Lesson 2 – Mem, Yud
Consonants m The "Mem" is pronounced "m" as in "mother."
~ The "final Mem" is used only when it appears at the end of a word. The pronunciation does not change. y The "Yud" is pronounced "y" as in "yes." (When the "yud" is suffixed to a word it means "of me" or "my." Sentence #2 includes the word b’a - father, with the suffix y forming the word yib’a - my father.)
Vowels ia The "chireq" is pronounced "ee" as in "bee." ea The "tsere" is pronounced "ey" as in "grey." Learn to Read Biblical Hebrew
Practice ;m ’~ em im ia ea iB eb eB ib `1 ~ia ~ea yim yiB yib yia yea `2
Vocabulary Who - yim `2 Mother - ~ea `1
Sentences Who came? - a’B yim `1 My father came. - a’B yib’a `2
