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20 Cards in this Set
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How is the sheva written?
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ְ
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Is the sheva pronounced?
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Sometimes it is silent and others it sounds like a short slurred e
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When is the sheva always pronounced and how?
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The sheva is always pronounced at the beginning of a Hebrew word and it is pronounced with a short slurred sound
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What happens when the sheva is at the end of a Hebrew word? Does this change how it is pronounced?
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When a sheva appears at the end of a Hebrew word, it is a silent vowel and is not pronounced
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Does a sheva in the middle of a word alter its pronounciation?
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When a sheva appears alone in the middle of a Hebrew word, it is not pronounced
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Does a lone sheva in the middlel of a Hebrew word have any other significance?
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It usually falls at the end of a syllable
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What happens when two shevas appear side by side in the middle of a word?
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The first sheva is silent and the second is pronounced with a short slurred sound.
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What letters are difficult to pronounce with the sheva?
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the א , ה , ע and ח
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What happens when these letters appear with a sheva, that makes the syllable easier to sound?
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a full vowel is added to the sheva
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What happens when a sheva appears next to the vowel ַ or ֶ
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It sounds like a hurried ֶ or ֶ
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How does the sheva sound when it is next to the vowel ׇ
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It sounds like the o in row
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What does a Hebrew syllable always begin with?
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A consonant
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Are the letters ע and א considered to be consonants?
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Yes
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When חַ appears at the end of a word, how is it pronounced?
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It is pronounced ach, and not cha
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How is the combination אַי pronounced?
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It is pronounced ai as in aisle
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How is the vowel אוׄי pronounced
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It is pronounced oi as in boil
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BEGED KEFET is a memory device for what letters
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It is a memory device for the letters ב and ג and ד for BEGED and כ and פ and ת for KEFET
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What are the two spelling rules for the letters א , ה , ח , ע and ר ?
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1. At the beginning of a word, these letters usually take a dagesh
2. At the end of a word, these letters usually do not take a dagesh |
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What are the five GUTTERALS?
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The five GUTTERLALS are א , ה , ח , ע and ר
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What is special about the letters א and ה and ח and ע and ר ?
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They cannot take a dagesh and upset the normal spelling rules
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