Reader’s Old Testament that I enjoy reading. I had read about the guttural sound of ayin, but until watching your videos, I’ve never actually heard it. Thank you for showing me how this letter is pronounced! I now feel like I have to go back and relearn all of my ayin words lol. Keep up the great work; I appreciate your videos :)
The subtle 'r' sound when you say a word with ע like עָנָן or עֵז had me thinking עֵז was spelled רעֵז for a while, but I eventually figured it out. It's hard for me to duplicate so far though. I also used to say ח and כ the same way til this vid, when you showed how the ח is just a deeper 'h' sound but not quite a hard 'kh'. Thanks for pointing out these subtleties! I love your vids, immersion truly is the best way to learn! שָׁלוֹם
I was hoping when you were doing some people's names that you'd get to mine. Joseph, which I learned how to write in week one of Hebrew class at seminary four years ago after learning all the letters. 🙂
Thank you so much for your videos! It is such a blessing to me and the rest of this community! Who else things it would be awesome if they had an app? With quizzes, videos, and just have everything in one spot. I know there super busy! But if they ever got a bunch of free time, or had someone who was skilled in that sort of thing. I just think that would be amazing! Non the less, thank you for all you do, you have taught me so much! ❤❤ Shalom!
When studying the letters ה and ח I told my fellow learners, that ה is like a house with an open window. The smoke can leave and I can breathe: hhhhhh. ח is like a house with a closed window. The smoke can’t leave, so I can’t breathe: chhh chhh chh. (It works better in a live lesson or video call😂.) We had lots of fun with this. Thank you for your wonderful work!
If I am not wrong, in traditional Spehardic pronunciation Tzadi is pronounced /s/ (i.e. Tzadi = Samekh), not /ts/, that is Ashkenazi or modern Israeli.
@@AlephwithBeth Thanks, I'll be sure to check in future! Another question if I may? Compare צאן 12:00 and הצאן 16:16...Why does the holem move from the aleph to the tsade? Perhaps because of the article? Thanks in advance!
Was samekh ever a pharyngeal consonant? I am still holding out hope to learn to pronounce pharyngealized tet myself, though -- I learned how to pronounce "ayin" from Maha of "Learn Arabic with Maha" and I believe if I spend more time I can hear from her how to pronounce tet as in Arabic as well... Edit: Wikipedia claims that the letter that's pronounced as a pharyngealized S in Arabic comes from the same letter that turned into tsadde in Hebrew!
I'm sure about the Qaf even in Arabic its called Qaf and the examples she gives like 'the horns' name in Hebrew is exactly the same in Arabic and it pronounce with Qaf in Arabic.
Merci beaucoup Anibet. Je vous suis depuis la République Démocratique du Congo plus précisément à Lubumbashi, deuxième ville du pays. J'ai besoin de perfectionner l'hébreu biblique. Répondez moi svp
Ayin is a letter that needs some practice pronouncing (as an native English speaker). Great material. I am guessing the ayin is responsible for all of the double aa in the Bible when Hebrew words are transliterated into English?
The ayin is probably responsible for most of those aa segments in names in English, like in Canaan, Baal, etc. However, one exception i can think of off the top of my head is the name Aaron, which has a h between the vowels there.
I love that you guys pronounce the ע like the Arabic ع. Is there a reason for this? Also, the pronunciation of ר sounds like the Spanish r and not like the Arabic غ. Is there a historical reason for these choices? Edit: Same question for ח = ح as well. Super cool!
