The Aleph Bet
Posted By Miss Jocelyn Tzahala on December 4, 2008 | Category: History, Homeschooling
Several weeks ago Mother Dear was finishing a review for a magazine, and put in the CD to one product called The Aleph Bet Story by Sarah And David. As you may have guessed or already know we get the name for our set of letters in English, the Alphabet, as a derivative from the name of the Hebrew set of letters: The Aleph Bet. I’ve also been just confused at how people learn different languages, but the confusion is lessening, I think. Within the last week especially we’ve really been looking into and listening to the Hebrew Aleph Bet, and it is quite fun.
Hebrew reads right to left where as English reads from left to right so that is something quite different, and also the letters have their own names, but different sounds. Like the letter for the sound B is Bet, and to make words with vowels like “back” you don’t add another letter for the A sound. Instead you add a sign beneath the B letter. Before you can even begin all that, though, you have to know which Hebrew letters go with the sounds and names…. that’s what I’m working on.
Here is one song we found on YouTube that has been really helpful in learning the sounds and signs of the letters. There are 22 letters main letters in the Aleph Bet, which this song will show you. It’s quick, but after listening to it 20x you should be able to sing-a-long and say the letters (haha, excuse the note at the end).
There are many other, perhaps less exciting and kiddish, videos on YouTube to listen to and many websites you can look at to help you learn the sounds, signs, and names of the Hebrew Aleph Bet. We also found a few songs from the Prince of Egypt film in the original Hebrew, which was very interesting. It sounds beautiful! Mother Dear posted those on her blog.
There’s no J sound in the Hebrew Alphe Bet. Instead it’s a Y sound – like Jesus is Yeshua. Today I was looking around Facebook, and found how to translate my name into Hebrew.
Jocelyn
You can find yours here, and then post it on your blog and add your Hebrew Post Link to the linky below.
And, add the icon to your post or sidebar too:
<a href="http://aponderingheart.com/blog/?p=1171"><img src="http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn63/sillydreamer91/graphics/alephbet.png" alt="" /></a>
Shalom
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Shalom, welcome to A Pondering Heart. I hope you will be challenged by what you read here and it will cause you to search deeper and deeper into the Word of YAH. My name is Jocelyn Tzahala - I am a 19yo young woman, living in Latin America, seeking to be 'set apart as YHVH is set-apart". I want my faith to resemble that Avraham because in him YHVH found a man who would trust in him with everything and act upon his Word. My hope is that my life may be a sweet fragrance unto YHVH the MOST HIGH! HalleluYAH!
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Totally cool! I love learning hebrew and can’t wait til I can speak it! :)
it is neat I have four different variations of my name:
ahada (f)
ahava (f)
chaviva (f)
davida (f)
love you sista!
Amanda
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I love you Sweetie! You have a beautiful name. Now, come out here and pronounce it for me!
I am SO enjoying hearing you all singing and learning Hebrew.
Very interesting post. You need a linky so everyone can post about their names and link back to you!! :P”
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Simply wonderful!! lol Very cool, I checked that site out and it’s awesome!
Love,
Miss Toria
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How fun! My siblings and I started learning the Greek alphabet a year or two ago. I doubt that I could still say the whole thing, but my 10yo sister still recites it on a regular basis. She usually signs her school work and Awana things with her name transliterated into Greek. That gets a smile out of mom and her Awana leaders!
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Hahaha, thanks for the comment. ^_^ You know at first when it came up I thought they had changed “Toria” to “Tori” because they don’t have Toria. =P lol
Love,
Toria
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That’s neat! When we learned it we sang it to “Yankee Doodle” ;-)
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Sorry, I did get your comments, I just haven’t been able to write back yet.
I tried looking up my name, but it wasn’t in there… they had Kyla and Kyle, but no Kylie. :( Strange… I like your name in Hebrew, it sounds very unique, just like your “English” name. :P
In His Love,
~Kylie
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Thanks Jocelyn for the invite!I was wondering what that was?The other thing is I asked Lady Rachel where you make ya’lls icons?I really want to do a giveaway but not enough people visit my blog.I think it was on your contact me that you said you would post about it on your blog for a fee.How much is the fee?It makes me feel really good to know that someone reads my blog!
