Hebrew/Aleph-Bet/10
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| Lessons on the Hebrew Aleph-Bet |
|---|
| Introduction |
| 1 א בּ תּ • E |
| 2 ב ה נ • E |
| 3 מם שׁשׂ • E |
| 4 ל ו • E |
| 5 ד ר י • E |
| 6 ג ז ח • E |
| 7 ט ככּ • E |
| 8 ס ק • E |
| 9 ע פפּף • E |
| 10 צץ • E |
| Review |
| Test • Answers |
| edit template • talk |
Welcome to the tenth and last lesson in the Hebrew alphabet! In this lesson we'll learn צ and traditional numbers in Hebrew.
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[edit] Tsadi צ
צ The eighteenth letter in the Hebrew alphabet is Tsadi. It makes the "ts" sound (IPA: /ʦ/, "zz" as in "pizza", or "ts" as in "Tsar")[1].
When it is at the end of a word, it changes form. This final form is known as Tsadi Sofit (ץ).
That's it, you've learned them all!
[edit] Words
מִצְרַיִם mitsrayim Egypt
עֵץ ‘ets tree (masculine, singular)
צָהֹב tsahov yellow (masculine, singular) (FW: צהוב)
צֶבַע tseva‘ color (masculine, singular)
עֶצֶם ‘etsem bone (feminine, singular), object (masculine, singular)
צָרְפַת tsorfat[2] France
בֹּץ bots mud (masculine, singular [no pl.]) (FW: בוץ)
צַיִד tsayid hunt (masculine, singular [no pl.]
[edit] Numbers
In traditional Jewish texts (in any Orthodox text, really) a numeric system, based on the letters of the alphabet is used. This system is known as gematria. In everyday secular life, the Arabic numerical system (1, 2, 3) is used.
| Numeric value | Letter |
|---|---|
| 1 | א |
| 2 | ב |
| 3 | ג |
| 4 | ד |
| 5 | ה |
| 6 | ו |
| 7 | ז |
| 8 | ח |
| 9 | ט |
| 10 | י |
| 11 | י"א |
| 12 | י"ב |
| 13 | י"ג |
| 14 | י"ד |
| 15 | ט"ו[3] |
| 16 | ט"ז |
| 17 | י"ז |
| 18 | י"ח |
| 19 | י"ט |
| 20 | כ |
| 21 | כ"א |
| 25 | כ"ה |
| 30 | ל |
| 35 | ל"ו |
| 40 | מ |
| 50 | נ |
| 60 | ס |
| 70 | ע |
| 80 | פ |
| 90 | צ |
| 100 | ק |
| 105 | ק"ה |
| 150 | ק"נ |
| 155 | קנ"ה |
| 200 | ר |
| 300 | ש |
| 400 | ת |
| Rarely used: | |
| 500 | ך |
| 600 | ם |
| 700 | ן |
| 800 | ף |
| 900 | ץ |
[edit] Summary
In this lesson, you've learned:
- The forms of the letter Tsadi צ, Tsadi Sofit ץ.
- The words מִצְרַיִם, עֵץ, צָהֹב, צֶבָע, עֶצֶם, צָרְפַת, בֹץ and צַיִד.
- The Hebrew nummerical system - gematria.
Practice what you've learned in the exercises.
[edit] Notes
- ↑ Many times you will see it transliterated as "tz", "z" or even "s". Because the traditional sound of this letter was a pharyngealised s (same as "s" only that the sound is emitted from deeper in the throat) and the current pronunciation is "tz", a neutral transliteration - "ts" - is used in this WikiBook.
- ↑ Sometimes Qamats is pronounced as "o". This is known as Qamats Qatan ("little Qamats"). However, many Israelis mispronounce צָרְפַת as tsarfat.
- ↑ Because the letter י (which has the numeric value of 10) and ה (which is 5) make together the beginning of the Tetragrammaton, 9 + 6 are used instead.