Thanks Nehemiah! We pronounce the ע and ח as pharyngeal consonants because that's how they're often pronounced in the Sephardic tradition which we've followed, and I think it's helpful to differentiate them from א and כ. The pronunciation of resh as in Spanish is also like the Sephardic pronunciation you'll hear in many audio recordings of the Tanakh. I believe Arabic ر is the equivalent letter for Hebrew ר, and ر is usually pronounced similarly to the Spanish r if I'm not mistaken. If you're curious you can read a bit more about our pronunciation choices here on our website: freehebrew.hismagnificence.com/pronunciation/ 😊
Can I as, someone and maybe even you Beth why is it not HaChamor Beten please don’t that’s interesting to me??? Because in English we would say Donkey belly
In the same way that you wouldn't say belly donkey in english you wouldn't say ha7amor beten in hebrew. The order is reversed, but the meaning is the same. Think of it like this: "belly (of) the donkey", with "of" not being a seperate word but the word before in the constuct state
Here you mix the pronunciation of Ayin with how the Yemenites and Arabs pronounce this letter. In Sefardic Hebrew we pronounce the Ayin as if it was an Aleph with a vowel underneath. So עַ sounds like an Ah. Shearith Israel in New York City on Central Park does this also, but if you have a few million in the bank you might worship there.
These Alphabet lessons plus the handrwriting video are sooo useful. The connexion to known vocab is top notch. 🤩
Thank you Beth - You're an amazing teacher!
Thank you so much!
Indeed they are❤❤❤🖒🖒🖒
Yes, amazing work!
Outstanding! Quality work. The slow repetition with visual is just what I need. Thanks
I had a teacher at college kick start my journey of learning Biblical Hebrew, but it has mostly been me teaching myself. I worked through two semesters of it, and now have a Hebrew Reader’s Old Testament that I enjoy reading. I had read about the guttural sound of ayin, but until watching your videos, I’ve never actually heard it. Thank you for showing me how this letter is pronounced! I now feel like I have to go back and relearn all of my ayin words lol. Keep up the great work; I appreciate your videos :)
It is so tough to make such videos. And you have made it available free for us. Thank you. God bless you. God keep Israel safe.
You are really a great teacher.i speak Spanish and you have made learning hebrew easy and fun. Thanks
You are one of the best in teaching foreign language...!
Gifted as a teacher.
wow estas lecciones son increíbles, me encantan y he aprendido muchísimo
Muito obrigada Bet. Você facilita o aprendizado. Torna tudo facil.Deus te abençoe.
Bet.... you are a great teacher!!! Toda raba!!
Aprendi muito com as aulas da Beth.
Into video number thirty. Thank you again for all your efforts. Biblical Hebrew is feeling a lot more obtainable as this it now makes sense.
Your classes are very blessed.❤
Excelente metodología. Muy agradecida desde Venezuela
Estoy aprendiendo cantidad con estas lecciones. Le doy gloria a Dios por el trabajo que hace a través de ustedes.
Excellent teachers thanks a lot
The subtle 'r' sound when you say a word with ע like עָנָן or עֵז had me thinking עֵז was spelled רעֵז for a while, but I eventually figured it out. It's hard for me to duplicate so far though. I also used to say ח and כ the same way til this vid, when you showed how the ח is just a deeper 'h' sound but not quite a hard 'kh'. Thanks for pointing out these subtleties! I love your vids, immersion truly is the best way to learn! שָׁלוֹם
Thank you.
Thank you! Excelent
세상에서 가장 친절하고 열심히 가르쳐주는 선생님 이네요
이스라엘 분들은 다 이렇게 친절하고 얼굴도 이쁜가요?
Felicitari pentru ceea ce faceti, minunate lectii!
Je suis très content de tes vidéos
Toda raba Beth
Shalom Aleijem ❤Hallelujah ❤Todah rabah
I was hoping when you were doing some people's names that you'd get to mine. Joseph, which I learned how to write in week one of Hebrew class at seminary four years ago after learning all the letters. 🙂
Mejor imposible.
¡Genial! Todá, Beth.
ME GUSTAN LAS CLACES MUY BIEN IMPARTIDAS. MUY GRACIOSOS Y AGRADABLES GRACIAS
Obrigada por suas aulas de hebraico.
Que O Eterno a recompense.
