Hebrew For Dummies
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Hebrew For Dummies

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Hebrew For Dummies

About this book

Discover Hebrew with the world's most straightforward guide to one of the world's most beautiful languages.

Shalom! Are you ready to dive into an ancient-yet-modern and rich language full of nuance? Then open up Hebrew For Dummies and get started learning your way around Hebrew by immersing yourself in its sounds and rhythms. You'll start with the basics—like simple grammar and the Hebrew alphabet—before you move onto commonly used phrases and small-talk.

This book gets you used to the more unfamiliar sounds of the Hebrew language—like gutturals—that English speakers aren't used to seeing. It will also help you:

  • Recognize what Hebrew has in common with English (and what it doesn't)
  • Learn to read from right to left, get a handle on the basics of Hebrew grammar, and pick up your first few phrases
  • Discover commonly used expressions that help you get around, shop, eat, and have fun

Complete with online resources that help you pick up Hebrew by listening to real speakers have actual conversations, Hebrew For Dummies is the perfect companion to help you work your way towards Hebrew fluency!

Information

Publisher
For Dummies
Year
2022
Print ISBN
9781119862024
Edition
2
eBook ISBN
9781119862048
Topic
Languages & Linguistics
Subtopic
Teaching Arts & Humanities
Index
Languages & Linguistics
Part 1

Getting Started with Hebrew

IN THIS PART …
  • See the links between Hebrew and English.
  • Master the basics of Hebrew grammar.
  • Say “Hello” — and “Goodbye”.
Chapter 1

You Already Know Some Hebrew

IN THIS CHAPTER
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Identifying English-sounding words in Hebrew
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Recalling Hebrew sayings and words
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Figuring out English words that come from Hebrew
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Counting in Hebrew
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Eyeing the Hebrew alphabet
!בָּרוּךְ הַבָּא (Bah-rooh Hah-Bah!; Welcome to Hebrew!) In studying Hebrew, you’re joining millions of other Hebrew speakers around the world. Its two centers are Israel (of course) and North America, which is home to many Hebrew newspapers, Hebrew-speaking camps and schools, and institutions. You’re also speaking the Bible’s original language and one of the most ancient languages still spoken today. Furthermore, you’re speaking the only language in the history of the world known to have undergone a revival, returning fully to being a spoken language after hundreds — perhaps even 2,000 — years of being relegated to correspondence, literature, and the sacred world of prayer and the Bible.
Hebrew was once almost exclusively a holy language — a language of prayers and ritual, of the Bible and other sacred texts, and a language above the humdrum of the everyday. That’s no longer true. The same ancient and holy tongue is now the language of sunbathing on the beach, eating dinner, going to the doctor, and carrying out the myriad events of everyday life.
All languages are portals — openings to culture and friendship, literature, and ideas. Discover any one of these portals, and a whole new world opens up to you. Discover Hebrew, and a whole Jewish and Israeli world is yours.

Taking Stock of What’s Familiar

If you’ve ever been to a synagogue or had a bit of Jewish education, you probably know a little Hebrew already. But even if you’ve never walked through a synagogue’s door or studied anything Jewish, you probably still know some Hebrew words. You’ve probably heard the word amen, for example. That word is Hebrew! Amen comes from a word meaning “faith” or “belief,” and people usually say it at the end of a prayer. And the word Hallelujah? Hebrew again! The word literally means “Praise God.” Even the word alphabet derives from the Hebrew words for the first two letters of its alphabet, aleph and bet. (To see what the Hebrew alphabet looks like, check out “Recognizi...

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Introduction
  5. Part 1: Getting Started with Hebrew
  6. Part 2: Hebrew in Action
  7. Part 3: Hebrew on the Go
  8. Part 4: Diving Deeper into Hebrew Life
  9. Part 5: Sacred Hebrew
  10. Part 6: The Part of Tens
  11. Appendix A: Verb Tables
  12. Appendix B: Hebrew–English Mini-Dictionary
  13. Appendix C: Answer Key
  14. Index
  15. About the Author
  16. Connect with Dummies
  17. End User License Agreement

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