LESSON I

• The Hebrew Alphabet - is made up of 22 consonants (counting $ and & as a variation of one consonant)

• Hebrew is written and pronounced from right to left.  Transliteration is written and pronounced from left to right.

• The dagesh lene (•) hardens the sound of the consonant. There are six consonants that this occurs in.

• They are referred to as the BeGaD KeFaT letters: TPKDGB
  

• There are five consonants that are referred to as gutturals because they are made with sounds that come from the throat.

• They are )hx(r
  

• There are five consonants that are referred to as sibilants because they contain the "s" sound.

• They are zsc&$
  

• Please note the transliteration of each letter and the pronunciation.