Language of Scripture & Covenant
Learn Biblical Hebrew
Understand God's holy words in their original tongue. Master the Alef-Bet, explore covenant word roots, contract prepositions, and build sentences from right to left.
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אֱלֹהִים שָׁלוֹם
How to Read & Write Hebrew (Right to Left)
Hebrew is an abjad written and read from Right to Left (RTL). It contains 22 consonant letters, plus 5 letters that change shape when they appear at the end of a word (*Sofit*). Vowels are indicated by small dots and dashes called Nikkud placed above, below, or inside letters.
Vowel Signs Guide (Nikkud נִקּוּד)
In Biblical texts, vowel markings are placed around letters to indicate exact pronunciation. Shown below on the letter Bet (ב):
בָּ
Qamats'ah' as in fatherבַּ
Patach'ah' as in carבֵּ
Tsere'ay' as in heyבֶּ
Segol'eh' as in redבִּ
Hireq'ee' as in seeבֹּ
Holam'oh' as in boatבֻּ
Qubuts'oo' as in bootבְּ
ShevaVocal 'eh' or silent stop