Hebrew Consonants and vowels

LESSON 9

The "E" class vowels

The "E" class vowels are pronounced with either an "eh" sound or "ei" (segol yud). Vowel length is indicated by the nikkud which accompanies each consonant. In modern Hebrew there is no significant differentiation in vowel length for Tsere and Segol.

The hataf segol only occurs with the guttural letters [? ? ? ?].

These vowels are usually transliterated as "e" or "ei" (segol yud).

 

Practice. ...Putting things together.
Listen to and practice saying these consonant-vowel combinations. Each combination, whether open or closed, represents a syllable.

 

OPEN syllables

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CLOSED syllables

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now for some real Hebrew words

 

 

 

 

WORKSHEET DOWNLOAD: Print your Hebrew
vowels WORKSHEET to accompany
Lessons 8-13. HERE.

continue to Lesson 10: Hebrew "I" class Vowels. HERE.