Tov meod
המון תודה 🌹💙
Se me hace muy larga. Pero está muy bien explicado. Gracias B.
Thank you so much
Gracias.... eres una gran enseñante
It's a good reminder thanks Beth 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁
Thanks
Thank you so much for your videos! It is such a blessing to me and the rest of this community!
Who else things it would be awesome if they had an app? With quizzes, videos, and just have everything in one spot. I know there super busy! But if they ever got a bunch of free time, or had someone who was skilled in that sort of thing. I just think that would be amazing!
Non the less, thank you for all you do, you have taught me so much! ❤❤ Shalom!
Thank you! For more resources we have to offer, check out our website:
freehebrew.online/resources/
Vous êtes formidable. Dans la simplicité, on avance!
Muchas gracias 🎉
Shalom Beth i love hebrew.
Amei💞 o vídeo
Todat Rabat ajoth yahweh tzevaot le bendiga.
Seems lo uke a pretty good job on the initial phoneme of AYN
Super bueno
I hope that I will reading in Hebrew with your videos
Todha bet sister tov super duper talented teaching I'm from India Hyderabad im Philips
Madam It is very nice God bless you Please display pronenciation and meaning in english I am finding difficuilt to follow Rajsn Albert
Muito bom
When studying the letters ה and ח I told my fellow learners, that ה is like a house with an open window. The smoke can leave and I can breathe: hhhhhh. ח is like a house with a closed window. The smoke can’t leave, so I can’t breathe: chhh chhh chh. (It works better in a live lesson or video call😂.) We had lots of fun with this.
Thank you for your wonderful work!
Shalom, estou gostando muito dos ensinos em hebraico. Você é ótima professora!
Good
טר'דע
I'm learning from Tanzania
Shalom
nice
God care of you and long life and prosperity
If I am not wrong, in traditional Spehardic pronunciation Tzadi is pronounced /s/ (i.e. Tzadi = Samekh), not /ts/, that is Ashkenazi or modern Israeli.
שבת שלום לכולם
Toda
אֲשֵׁרָה אֵשֶׁת יְהוָה
At 5:31 should that be a shin instead of a sin? Thanks so much for this amazing resource!
Yes that's a typo. We've listed known corrections in the description :)
@@AlephwithBeth Thanks, I'll be sure to check in future! Another question if I may? Compare צאן 12:00 and הצאן 16:16...Why does the holem move from the aleph to the tsade? Perhaps because of the article? Thanks in advance!
Would Qaf, Tet, and Samekh originally have been pronounced as pharyngeal consonants as they are in Arabic?
Was samekh ever a pharyngeal consonant? I am still holding out hope to learn to pronounce pharyngealized tet myself, though -- I learned how to pronounce "ayin" from Maha of "Learn Arabic with Maha" and I believe if I spend more time I can hear from her how to pronounce tet as in Arabic as well...
Edit: Wikipedia claims that the letter that's pronounced as a pharyngealized S in Arabic comes from the same letter that turned into tsadde in Hebrew!
I'm sure about the Qaf even in Arabic its called Qaf and the examples she gives like 'the horns' name in Hebrew is exactly the same in Arabic and it pronounce with Qaf in Arabic.
Yes. Although samek was not pharygeal, its pharyngeal counterpart was ṣade
פַּרְעֹה בַּמִּדְבׇּר׃ כּׅי הַתּוֺלׇעִים הַקַּלּׅים חָֽתְרוּ אֶת־בָּתָּיו מׅלְּמַֽטָּה׃
Merci beaucoup Anibet. Je vous suis depuis la République Démocratique du Congo plus précisément à Lubumbashi, deuxième ville du pays. J'ai besoin de perfectionner l'hébreu biblique. Répondez moi svp
Son nom c'est Beth. Ani veut dire: je suis. Ani Beth veut donc dire Je suis Beth ou je m'appelle Beth.
