Exercise On Syllabification and Sheva

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Name:Joy A.

Arquero

Reviewing the Hebrew Syllables

A. One-Syllable Readings: (15 points)


Transliterate each Hebrew word; Indicate whether the syllable is open (O) or closed (C), and
whether the syllable’s vowel is long or short. The first word is done as your guide.

Hebrew Word Transliteration Syllable: (O) or (C) Vowel: long or short

‫ׁשֻ ם‬ shum C short

‫ָאז‬
c long
‘az

ֹ ‫ּבא‬
b’o o long

‫ׁשֻ ב‬
shuv c short

‫ִעיר‬
‘ir c long

z’ot c long

‫זא ֹת‬
B. Two-Syllable Reading: (15 points)
Transliterate each Hebrew word; Indicate whether the syllable is open (O) or closed (C), and
whether the syllable’s vowel is long, short or reduced. The first word is done as your guide.

Hebrew Word Transliteration Syllable: (O) or (C) Vowel: long or short

‫מֶ לְֶך‬ melekh O, C short, short

‫ֻּכלָם‬
kulam O,c Short, long
‫ִאּׁשָ ה‬
‘issha C.c Short, long

‫ד ִֹדים‬
dodim O,c Short, long

‫ׁשָ לֹום‬
shalom O,c Long, long

‫עֶ ׂשֶ ר‬
‘eser O,c Short, short

C. Three-Syllable Readings: (15 points)


Transliterate each Hebrew word; Indicate whether the syllable is open (O) or closed (C), and
whether the syllable’s vowel is long, short or reduced. The first word is done as your guide.

Hebrew Word Transliteration Syllable: (O) or (C) Vowel: long or short

‫עֲ מָ לֹו‬ ‘amalo O, O, O reduced, long,


long

‫ַהּבָׂשָ ר‬
habasar O,o,c Short, long, long

‫ַה ִמׁשָ ה‬
hamisha O,o,o short, short, long

‫ַאחת‬ַ ָ‫ה‬
ha’achat O,o,c Long, short, short

‫אֹודֶ ָך‬
‘odena O,o,o Long, short, long

‫ׁשאֲ לּו‬ַ
sha’alu O,o,o Short, reduced,long

D. Sheva Identification (15 points)


For each of the following words, identify the sheva type (vocal, silent) and transliterate the word
into syllables (correct syllabification of the Hebrew word). The first word is done as your guide.

Hebrew Word Sheva Type (vocal, # of syllables Syllabification


silent)

‫ַמ ְל ֵּכנּו‬ silent 3 mal‧ke‧nu

‫ּב ְִרית‬
Vocal 2 Be‧rit

‫ַהׁשְ ּגָחָ ה‬
vocal 4 ha‧sheg‧ga‧chah

‫ְז ַכ ְרי ָה‬


Vocal 4 ze‧kha‧re‧yah

‫ִזלְּפָ ה‬
vocal 3 zi‧le‧pah

‫טְ ֵרפָ ה‬
Vocal 3 te‧re‧fah

E. Transliterate this verse: 1 point per correct transliterated Hebrew consonant and vowel. (44
points)

‫אׁשית‬ ִ ‫ּב ְֵר‬ bere’shit


‫ּב ָָרא‬ bara’a
‫ֹלהים‬ִ ֱ‫א‬ ‘elohim
‫ֵאת‬ ‘et
‫ַהּׁשָ ַמיִם‬ hasshamanin
‫ו ְֵאת‬ ve’et
ֶ ָ‫ה‬
‫ָארץ‬ ha’aret

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