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Lesson 5: Resh & Shin

By Jeff A. Benner

Consonants

ר The "resh" is pronounced "r" as in rain.
ש The "shin" is pronounced two different ways. If the letter appears with a "dot" above the and to the right side (שׁ), it is pronounced "sh" as in sharp (This form of the letter is called the "shin"). If the letter appears with a "dot" above the and to the left side (שׂ), it is pronounced "s" as in sign (This form of the letter is called a "sin").

Vowels

וֹ The Hholam Maley. The dot above the "vav" is pronounced "o" as in open. The "vav" becomes silent. When this "vav" is suffixed to a word it means "to him" or "his".

Notes

  1. In Hebrew, the verb usually appears before the subject of the verb, such as in sentence #5 below.


Practice

שַׁ שִׂ שֵׂ רֵ רִ רַי שׁוֹ שֵׁי שֶׂי רוֹ

שָׁר שַׂר שִׁיר שׁוֹר שִׂר רָשׂ רוֹשׁ

נֵר יַר רַב מִשׁ שַׂב שִׂים הֶשׁ שֶׁל

Vocabulary

Peace (Masc. Noun) שָׁלוֹם

Skies (Masc. Noun) שָׁמַיִם

Said (Masc. Verb) אָמַר

Created (Masc. Verb) בָּרָא

Said (Fem. Verb) אָמְרָה

Ruler (Masc. Noun) שַׂר

Day (Masc. Noun) יוֹם

Light (Masc. Noun) אוֹר

Rabbi (Masc. Noun) רַבִּי

Name (Masc. Noun) שֵׁם

Sentences

My name is Levi. שְׁמִי לֵוִי

What is his name? מַה שְׁמוֹ

His name is Abraham. שְׁמוֹ אַבְרָהָם

Ruler of Peace. שַׂר שָׁלוֹם

God created skies. בָּרָא אֵל שָׁמַיִם