Blessings,
Hannah
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My name (both *real* and Breezy) came out “Gavriela”. Emily Rose is “Tirtza Vered”. Thanks for posting that – that was pretty cool!
Sorry I haven’t commented in awhile. Busy busy! :P I’m having a give-away at my blog, and finally set up an Etsy shop. Come have a look!
Blessings,
-Breezy
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Thanks for posting this I have been teaching my children Hebrew for a couple weeks now because we found out my father-in-law does actually have Jewish blood somewhere up the line and have been very interested my 4 year old can write the Hebrew aleph bet better than the English. I am very interested to know your opinions on the Sarah and David curriculum so I don’t waste money on it if its not any good. Thanks again
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I think your kids would like the Sarah and David curriculum. My mom really liked the way they explained the letters, sounds, sign and how to make notes on what are different about them. I think it would be a good investment.
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Are you learning hebrew? I do that but I don’t really like it that much however. takes too much out of your day eh.
Wotcher
Nathan
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I first learned the Aleph Bet to this tune when I was 3 or 4. But when we moved, I joined a Hebrew class and learned it to the tune of “Yankee Doodle”, just like Joy. I’ve been taking Hebrew lessons on and off for about ten years since then. it is a VERY beautiful language!
~Miss S.
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I used the Mr. Linky. Thanks for telling me about it! :-D
–Mara
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Haha That is too cute, now the tune is going to be stuck in my head! Thanks :P My name is interesting, of course I have a weird name anyway so it’s bound to be weirder in a foreign language;).
Thank you I like the mosaic maker thing so I thought I’d use it.
GB~
Sharla~
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Cool!! I did it! I love my name. It is Yochana (that would be Jean in English). I don’t really like my first name in Hebrew. It’s just Sarah. Nothing different about it!
Thanks!!
Blessings~
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Yes, but it’s not Sarah as we say it. : P
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I can’t see your Mr. Linky so here is mine
http://thechicboutique.blogspot.com/2008/12/learning-aleph-bet.html
Miss Monica Junes last blog post..Learning the Aleph Bet
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How neat!
By the way, I tagged you (if you want to participate) :-). Go to my blog for the details…
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How fun! Sadly the Hebrew name for Sydney only translates into a male name! I fear that that song will be stuck in my head tonight at my concert! So if I start singing the “The Aleph Bet” I’ll just have to send my choir director here! =]
Any ways, God Bless
Sydney
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How odd. I was trying to view your blog, and first it popped up in an HSB template. When I clicked to leave a comment, voila, there was the real APH blog. I thought perhaps you were using the “other” template because you destroyed your current one, or were re vamping it or something. :lol:
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My hebrew name is “levi”. Imagine that :P
http://www.my-hebrew-name.com/images/levi.gif
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I searched for my name but it wasn’t in there. I must have a strange name, LOL. :D
~ Lacy
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Thanks for posting this! My name is Tirtza Vered in Hebrew (I see Breezy already told you that ;) ). I think it sounds neat, and yours is very pretty!
Love,
Emily Rose
P.S. Looking forward to hearing from you through the email! :)
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Mine is Rivka:) boy do I know that alphabet! aleph, bet, vet, gimmel….oi ve voi!
Though, Elizabeth is Ellysheva in Hebrew, Isn’t that pretty? and Myrtle is Hadas (I know a Hadas)
onedaymore
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Neat post!! Hebrew sounds like a fun language to learn. A lot of work, though, with a different alphabet, I expect!
My name is actually the same in Hebrew because it is a Hebrew name! :) My dad’s a pastor, so he knows Greek and Hebrew. (Actually, my name’s in the Old Testament in a few places!)
~Ariel
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Hebrew is a beautiful language! This is neat. =)
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HI Jocelyn,
So cool! My name is ‘Asherit’ or ‘Mazal’ in Hebrew. That is neat because my name is so odd already :-) Thanks!
PD
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I was sent here by Lady Olivia (from GGM) and I’m curious to know my Hebrew name!! I typed down “Martha” and I didn’t see my name *gasp* could it be that my counselor from high school was actually correct when she called me “Marta”? I always flinched when she called me that name lol, let me know soon and thanks for yer help!!
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this was way cool! my hebrew name is adara. very sweet! this was fun!
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They don’t have my name :( I know it would start with a Y though, probably just Yade or something.
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