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Best way to learn Hebrew verb conjugations?
Keep in mind that the binyanim business is a bigger deal in modern than in biblical. Of the roughly 70,000 verbs found in the Tanakh, fully 50,000 are qal. Second place, at 9000, is hiph'il, the ...
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Do Arabic and Hebrew use the same gender for corresponding nouns?
Yes, definitely a positive correlation there!
Names of body parts that come in pairs are usually feminine in both languages.
Names of cities and countries are usually feminine in both languages. ...
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Modern Hebrew alphabet pronunciation of י, ד, and ק?
You missed one: צ, which is officially "tzadi" but is sometimes pronounced "tzadik".
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How can I learn the pharyngeal ע pronunciation?
First of all, true ayin is not entirely extinct in Israel. Educated speakers will pronounce it (sometimes) to avoid ambiguity.
Second: be aware that it's close to impossible to pronounce ayin unless ...
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How to avoid an English accent in Hebrew
A few more tips:
Your vowels should sound the same whether in an accented or unaccented syllable. In English, unaccented vowels all turn to shwa. So don't do that in Hebrew. The first word in "...
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How can I look up transliterations of words I hear (in Hebrew)?
This only answers a small part of your question but if a word begins with a ב, you can count on the sound being b (and never v). Likewise initial כ is always k (never kh) and initial פ is always p (...
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Can you derive the pronunciation of Hebrew words from their Hebrew spelling?
The optimistic answer you got from the previous responder reflects his assumption that your text is voweled. If that's true then your problem is very easy. In fact you don't even need a lookup table, ...
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Modern Hebrew before Biblical Hebrew?
If you already know MH then sure, that's a huge advantage for embarking on BH. But if you don't know either, then as with almost everything under the sun, it's most efficient to go straight to ...
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