LEARNING TO WRITE YOUR FIRST HEBREW WORDS

Use this sheet to practice writing your first Hebrew words in script form. Practice pronouncing
each word (follow the transliteration) as you practice your script. Remember, Hebrew is
written from right to left.

Hear, O Israel, the Lord is our God, the Lord is one. (Deut 6:4) ‫א‬ Aleph Silent
letter
B as in
Shema Israel, Adonai elohenu, Adonai echad ‫בּ‬ Bet Boy

‫ֶא ָחד‬ ‫יִ ְשׂ ָר ֵאל ׳הוה ֱאל ֵֹהינוּ ׳הוה‬ ‫ְשׁ ַמע‬ ‫ב‬
‫ג‬
Vet
Gimel
V as in
Vine
G as in
Girl
D as in
Abraham Avraham ‫אַב ָר ָהם‬
ְ ‫ד‬ Dalet Door
‫ה‬ Hay
H as in
House
king meleck ‫ֶמ ֶל ְך‬ ‫ו‬ Vav
V as in
Vine
Z as in
‫ז‬ Zayin Zebra
Jerusalem Yerushalaim ‫רוּשׁ ַליִ ם‬
ָ ְ‫י‬ ‫ח‬ Het CH as in
BaCH
T as in
‫ט‬ Tet
house bay-it ‫ַבּיִ ת‬ Tall
Y as in
‫י‬ Yod Yes
K as in
man eish ‫ִאישׁ‬ ‫כּ‬ Kaf Kitty
CH as in
‫כ‬ Chaf BaCH
woman eisha ‫ִא ָשׁה‬ ‫ך‬ Final chaf
‫ל‬ Lamed L as in
son ben ‫ֵבּן‬ Look
M as in
‫מ‬ Mem Moon

daughter bat ‫ַבּת‬ ‫ם‬ Final mem

N as in
‫נ‬ Nun Now
she he ‫ִהיא‬ ‫ן‬ Final nun
S as in
‫ס‬ Samech
he who ‫הוּא‬ Sun
Silent
‫ע‬ Ayin letter
word davar ‫ָדּ ָבר‬ ‫פּ‬ Pay
P as in
Park
‫פ‬ Fay F as in
Fast
sabbath shabbat ‫ַשׁ ָבּת‬ ‫ף‬ Final fay
‫צ‬ Tsade TS as in
road derek ‫ֶדּ ֶר ְך‬ NuTS
‫ץ‬ Final tsade

Torah torah ‫וֹרה‬

ָ ‫תּ‬ ‫ק‬ Kof
K as in
Kitty
R as in
‫ר‬ Resh Robin
tree etz ‫ֵעץ‬ SH as in
‫שׁ‬ Shin SHe
S as in
water ma-yim ‫ַמיִ ם‬ ‫שׂ‬ Sin Sun
T as in
‫ת‬ Tav Tall