| Shalom, ani Yana! Welcome to Hebrewpod101.com’s Alef-Beit be-kalei kalut. |
| The fastest, easiest, and most fun way to learn the Hebrew alphabet: the alef-beit! |
| In the last lesson we learned a Biblical phrase that serves as a common proverb in contemporary Israeli life. |
| In this lesson, you will learn another such phrase taken from the book of Qoheleth. |
| 'et leehov ve-et lisno, et milhama ve-et shalom' |
| "A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace. " |
| 'et leehov'- time to love. |
| עֵת לֶאֱהֹב (handwriting) |
| עֵת לֶאֱהֹב (print) |
| 'et lisno'-time to hate. |
| וְעֵת לִשְׂנוֹא (handwriting) |
| וְעֵת לִשְׂנוֹא (print) |
| 'et milhama'- time of war. |
| עֵת מִלְחָמָה (handwriting) |
| עֵת מִלְחָמָה (print) |
| 'et shalom'- time of peace. |
| וְעֵת שָׁלוֹם (handwriting) |
| וְעֵת שָׁלוֹם (print) |
| As you may have guessed, the word- “et” means time. But there is another word in Hebrew for time ”Zman”. |
| The word “et” is used in more literary contexts, however. |
| Israelis use this proverb in a variety of situations. Sometimes you will hear it in political declarations, when describing great movements in history, or even in domestic contexts, such as funerals, when one has cause to reflect on the phases of human life. |
| This proverb, from the book of Qoheleth expresses that all human experiences and purposes have a time and place in which to occur - and that avoiding them may be neither possible nor desirable. |
| And now the time has come for us to say goodbye. But it is also time for you to take your next step in your Hebrew studies! |
| Yana’s Insight for this lesson is to take advantage of your new knowledge of the Hebrew alphabet and practice it as much as possible. |
| By reading everything you can find, whether it be children’s books, newspapers, novels, short stories, magazines, or even ancient texts, you will reinforce what you’ve studied here and build your vocabulary. |
| But if you really want to practice the Hebrew alphabet, why don’t you write a letter to a friend in Israel? Of course, email works great, but if you sit down, and write a letter by hand, you will not only get great practice, but make whomever you send it to very happy! |
| We have finished our 20 lessons of Alef-beit be-kalei kalut! |
| Now you are able to read any Hebrew text including the Bible! |
| And once you start writing with computer, or pen and paper, you will be taking part in a tradition of literacy going back more than three thousand years! |
| What are you going to write? |
| Good luck! |
| Behatslaha! |
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Hi תָמֳרָ קְרִסְטִנְ,
Thank you for your comment!😄
It's just a different font for "hataf segol."
The niqqud combination "אֶֽהְיֶה" is pronounced "eheyeh" which means "I will be." The vowelling is called "hataf segol" and pronounced as "eh."
Happy learning!
Yours,
Tal
Team Hebrewpod101.com
Just now I ran across a niqqud I can’t find on any list: אֶֽהְיֶה
The one under א. What does it mean? How does it sound? The closest I can find is ֳ or ֲ or ֱ but none of those look the same with the vertical line.
Hi Holbinger,
Thank you for your comment!😄
Not many words in Hebrew with double lamed that I can think of, there is the slang
Yallah - יאללה that originated in Arabic which means
"come on/let's go/let's do it"
Happy learning!
Yours,
Tal
Team Hebrewpod101.com
I hope, there are no words with double-lamed.
The L written by the teacher has got some similarity to the nordic S.
The usage of the double S is actually forbidden in Germany.
Wondering if the movie Life of Brian was published in Israel due to the forbidden name of god.
Hi Viktoria,
Thank you for your comment!😄
I'm glad that the lessons and videos were able to help you learning the aleph bet!😁
Good luck with the next lesson as well!
Happy learning!
Yours,
Tal
Team Hebrewpod101.com
I´ve completed all 20 lessons. Some letters and nikuds give me a bit of a hard time...
Thank you for the videos: they are very usefull, long enough and clear. Teacher Yana is the best.
Shalom זאק,
You're welcome! 😄
We hope that you've enjoyed the lesson ❤️
Yours,
Roi
Team HebrewPod101.com
,שָׁלוֹם
!תודה
Dear Nirinasoa,
Thank you very much for commenting and sharing your great feedback!
Even though it is not simple, since reading without nikud is eventually necessary for using Hebrew, it is recommended to invest some effort in developing this skill. For this reason, not all our lessons include voweled versions. That said, if you have a specific question about the correct pronunciation of a word/sentence, please let us know and we will be happy to supply you with the vowels or any other information that could help 😄👍
Happy to help!
Yours,
Roi
Team HebrewPod101.com
Shalom Thank you 😊 for teaching hebrew.I love hebrew💖and i practice my writing everyday.But i am struggling a little bit reading without niqquds.I love 💖 tour lessons and i have a question how do you say my name in hebrew.My name is Nirinasoa
Shalom Caleb Border,
Thank you so much for your positive message! 😇❤️️
Feel free to contact us if you have any questions.
We wish you good luck with your language studies.
Kind regards,
Levente (לבנטה)
Team HebrewPod101.com
Thankyou Yana for helping me learn the Aleph Beit👍
It was a really helpful 20 lessons and I learnt a lot from it.
God bless.
Caleb.😁
Dear בניאמין,
Thanks for commenting!
We hope that you enjoyed this lesson!
Please feel free to contact us in case you have any questions 👍
Yours,
Roi
Team HebrewPod101.com
תודה!
Dear James,
Thank you for commenting and posting your question!
Well, as it is meant as an exercise, you can choose any person you want 😄😄
A few possible options could be either a famous person that you know if (either a politician, an artist etc.) or an imaginary person - it all goes 😉
I hope that helps 😄
Yours,
Roi
Team HebrewPod101.com
Yana recommends writing a letter to someone in Israel. What if you don't know anybody in Israel? Who should I send a letter to then?
Dear Heather,
Thank you for this lovely message and awesome feedback!
We are glad to hear that you enjoy our lessons and videos 😄😄
Please feel free to contact us at any time in case you have any questions - we're here to help 👍👍
Sincerely,
Roi
Team HebrewPod101.com
Shalom team :)
Toda raba for the wonderful lessons! I love Israeli peeps so I am familiar with some phrases but it is wonderful to begin studying the aleph bet at long last. I really enjoyed the videos, learned a lot and love that you included some bible ones also. Keep up the good work and take good care moteks!
Shalom Albert Samuel,
You are very welcome. 😇
Feel free to contact us if you have any questions.
We wish you good luck with your language studies.
Kind regards,
Levente (לבנטה)
Team HebrewPod101.com
Thank you Yana for all the alef-beit lessons :)