HRU Ch 1 Exercises – Answer Key (Complete)

HRU Ch 1 Exercises – Answer Key (Complete) 1. On a separate sheet of paper, practice writing the letters of the alphabet in alphabetical order. a) Write each letter five times, repeating the name of the letter each time you write it; begin with Aleph, then Beth without Dagesh and Beth with Dagesh, etc., not forgetting the five final forms. b) You might sing the “Hebrew Aleph Beth” song in the appendix. Then c) write each letter once in alphabetical order, again naming the letter as you write. Complete the alphabet five times. 2. Below are the words from Isa 66:17. For now, treat the Dagesh in all the Begadkephat letters as Lene and all those in other letters as Forte by writing the letter twice. So, ‫ = ב‬b, ‫ = ּב‬b, and ‫ = ּט‬. In the third line, copy the Hebrew words in Hebrew. In the fourth line give a transliteration, remembering that English is transliterated left-to-right. Finally, alphabetize the words in the verse by writing the number, 1-16, above each word in the first line to indicate the order. One word is done as an example. 2 ‫רחא‬ ‫רחא‬ ʾḥr 7 4 ‫לא תוּנּגה‬ ‫לא תוּנּגה‬ hgnnwt ʾl 10 ‫םירהּטּמהו‬ ‫םירהּטּמהו‬ whmm hrym 12 8 5 ‫רׂשּב ריזחה ץחּׁשהו‬ ‫רׂשּב ריזחה ץחּׁשהו‬ whššqḥṣ hḥzyr bśr 13 ‫הוהי‬ ‫הוהי‬ yhwh 9 ‫םיׁשּדקתּמה‬ ‫םיׁשּדקתּמה‬ hmmtqdšym 3 6 1 ‫דחא ךוּתּב ילכא‬ ‫דחא ךוּתּב ילכא‬ ʾkly btwk ʾḥd 16 15 14 11 ‫רּבכעהו וּדחי ופסי םאנ‬ ‫רּבכעהו וּדחי ופסי םאנ‬ nʾm yspw yḥdw whʿkbr Page 2 of 43 3. Transliterate each of the following biblical names back into Hebrew letters. Can you figure out who or what they represent? English Hebrew Name šlmh1 t 2 by lḥm t3 rw b ym k ʾ l d dw 4 b rm ʾ dnyʾl bnymyn yḥzqyʾl5 1 2 ‫ המלׁש‬Solomon ‫ םחל תיּב‬Bethlehem ‫ תור‬Ruth ‫ ךלמיבא‬Abimelek ‫ דוּד‬David ‫ םרבא‬Abram ‫ לאינּד‬Daniel ‫ ןימינּב‬Benjamin ‫ לאקזחי‬Ezekiel Note the simple h, indicating ‫ ה‬and not ‫ח‬. Be sure to write the final Mem. 3 Note that the last letter is underlined and begadkefat. To transliterate into Hebrew, the final letter, ‫ת‬, receives no Daghesh. 4 Note that the first letter and last letters are a begadkefat, but the first is NOT underlined and the last is. To transliterate into Hebrew, the first gets the Daghesh, ‫ּד‬, and the last does not: ‫ד‬. 5 Note the dot under the ḥ, indicating ‫ ח‬and not ‫ה‬.