Eu não consigo pronunciar o ע adequadamente, alguém tem alguma dica?
lesson revision 1 to 70, mPakistan 🌹 🌿
Wow my appreciation of how to pronounce ח just went from 0 to 60 🤯
Shalom moh-rah, todáh rabáh lejá, layla tov ! México. 👋
Здравствуйте! на этом видео таймлайн 5:35 есть ошибка в слове "небо" ("самаим" получилось)
Hi Beth, I like your teaching. I am new to Hebrew language. How do we contact you? Do you have an email? Thanks, and Shalom!
Hi, welcome! Check out our website freehebrew.online, and there are several ways to contact us at the bottom. :)
I didn't understand who /ʕesav/ was until I saw the hebrew text, by the way in ancient times it was /ʕeɬaw/
Ayin is a letter that needs some practice pronouncing (as an native English speaker). Great material. I am guessing the ayin is responsible for all of the double aa in the Bible when Hebrew words are transliterated into English?
The ayin is probably responsible for most of those aa segments in names in English, like in Canaan, Baal, etc. However, one exception i can think of off the top of my head is the name Aaron, which has a h between the vowels there.
Great video! But just one question, isn’t ק pronounced just as the ق in Arabic? And the ט as ط? Thanks!
You can learn more about our pronunciation tradition at freehebrew.online/pronunciation Enjoy!
I love that you guys pronounce the ע like the Arabic ع. Is there a reason for this? Also, the pronunciation of ר sounds like the Spanish r and not like the Arabic غ. Is there a historical reason for these choices?
Edit: Same question for ח = ح as well. Super cool!
Thanks Nehemiah! We pronounce the ע and ח as pharyngeal consonants because that's how they're often pronounced in the Sephardic tradition which we've followed, and I think it's helpful to differentiate them from א and כ. The pronunciation of resh as in Spanish is also like the Sephardic pronunciation you'll hear in many audio recordings of the Tanakh. I believe Arabic ر is the equivalent letter for Hebrew ר, and ر is usually pronounced similarly to the Spanish r if I'm not mistaken. If you're curious you can read a bit more about our pronunciation choices here on our website: freehebrew.hismagnificence.com/pronunciation/ 😊
Το ακουω μια φορά, το ακοω χιλιες φορές !!!🤣😅😂
Letters included at last, toda raba 😂
Baruch Hashem shalom Yisrael
For עשו isn't it "Esau" instead of "Esav"?it seems like modern Hebrew pronunciation.
Hi
❤❤❤
Viết tay thì viết như thế nào ạ
שלום רב אבל אני צריך רק לשאול שאלה מ את גרה
Can I as, someone and maybe even you Beth why is it not HaChamor Beten please don’t that’s interesting to me??? Because in English we would say Donkey belly
In the same way that you wouldn't say belly donkey in english you wouldn't say ha7amor beten in hebrew.
The order is reversed, but the meaning is the same. Think of it like this: "belly (of) the donkey", with "of" not being a seperate word but the word before in the constuct state
tem q ter as traduçoes no portugues....para ir memorizando,,didatica muito legal
Atah ioffi Tpba morah
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Here you mix the pronunciation of Ayin with how the Yemenites and Arabs pronounce this letter. In Sefardic Hebrew we pronounce the Ayin as if it was an Aleph with a vowel underneath. So עַ sounds like an Ah. Shearith Israel in New York City on Central Park does this also, but if you have a few million in the bank you might worship there.
In the traditional Sephardic pronunciation Ayin is pronounced /ʕ/, like she does it.
You say beautiful words in Hebrew and it would be great if you spoke them in English
Ruifhif
English sub titles dharoori
With meaning
@@walterfreeman9505 I think you mean zaroori, isn't it?
ماتقدروش تفصلوا اللغة عن الديانة ولا عن تاريخكم الأسود ولا عن العرب والفراعنة ولا عن المصريين اللي عاملين لكم خابور في دماغكم 😂😂😂
so close to arabic, the language of whom you hate 😂