Hebrew and TorahHebrew and TorahBemidbar Numbers 25.1

Brought to you by the lettersMemמ Lamed andל ,Alef א

Hebrew LanguageHebrew Language עבריתעברית

Hebrew reads from right to leftHebrew time line is also right to leftThe tops of the letters represent heaven.The bottom represents earth.This lesson reviews the letters בBet,

.Heyה Resh andר ,Dalet ד Introducing א Alef, לLamed and מMem

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Count the ד Dalets.

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Count the ד Dalets.Did you see five?

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Count the ב Bets.

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Count the ב Bets.Did you see six?

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Count the ר Reshes.

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Count the ר Reshes.Did you see Five?

Hey - Hey - breathbreathהה

Look for the break in the left leg of Hey

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Count the ה Heys.

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Count the ה Heys.Did you see seven?

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Did you count these as ה Heys.Notice the leg on the left connects to the top of the letter.

Can you read the word in the red box?

Can you read the word in the red box? If you guessed da-ber you are correct.

Alef – G-dAlef – G-d אא

It takes three pin marks to make an Alef. Without all three strokes of the pin it would not be an Alef.

If you remove any of the primary expressions of G-d he would no longer be G-d.

Like G-d, Alef does not make any sound. The attached vowel is free to express itself without much influence.

Lamed - studyLamed - study לל

• Lamed sounds like L• It will carry you from the earth line to the highest heavens.• It pictures our emotions.

Mem – water or kingdomMem – water or kingdom ממ

• Mem sounds like M• The bottom is a strait line. • The lower right corner is square.• There is a break at the lower left corner.• It pictures our intellect.• The first letter of מח Mach - brain

More VowelsMore Vowels

Since Alef has no sound of its own we will use it to show examples of how vowels work.

Petach – A as in fatherCovered this last lesson.Chamatz – O as in oxmore of a long “A” sound.

Holom – O as in open

Hirik – EE as in feet

More VowelsMore Vowels

Shiva – Silent or short E

Sereh – E as in fether or EY as in Grey

Segol – E as in egg

Try Reading some WordsTry Reading some Words

left center rightLine 1: be-mid-bar | el | Da-berLine 2: Be-o-helLine 4: Le-mor